HER2-positive Breast CancerPhase 2GeparPiPPaNCT05306041
Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy +/- the PI3K Inhibitor Inavolisib in HER2+, HR+, PIK3CA Mutant Early Breast Cancer
A Phase 2 study testing Inavolisib, PHESGO and Endocrine therapy in people with HER2-positive Breast Cancer, run by GBG Forschungs GmbH at 62 sites in 6 countries.
Trial summary
Evaluation of the potential incremental efficacy and safety of inavolisib in the neoadjuvant endocrine treatment of early-stage HER2-positive, HR-positive, PIK3CA mutant breast cancer. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- HER2-positive Breast Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Inavolisib, PHESGO and Endocrine therapy
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 170 participants
- Where
- 62 sitesin 6 countries
- Study dates
- 2 Jan 2023to Mar 2027
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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
- Written informed consent for all study procedures according to local regulatory requirements prior to beginning specific protocol procedures.
- Untreated, unilateral primary carcinoma of the breast, confirmed histologically by core biopsy. Fine-needle aspiration alone is not sufficient. Incisional biopsy is not allowed.
- Tumor lesion in the breast must be measurable in two dimensions, preferably by sonography.
- Patients must be in the following stages of disease:
- cT1b - cT3 regardless of nodal status In patients with multifocal or multicentric breast cancer the largest lesion (target lesion) should be measured.
- HR+/HER2+ disease with centrally confirmed ER-status, PR-status, HER2-status, PIK3CA mutation (tumor), Ki-67 value and TILs on core biopsy (target lesion). ER/PgR positive and HER2-positive is defined according to current ASCO/CAP guidelines. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) breast tissue from core biopsy of target lesion has therefore to be sent to the GBG central pathology laboratory prior to randomization. In patients with multifocal or multicentric breast cancer, all non-target lesions must also be HR+/HER2+, as confirmed by local testing.
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- Age ≥ 18 years, female and male.
- ECOG Performance status 0-1.
- Normal cardiac function must be confirmed by ECG and cardiac ultrasound (LVEF or shortening fraction) within 3 months prior to randomization. Results for LVEF must be above 55%.
- Laboratory requirements:
- Hematology
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5/ nL
- Platelets ≥ 100/ nL and
- Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL (≥ 6.2 mmol/L) Hepatic function
- Total bilirubin < ULN except for patients with Gilbert's syndrome who may only be included if the total bilirubin is ≤ 3.0 × ULN or direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN
- AST and ALT ≤ 1.5x ULN and
- Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5x ULN
- Glucose Metabolism:
- Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) < 6.5%
- Negative pregnancy test (urine or serum) within 14 days prior to randomization for all women of childbearing potential. A woman is considered to be of childbearing potential if she is not hysterectomized or not postmenopausal.
- Postmenopausal is defined as:
- ≥12 continuous months of amenorrhea with no identified cause other than menopause.
- Having undergone bilateral oophorectomy.
- For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive methods that result in a failure rate of < 1% per year during the treatment period and for least 7 months after the last dose of PH-FDC SC. Examples of non-hormonal contraceptive methods with a failure rate of < 1% per year include: bilateral tubal ligation; male partner sterilization; intrauterine devices. For men: men must remain abstinent or use a condom with a spermicidal product during the treatment period and for 7 months after the last dose of PH-FDC therapy to avoid exposing the embryo. Men and women must refrain from donating sperm/eggs during this same period.
- Staging work-up according to country guidelines prior to randomization including:
- Bilateral mammography and/or breast MRI in combination with a breast ultrasound. Exception: In men where MRI is medically not indicated breast ultrasound is sufficient.
- Patient must be willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests, and other study procedures.
Who cannot join
- Patients with HER2-negative breast cancer and/or HER2-positive, HR-negative breast cancer.
- Need of immediate neoadjuvant chemotherapy, e.g. inflammatory breast cancer.
- Patients with definitive clinical or radiologic evidence of Stage IV cancer.
- Excisional biopsy or lumpectomy and /or axillary lymph node dissection and/or sentinel lymph node biopsy performed prior to study entry (biopsy of clinical involved LN is warranted).
- Prior chemotherapy or endocrine therapy or radiation therapy prior to study entry with the following exceptions:
- If medically indicated, initiation of endocrine therapy up to 28 days prior to randomization and use of established fertility preservation methods in young patients interested in subsequent pregnancies is allowed.
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- Patients with a history of breast cancer are ineligible with the following exceptions:
- Patient has been disease-free for more than 5 years and is at low risk for recurrence (at the investigator's discretion).
- Patients with a history of any treated malignancy are ineligible in case of high risk of recurrence (at the investigator's discretion) and/or ongoing oncological treatment. This also applies to patients who are at high risk that oncological treatment is indicated during study therapy.
- Patients with BMI>30 can be included at the investigator's discretion.
