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A Phase 2 Neoadjuvant Study of Zanidatamab in Combination With Chemotherapy in Participants With HER2-positive Breast Cancer

A Phase 2, Randomized, Multicenter, Open-label Neoadjuvant Study Evaluating Zanidatamab in Combination With Chemotherapy in Participants With HER2-positive Breast Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07102381
Acronym
EmpowHER 208
Enrollment
125
Registered
2025-08-03
Start date
2025-09-24
Completion date
2030-08-01
Last updated
2026-08-25

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Conditions

Breast Cancer, HER2-positive Breast Cancer

Keywords

HER2-positive early breast cancer, invasive breast carcinoma, zanidatamab, breast neoplasm

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to see if zanidatamab is safe and effective, when combined with chemotherapy, in treating people who has Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)-positive, early-stage breast cancer

Interventions

DRUGZanidatamab

Administered intravenously (IV)

DRUGPaclitaxel

Administered intravenously (IV)

DRUGDocetaxel

Administered intravenously (IV)

DRUGCarboplatin

Administered intravenously (IV)

DRUGTrastuzumab

Administered intravenously (IV)

DRUGPertuzumab

Administered intravenously (IV)

Sponsors

Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

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

1. Has newly diagnosed Stage II or III histologically confirmed invasive breast carcinoma. 2. Has histologically confirmed HER2-positive breast cancer 3. Has a known hormone receptor (HR) status of the primary tumor 4. Participants with multifocal or multicentric disease are eligible if the largest tumor (which must be larger than or equal to 2 cm in diameter) is HER2-positive, and the treating physician has determined the participant should be treated as HER2-positive. 5. Agrees to undergo a mastectomy or breast conserving surgery (BCS) after neoadjuvant therapy. 6. Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. 7. Adequate organ function 8. Has an LVEF ≥ 50% as determined by either ECHO or MUGA obtained within 6 weeks prior to randomization. 9. Adequate contraceptive precautions 10. Participants with known HIV are eligible unless: 1. CD4+ T Cell count is less than or equal to 350 microliters (uL) 2. Detectable viral load, or 3. Receiving protease inhibitors or cobicistat

Exclusion criteria

1. Has Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer. 2. Has bilateral breast cancer. 3. Has a history of any severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions or other conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, could affect the participant's involvement in the study. 4. Has uncontrolled hypertension 5. Has significant symptoms from peripheral neuropathy 6. Has an active uncontrolled infection 7. Has a history of life-threatening hypersensitivity to monoclonal antibodies or to recombinant proteins or excipients in the drug formulation of zanidatamab or other study interventions. 8. Known active hepatitis B or C infection. 9. Has another malignancy diagnosed within the last 5 years. Exceptions include previously treated non melanomatous skin cancers, carcinoma in-situ, and melanoma in-situ. Participants with prior ipsilateral ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or invasive breast cancer are not eligible. 10. Was treated with surgery, chemotherapy, anti-HER2 therapy, radiation therapy, endocrine therapy, or experimental therapy for invasive breast cancer 11. Is planning to receive concurrent therapy with any other investigational agent or anti-cancer therapy not specified in the protocol 12. Receipt of a live vaccine within 4 weeks prior to enrollment 13. Has a known hypersensitivity to any components of the study interventions, including chemotherapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of participants with pCRUp to 8 monthsPathologic complete response (pCR) is defined as lacking all signs of cancer in the tissue samples removed in the breast or axilla (armpit) during surgery or biopsy after study treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of participants with Pathologic response by Residual Cancer Burden (RCB) classificationUp to 8 months
Number of Participants with Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)Up to 23 months
Number of Participants Discontinuing Study Treatment Due to TEAEsUp to 23 months
Number of participants that completed breast conservation surgery (BCS)Up to 8 months
Event Free Survival (EFS)Up to 46 monthsEFS is defined as the time (in months) from randomization to disease progression, disease recurrence, second primary invasive cancer (non-breast) or death from any cause
Overall Survival (OS)Up to 46 monthsOS is defined as the time in months from randomization to the date of death due to any cause.
Number of participants reporting Symptomatic Adverse Events based on Patient-reported Outcome-Common Terminology Criteria for AEs (PRO-CTCAE)Up to 23 monthsSymptomatic AEs assessed by the PRO-CTCAE are analyzed at the item level with symptom severity, frequency, and interference scored from 0 to 4 and presence/absence scored 0 to 1, and higher scores reflect worse symptoms.
Number of participants reporting Symptomatic Adverse Events based on European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Item LibraryUp to 23 monthsSymptomatic AEs assessed by the EORTC Item Library Forms are analyzed at the item level with scores ranging from 1 to 4, where a 4 indicates more severe symptoms.
Percentage of all treated participants reporting overall side-effect bother on the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy General Physical Item 5 (FACIT-GP5)Up to 23 monthsThe Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) GP5 Item score ranges from 0 (Not at all) to 4 (Very Much), where higher scores reflect greater bother from treatment side effects.
Serum Concentrations of ZanidatamabUp to 18 months
Number of Participants Positive for Anti-drug Antibodies to ZanidatamabUp to 18 months

Countries

Italy, Spain, United States

Contacts

CONTACTClinical Trial Disclosure & Transparency
ClinicalTrialDisclosure@JazzPharma.com215-832-3750

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 26, 2026