CompassHER2-pCR: Decreasing Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Patients After Pre-surgery Chemo and Targeted Therapy

Not Recruiting

Trial ID: NCT04266249

Purpose

This trial studies how well paclitaxel, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab work in eliminating further chemotherapy after surgery in patients with HER2-positive stage II-IIIa breast cancer who have no cancer remaining at surgery (either in the breast or underarm lymph nodes) after pre-operative chemotherapy and HER2-targeted therapy. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Trastuzumab and pertuzumab are both a form of "targeted therapy" because they work by attaching themselves to specific molecules (receptors) on the surface of tumor cells, known as HER2 receptors. When these drugs attach to HER2 receptors, the signals that tell the cells to grow are blocked and the tumor cell may be marked for destruction by the body's immune system. Giving paclitaxel, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab may enable fewer chemotherapy drugs to be given without compromising patient outcomes compared to the usual treatment.

Official Title

(CompassHER2-pCR): Preoperative THP and Postoperative HP in Patients Who Achieve a Pathologic Complete Response

Stanford Investigator(s)

Melinda L. Telli, M.D.
Melinda L. Telli, M.D.

Professor of Medicine (Oncology)

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

   - Patients must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of
   0 or 1

   - Patient must have histologically confirmed HER2-positive primary invasive breast
   carcinoma, determined by local testing. The tumor must have either HER2 IHC result of
   3+ or HER2/CEP17 ratio > 2 with > 4.0 HER2 signals per cell by ISH. Tumors with
   HER2/CEP17 ISH ratio < 2 are ineligible, even if HER2 copy number is > 6, unless HER2
   IHC result is 3+.

   - Patients hormone receptor (estrogen receptor [ER] and progesterone receptor [PR])
   status must be known and will be determined by local testing. Patients with either
   hormone receptor -positive or hormone receptor- negative HER2-positive breast cancer
   are eligible

   - Patients must have AJCC 8th Edition stage II or IIIa according to anatomic staging
   table at diagnosis

      - Patients without nodal involvement (cN0) are eligible if T size > 2.0 cm (T2-3)

      - Patients with nodal involvement (cN1-2) are eligible if T1-3

      - Patients with clinical T4 or N3 disease are not eligible

   - Patient must be willing and able (i.e., have no contraindication) to receive standard
   adjuvant therapy, consisting of HER2-directed therapy, radiation (if indicated) and
   endocrine therapy (if ER+) if achieving pCR at surgery

   - Patient with bilateral invasive breast cancers are eligible if both cancers are
   HER2-positive (as defined in 3.1.3) at least one meets protocol eligibility and
   neither cancer renders the patient ineligible (i.e. per eligibility 3.1.5)

   - Patients with multiple ipsilateral invasive tumors are eligible as long as all tumors
   are HER2-positive, and at least one tumor focus meets eligibility criteria (per
   eligibility 3.1.5). Multiple lesions that appear part of the same index tumor do not
   require additional biopsy/HER2 testing. Multiple lesions that appear part of the same
   index tumor do not require additional biopsy/HER2 testing. However, even if biopsy is
   not deemed necessary, consideration should be given to placing a clip in any lesion
   that is 1 cm or further from the primary tumor to ensure that all tumor is removed at
   surgery AND that the pathologist can locate all primary sites of tumor to assess
   pathologic response at surgery.

   - Patients with a history of other non-breast malignancies are eligible if they have
   been disease-free for at least 5 years, and are deemed by the investigator to be at
   low risk for recurrence of that malignancy.

      - Patients with the following cancers are eligible if diagnosed and treated within
      the past 5 years: cervical cancer in situ, basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma
      of the skin, and localized papillary or follicular thyroid cancer who have
      completed recommended treatment including surgery. Patients with any other
      cancers within the last 5 years are ineligible.

   - Patents must have a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) within normal
   institutional parameters (or > 50%)

   - Patients must not have > grade 1 peripheral neuropathy of any etiology.

   - Patients must have a bilateral mammogram and a diagnostic breast ultrasound [on the
   side of the cancer(s)] (with or without breast MRI) performed at screening. An
   axillary ultrasound on the side of the cancer(s) is also required. However, if a
   patient has a negative axillary physical exam and a baseline MRI without suspicious
   lymph nodes performed before axillary ultrasound, axillary ultrasound may be omitted.
   Comprehensive breast and axillary imaging must be performed within 42 days of
   registration (i.e. the patient's mammogram/ breast ultrasound /axillary ultrasound OR
   their breast MRI).

