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A Study of Surgery and Radiotherapy in People With Breast Cancer

A Randomized Phase II Study of Consolidative Surgery and Radiotherapy With Curative Intent for De Novo Oligometastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer [Ablation and Resection for the Consolidation of Oligometastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer (ARCHER)]

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07053085
Enrollment
162
Registered
2025-07-08
Start date
2025-09-17
Completion date
2029-09-17
Last updated
2026-02-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Metastatic Breast Cancer, HER2-positive Breast Cancer

Keywords

Consolidative surgery, Radiotherapy, Ablation, Resection, 25-145

Brief summary

The researchers are doing this study to see if the combination of surgery, locoregional radiation therapy, SBRT (stereotactic body radiation therapy), and the usual approach is more effective in treating oligometastatic HER2-positive breast cancer than the usual approach alone. The researchers will also study the side effects of the study treatment.

Detailed description

Prior to randomization, patients will receive standard of care first-line systemic therapy as defined by NCCN guidelines (paclitaxel, trastuzumab and pertuzumab at the time of study activation). Following a 3-12 month period without evidence of progression as determined by the treating clinician, patients may be registered and then randomly assigned in 1:1 fashion to one of two study arms. All patients will be followed until progression of disease or 3 years after randomization, whichever comes first. All HER2-directed agents are FDA-approved and administered per standard of care practice.

Interventions

Resection of the primary breast tumor (ie. lumpectomy when possible or mastectomy when breast conservation not possible). Surgical resection of the primary breast tumor is to be performed per standard guidelines as applied to localized disease. Breast conserving surgery (ie. lumpectomy) is allowable per patient preference when supported by standard surgical practice. Mastectomy is preferred when breast conservation is declined by the patient, or if breast conservation would otherwise not be feasible in the early-stage setting (e.g. large tumor:breast volume ratio, inability to achieve negative margins with breast conservation, etc)

RADIATIONRadiotherapy

Radiotherapy will be delivered using external beam radiation per the guidelines.Radiotherapy will be delivered using external beam radiation per the guidelines set forth below, targeting two main compartments: 1. Patients will undergo radiotherapy to the breast/chest wall, and regional nodal basins (including the axilla, supraclavicular fossa and internal mammary chain) per the standard adjuvant approach for locally advanced disease, and 2. Patient will undergo stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) or similarly-ablative approaches to sites of distant disease, including all observable foci and those that may have since resolved radiographically during systemic therapy

DRUGTrastuzumab, Pertuzumab, Paclitaxel, or a combination of these drugs

Continue to receive the standard treatment you have already started, which includes trastuzumab, pertuzumab, paclitaxel, or a combination of these drugs. This treatment is not part of the study and will be decided by your regular treating physician.

Sponsors

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER
Gateway for Cancer Research
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years. * Pathologically-confirmed metastatic breast cancer. * Oligometastatic breast cancer (≤5 discrete metastatic lesions) without CNS involvement; as seen on standard imaging during initial workup and monitoring prior to registration. * HER2-positive breast cancer per CAP/ASCO guidelines as determined by staff pathologist (any estrogen or progesterone receptor status). * Based on size and location, all metastatic sites can be safely treated with either SBRT or resection. * Enrolled at least 3 months (and up to 12 months) after initiation of first-line systemic therapy AND without evidence of progression as determined by treating clinician (whether clinically or radiographically) during this window. (ie. in the judgement of the treating clinician, based on standard evaluations, all known disease must be controlled prior to enrollment). * ECOG performance status 0-2; KPS 60-100

Exclusion criteria

* Any foci of disease progression during initial 3-12 months of first-line systemic therapy (as determined by treating clinician) * Escalation of systemic therapy line due to progressive disease (i.e. initiated second-line therapy prior to enrollment). * Comorbidities precluding receipt of radiotherapy, surgery or standard systemic therapy. * Intracranial or intrathecal/intramedullary spinal disease (ie. CNS involvement is excluded from the study; epidural/vertebral disease is permitted) * Prior cancer history requiring chemotherapy within the past 10 years (ie. prior cancers are permitted provided no chemotherapy was administered). Inclusion of Underrepresented Populations * Individuals of all races and ethnic groups are eligible for this trial. There is no bias towards age or race in the clinical trial outlined. This trial is open to the accrual of men and women.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression-free survival (PFS)3 yearswith PFS defined as the time of randomization to the date of clinical or radiographic disease progression or death (by any cause in the absence of progression).

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTLior Braunstein, MD
braunstl@mskcc.org201-775-7446
CONTACTAtif Khan, MD
848-225-6334
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORLior Braunstein, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026