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Breast CancerPhase 2NCT01196052

A Study of Trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1) Sequentially With Anthracycline-based Chemotherapy, as Adjuvant or Neoadjuvant Therapy for Patients With Early Stage Herceptin (HER)2-positive Breast Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing Trastuzumab emtansine in people with Breast Cancer, run by Hoffmann-La Roche at 44 sites in 8 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This single-arm open-label study assessed the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) after the completion of anthracycline-based adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with early HER2-positive breast cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
Trastuzumab emtansine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
153 participants
Where
44 sitesin 8 countries
Study dates
Oct 2010to Jun 2013
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Adult patients ≥ 18 years of age.
  • Locally advanced, inflammatory, or early stage, unilateral, and histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer documented at a local laboratory (patients with inflammatory breast cancer must be able to have a core needle biopsy).
  • Herceptin (HER)2-positive tumor, confirmed by central testing using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and in situ hybridization (ISH) methods.
  • Willingness to receive anthracycline-based chemotherapy or have received doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (AC) OR 5-fluorouracil (FU)/epirubicin/ cyclophosphamide (FEC) in a similar dose and schedule as described in the protocol as part of neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment.
  • For women of childbearing potential and men with partners of childbearing potential, agreement to use a highly effective, non-hormonal form of contraception or 2 effective forms of non-hormonal contraception by the patient and/or partner. Contraception use must continue for the duration of study treatment and for at least 6 months after the last dose of study treatment. Male patients should use condoms for the duration of the study. Specific country requirements will be followed.
  • Negative results of serum pregnancy test for premenopausal women of reproductive capacity and for women < 12 months after menopause.
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  • Patients may enroll before or after AC/FEC chemotherapy has completed.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
  • Adequate hematologic, biochemistry, and cardiac assessments.

Who cannot join

  • Stage IV breast cancer or bilateral breast cancer.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
  • History of other malignancy within the previous 5 years, except contralateral breast cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)/lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), appropriately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, Stage I uterine cancer, or other cancers with outcome similar to those mentioned above.
  • Radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or biotherapy within 5 years before study enrollment; non-cardiotoxic chemotherapy for malignancy treated > 5 years before study enrollment is allowed. Patients receiving AC/FEC in a similar fashion to the study treatment prescribed for adjuvant or neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer will be allowed to enroll in the study after the completion of their AC/FEC. No other prior history of cardiotoxic chemotherapy is allowed.
  • Active cardiac history.
  • Current chronic daily treatment with oral corticosteroids or equivalent.
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  • Patients with severe dyspnea at rest or requiring supplementary oxygen therapy.
  • Active, unresolved infections at screening.
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
  • Major surgery within 4 weeks before enrollment that is unrelated to the breast cancer.
  • Patients for whom concomitant radiotherapy + T-DM1 may be contraindicated yet radiation therapy is planned.
  • Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or derivatives, including murine proteins.
  • Grade ≥ 2 peripheral neuropathy at Baseline.

Trial locations and contacts

44 sites in 8 countries.

44 sites in 8 countries

United States15 sites
  • Study site

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • Study site

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02130

  • Study site

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • Study site

    Fort Myers, Florida, 33916

  • Study site

    Kensignton, Maryland, 20895

  • Study site

    Lafayette, Indiana, 47905

  • Study site

    Lake Success, New York, 11042

  • Study site

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203

  • Study site

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68114

  • Study site

    San Antonio, Texas, 78258

  • Study site

    Scarborough, Maine, 04074

  • Study site

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105

  • Study site

    Springfield, Missouri, 65804

  • Study site

    Tacoma, Washington, 98405

  • Study site

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103

Other trials in United States

Italy7 sites
  • Study site

    Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40138

  • Study site

    Candiolo, Piedmont, 10060

  • Study site

    Lecco, Lombardy, 23900

  • Study site

    Milan, Lombardy, 20133

  • Study site

    Perugia, Umbria, 06132

  • Study site

    San Giovanni Rotondo, Apulia, 71013

  • Study site

    Vicenza, Veneto, 36100

Other trials in Italy

Germany6 sites
  • Study site

    Bielefeld, 33604

  • Study site

    Cologne, 50931

  • Study site

    Frankfurt am Main, 60389

  • Study site

    Hamburg, 20357

  • Study site

    Mönchengladbach, 41061

  • Study site

    Rostock, 18059

Other trials in Germany

Spain5 sites
  • Study site

    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08035

  • Study site

    Jaén, Jaen, 23007

  • Study site

    Lleida, Lerida, 25198

  • Study site

    Madrid, Madrid, 28041

  • Study site

    Madrid, Madrid, 28046

Other trials in Spain

France3 sites
  • Study site

    Besançon, 25030

  • Study site

    Montpellier, 34298

  • Study site

    Saint-Herblain, 44805

Other trials in France

Russia3 sites
  • Study site

    Moscow, 143423

  • Study site

    Saint Petersburg, 197758

  • Study site

    Tula, 300053

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South Korea3 sites
  • Study site

    Seoul, 110-744

  • Study site

    Seoul, 135-710

  • Study site

    Seoul, 138-736

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Belgium2 sites
  • Study site

    Brussels, 1000

  • Study site

    Wilrijk, 2610

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About this study

Official title: A Multicenter, Multinational Phase II Study to Assess the Clinical Safety and Feasibility of Trastuzumab Emtansine Sequentially With Anthracycline-based Chemotherapy, as Adjuvant or Neoadjuvant Therapy for Patients With Early Stage HER2-positive Breast Cancer

This single-arm open-label study assessed the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) after the completion of anthracycline-based adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with early HER2-positive breast cancer. Patients received T-DM1 3.6 mg/kg intravenously on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle, for up to 17 cycles.

