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Chemotherapy Exemption in Elderly Women With Node-Positive ER+/HER2- Breast Cancer

A Prospective, Open-Label, Single-Arm Phase II Clinical Trial to Explore Chemotherapy Exemption in Elderly Women Aged 65 Years or Older With Lymph Node-Positive ER+/HER2- Breast Cancer

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07826052
Acronym
ELDER
Enrollment
494
Registered
2026-09-17
Start date
2026-09-15
Completion date
2035-10-01
Last updated
2026-09-17

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Conditions

Adjuvant Therapy, Breast Cancer

Brief summary

This study is a prospective, open-label, multicenter, single-arm Phase II clinical trial. Based on the use of CDK4/6 inhibitors in endocrine-sensitive luminal-type (ER+/HER2-) breast cancer, it aims to explore the possibility of chemotherapy exemption in elderly patients (aged \>65 years) with lymph node-positive, HR+/HER2- breast cancer.

Interventions

(abemaciclib/ribociclib/dalpiciclib/palbociclib)

Endocrine therapy (letrozole/anastrozole/exemestane)

Sponsors

Fudan University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

\- 1. Age: Female patients aged ≥65 years. 2. Disease Status: Histologically confirmed early-stage breast cancer after surgery with ER expression ≥50% AND one of the following: 1. ≥4 positive lymph nodes 2. 1-3 positive lymph nodes plus at least one of the following high-risk features: i. High-risk multigene assay result ii. Primary tumor size \>2 cm iii. Histologic grade 3 iv. Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) positive v. Ki-67 \>20% 3. Treatment Acceptance: Willing to receive adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy. 4. Performance Status: ECOG score 0-2. 5. Adequate Organ Function: a) Hematology (within 14 days, no transfusion): i. Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥90 g/L ii. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×10⁹/L iii. Platelets (PLT) ≥100×10⁹/L b) Biochemistry: i. Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤1.5×ULN ii. ALT/AST ≤3×ULN iii. Serum creatinine (Cr) ≤1×ULN iv. Estimated creatinine clearance (CrCl) \>50 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula) 6. Consent \& Compliance: Willing to participate, sign informed consent, and comply with follow-up.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who have received neoadjuvant therapy (including chemotherapy, targeted therapy, radiotherapy, or endocrine therapy). 2\. Bilateral breast cancer. 3. History of other malignancies, except: Cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin; Carcinoma in situ of the cervix 4. Distant metastasis (any site). 5. Any T4 lesion (UICC 1987 TNM staging), including: Skin invasion; Fixed mass adherence; Inflammatory breast cancer 6. Concurrent participation in other clinical trials. 7. Severe organ dysfunction (cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, or renal), including: a) LVEF \<50% (by echocardiography) b) Major cardiovascular/cerebrovascular events within 6 months before randomization: i. Unstable angina ii. Chronic heart failure iii. Uncontrolled hypertension (\>150/90 mmHg) iv. Myocardial infarction or stroke c) Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus d) Severe hypertension 8. Known allergy to taxane-based drugs or their excipients. 9. Severe or uncontrolled infections. 10. History of psychoactive drug abuse (unable to abstain) or psychiatric disorders. 11\. Patients deemed ineligible by investigator assessment. 12. Refusal to receive adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
5-years Invasive disease free survival5 years5-year invasive disease-free survival (iDFS), defined as the time from randomization to the first occurrence of: local recurrence, distant metastasis, contralateral invasive breast cancer, death from any cause.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Survival (OS)Approximately 5 yearsOS is defined as the time from randomisation until the date of death due to any cause.
Safety including adverse events (AEs), severe adverse events (SAEs) and adverse events of special interest (AESI).Up to approximately 3 yearsncidence of AEs, SAE, AESIs (interstitial lung disease, LVEF decrease), AEs resulting in study intervention interruption and discontinuation, etc.
Geriatric assessment (G-8)Up to approximately 3 yearsModified Geriatric-8 (G-8) screening tool
Clinical Frailty ScaleUp to approximately 3 yearsClinical Frailty Scale (CFS, version 2.0)

Contacts

CONTACTZhimin shao, MD, PhD
zhi_ming_shao@163.com+86-021-64175590
CONTACTjianjing hou
zhi_ming_shao@163.com
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORzhiming shao

Fudan University

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 18, 2026