   - Baseline imaging of the ipsilateral axilla by ultrasound or breast MRI is mandatory.
   For subjects with axillary lymph node(s) suspicious on clinical exam or imaging,
   patient must be willing to have a needle aspiration or core biopsy to determine the
   presence of metastatic disease in the lymph nodes. A clip must be placed in the
   involved axillary lymph node. (If there are more than 1 suspicious axillary nodes,
   only one clipped node is required).

   - Patient of childbearing potential and sexually active patients must use accepted and
   effective method(s) of contraception or to abstain from sexual intercourse for the
   duration of their participation in the study and for 7 months after the last dose of
   study treatment.

   - Patient must be willing and able to sign informed consent

   - Leukocytes >= 3,000/mcL (obtained =< 28 days prior to protocol registration)

   - Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mcL (obtained =< 28 days prior to protocol
   registration)

   - Platelets >= 100,000/mcL (obtained =< 28 days prior to protocol registration)

   - Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (obtained =< 28
   days prior to protocol registration)

   - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
   [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT])
   =< 2.5 x institutional ULN (obtained =< 28 days prior to protocol registration)

   - Creatinine =< 1.5 x institutional ULN (obtained =< 28 days prior to protocol
   registration)

   - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral
   therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial

   - For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral
   load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated

   - Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated
   and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are
   eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load

Exclusion Criteria:

   - Patients must not have impaired decision-making capacity

   - Patient must not have a history of any prior (ipsilateral or contralateral) invasive
   breast cancer

      - One exception: a patient with a history of T1N0 triple negative breast cancer
      diagnosed more than 10 years earlier, who remains disease free is eligible

   - Patient must not have prior ipsilateral ductal breast carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
   Patients with prior lobular breast carcinoma in situ (LCIS), atypical hyperplasia,
   other high risk benign lesions or contralateral DCIS (without evidence of
   microinvasion) are eligible

      - NOTE: Patients currently receiving endocrine therapy for prior contralateral DCIS
      are eligible

   - Patient must not have stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer

      - Staging studies (computed tomography [CT] chest/abdomen/pelvis and a bone scan or
      positron emission tomography [PET]-CT scan) are required for stage III disease or
      those with abnormal baseline liver function tests (LFTs), symptoms (e.g. new bone
      pain) or abnormal physical exam findings (National Comprehensive Cancer Network
      [NCCN] guidelines version [V]1.2019)

   - Patient must not have T4 and/or N3 disease, including inflammatory breast cancer

   - Patient must not have any prior treatment for the current breast cancer, including
   surgery, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, radiation or experimental therapy

   - Patients must not have > grade 1 peripheral neuropathy of any etiology

   - Patient must not have a concurrent serious medical condition that would preclude
   completion of study therapy. For example, uncontrolled hypertension (systolic > 180 mm
   Hg and/or diastolic > 100 mm Hg) or clinically significant (i.e. active)
   cardiovascular disease: cerebrovascular accident/stroke or myocardial infarction
   within 6 months prior to registration, unstable angina, congestive heart failure (CHF)
   or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication and other concurrent serious
   diseases that may interfere with planned treatment

   - Patient must not be pregnant or breast-feeding due to the potential harm to an unborn
   fetus and possible risk for adverse events in nursing infants with the treatment
   regimens being used. Patients must also not expect to conceive from the time of
   registration, while on study treatment, and until at least 7 months after the last
   dose of study treatment. All patients of childbearing potential must have a blood test
   or urine study within 14 days prior to registration to rule out pregnancy

      - All patients of childbearing potential is anyone, regardless of sexual
      orientation or whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the
      following criteria: 1) has achieved menarche at some point, 2) has not undergone
      a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 3) has not been naturally
      postmenopausal for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any
      time in the preceding 24 consecutive months)

Intervention(s):

drug: Docetaxel

procedure: Lumpectomy

procedure: Mastectomy

drug: Nab-paclitaxel

drug: Paclitaxel

biological: Pertuzumab

radiation: Radiation Therapy

biological: Trastuzumab

biological: Trastuzumab Emtansine

Not Recruiting

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Annabel (Grace) Castaneda
annabelc@stanford.edu

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