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
Trastuzumab emtansine
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Trastuzumab emtansineDrug

    Also called T-DM1

    Trastuzumab emtansine was provided as a single-use lyophilized formulation in a glass vial.

Study groups in NCT01196052
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Trastuzumab emtansineExperimentalTrastuzumab emtansine 3.6 mg/kg was administered intravenously on Day 1 of each 3-week treatment cycle up to a maximum of 17 cycles.
Receives: Drug: Trastuzumab emtansine

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percentage of Participants With a Cardiac Event Within 12 Weeks After the Start of Trastuzumab Emtansine Treatment

    A cardiac event was defined as death from a cardiac cause or severe congestive failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA] Class III or IV) with a decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of ≥ 10% from Baseline to an LVEF of < 50%.

    Measured: Baseline to 12 weeks after the start of trastuzumab emtansine treatment

  2. Adverse Events, LVEF Function, and Deaths

    The following percentages of participants are reported: At least 1 adverse event while receiving T-DM1; at least 1 serious adverse event while receiving T-DM1; an adverse event leading to discontinuation, dose delay, or dose reduction of trastuzumab emtansine treatment; symptomatic cardiac dysfunction; and asymptomatic decline in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). An asymptomatic LVEF decline was defined as a LVEF < 50% and a maximum decrease ≥ 10% from Baseline. The percentage of participants who died is reported.

    Measured: From the start to the end of trastuzumab emtansine treatment (up to 51 weeks)

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Percentage of Participants Who Experienced at Least 1 Adverse Event During Concurrent Radiotherapy With Trastuzumab Emtansine Treatment

    Measured: From the start to the end of concurrent radiotherapy (up to 51 weeks)

  2. Percentage of Participants Who Experienced at Least 1 Adverse Event During Concurrent Hormonal Therapy With Trastuzumab Emtansine Treatment

    Measured: From the start to the end of concurrent hormonal therapy (up to 51 weeks)

  3. Percentage of Participants Who Completed the Planned Duration of Trastuzumab Emtansine Treatment

    Participants were to receive up to a total of 17 cycles of trastuzumab emtansine. If trastuzumab was given concurrently with either the optional docetaxel or optional radiation, then the number of 3-week cycles of trastuzumab therapy was subtracted from the planned 17 cycles of trastuzumab emtansine therapy.

    Measured: From the start to the end of trastuzumab emtansine treatment (up to 51 weeks)

  4. Percentage of Participants Who Completed ≥ 95% of the Planned Radiotherapy Treatment With Concurrent Trastuzumab Emtansine Administration Without Significant (> 5 Days) Delay

    Measured: From the start to the end of radiotherapy treatment (up to 51 weeks)

  5. Percentage of Participants With a Pathological Complete Response

    Pathological complete response was defined as the absence of invasive neoplastic cells at microscopic examination of the primary tumor and lymph nodes after surgery following primary systemic therapy. Pathological complete response was evaluated in participants treated with neoadjuvant therapy doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide-5-fluorouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide followed by 1 or more doses of trastuzumab emtansine and who underwent surgery.

    Measured: Day of surgery

  6. Disease-free Survival at Month 12

    Disease-free survival was defined as the time from date of first protocol treatment for adjuvant patients or date of surgery for neoadjuvant patients to disease recurrence, occurrence of invasive contralateral breast cancer, other second primary cancer (excluding non-breast second primary), or death, whichever occurred first.

    Measured: From the start of trastuzumab emtansine for adjuvant patients and from the date of surgery for neoadjuvant patients to 12 months later

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Sep 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2010
  3. Primary completionJun 2013
  4. Study completionJun 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
153 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01196052
Sponsor's protocol ID
BO22857
Other IDs
TDM4874g
Status last verified
Sep 2014
First submitted
3 Sep 2010
Last updated
6 Oct 2014

Publications

  • Krop IE, Suter TM, Dang CT, Dirix L, Romieu G, Zamagni C, Citron ML, Campone M, Xu N, Smitt M, Gianni L. Feasibility and cardiac safety of trastuzumab emtansine after anthracycline-based chemotherapy as (neo)adjuvant therapy for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive early-stage breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Apr 1;33(10):1136-42. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.58.7782. Epub 2015 Feb 23.

    PubMed 25713436

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Trastuzumab emtansine in people with Breast Cancer, run by Hoffmann-La Roche at 44 sites in 8 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Oct 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 44 sites in United States, Italy, Germany, Spain, France and 3 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 26 Jun 2014). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percentage of Participants With a Cardiac Event Within 12 Weeks After the Start of Trastuzumab Emtansine Treatment (time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks after the start of trastuzumab emtansine treatment). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01196052, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Oct 2014.

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