- Known hypersensitivity reaction to one of the compounds or substances, and/or murine proteins, and/or recombinant human hyaluronidase used in this protocol.
- Patients with an established diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type I or uncontrolled type II based on FPG and HbA1c.
- Patients who are immunocompromised as the result of HIV or receiving immunosuppressive therapies.
- Clinically significant and active liver disease, for example, sclerosing cholangitis, active viral hepatitis B or C infection, or autoimmune hepatic disorders.
- Patients with inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, and active bowel inflammation (e.g., diverticulitis).
- Patients with any concurrent ocular or intraocular condition, excluding baseline cataracts, that would require medical or surgical intervention during the study period to prevent or treat vision loss. In addition, patients with active uveitis or vitritis, history of uveitis, or active infectious process in the eye.
- Patients with currently documented pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease.
- Known or suspected congestive heart failure (>NYHA I) and / or coronary heart disease, angina pectoris requiring antianginal medication, previous history of myocardial infarction, evidence of transmural infarction on ECG, uncontrolled or poorly controlled arterial hypertension (i.e. BP >160 / 90 mm Hg under treatment with three antihypertensive drugs), rhythm abnormalities requiring permanent treatment, clinically significant valvular heart disease.
- Damaged skin at planned site of subcutaneous (SC) injections (thigh).
- Patients who may have had a recent episode of thromboembolism and are still trying to optimize the anticoagulation dose and/or have not normalized their INR.
- Concurrent treatment with: • Chronic corticosteroids unless initiated > 6 months prior to study entry and at low dose (10 mg or less methylprednisolone or equivalent).
- Sex hormones. Prior treatment must be stopped before randomization (GnRH a is allowed).
- Other experimental drugs or any other anti-cancer therapy.
- Participation in another clinical trial with any investigational, not marketed drug within 30 days prior to study entry.
- Female patients: pregnancy or lactation at the time of randomization.
- History of significant neurological or psychiatric disorders including psychotic disorders, dementia or seizures that would prohibit the understanding and giving of informed consent.
- Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with evaluation of study treatment or interpretation of patient safety or study results.
Trial locations and contacts
62 sites in 6 countries. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
62 sites in 6 countries
Germany33 sites, 32 recruiting
- Recruiting
Hämatologie-Onkologie im Zentrum MVZ GmbH
Augsburg, 86150
Dr. med. Bernhard Heinrich
- Recruiting
DBZ Onkologie
Berlin, 12623
Dr. med. Antje Müller
- Recruiting
Praxisklinik Krebsheilkunde für Frauen
Berlin, 13597
Gülten Oskay-Özcelik
- Recruiting
Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Brustzentrum/Studiensekretariat
Berlin
Michael Untch, Prof. Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis Bielefeld
Bielefeld, 33604
Dr. med. Siemke Steinke
- Not yet recruiting
Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH
Chemnitz
Paul Gaß, Prof. Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Department of Breast-Center Holweide - Kliniken der Stadt Köln
Cologne, 51067
Myriam Vincent
- Recruiting
Städtisches Klinikum Dessau
Dessau, 06847
Dr. med. Hermann Voß
- Recruiting
University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus
Dresden, 01307
Dr. med. Theresa Link
- Recruiting
Gemeinschaftspraxis Haematologie Onkologie
Dresden
Thomas Ilmer, PD Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Center for Gynecologic Oncology
Düsseldorf, 40235
Dr. med. Athina Kostara
- Not yet recruiting
Studienzentrale fuer das MVZ Eggenfelden e.K.
Eggenfelden
Jürgen Terhaag, Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Frauenklinik des Universitätsklinikums Erlangen
Erlangen, 91054
Prof. Dr. med. MD Peter Fasching
- Recruiting
KEM Kliniken Essen-Mitte
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45136
Johanna Frindte
- Not yet recruiting
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Essen
Ann-Kathrin Bittner, Prof. Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus
Frankfurt, 60431
Prof. Dr. med. Marc Thill
- Terminated
SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera GmbH
Gera, 07548
- Recruiting
Mammazentrum HH am Krankenhaus Jerusalem
Hamburg, 20357
Prof. Dr. med. Christian Schem
- Recruiting
Klinikum Hanau
Hanau, 63450
Dr. med. Jens Kosse
- Recruiting
DIAKOVERE Henriettenstift Frauenklinik
Hanover, 30171
Dr. med. Kristina Lübbe
- Recruiting
National Center for Tumor Diseases - University Hospital Heidelberg
Heidelberg, 69120
Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Schneeweiss
- Recruiting
Elisabeth Krankenhaus Brustzentrum
Kassel, 34117
Dr. med. Sabine Schmatloch
- Not yet recruiting
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
Kiel
Marion van Mackelenbergh, Prof. Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Praxis für Hämatologie und Onkologie Koblenz and InVo - Institut für Versorgungsforschung in der Onkologie GbR
Koblenz, 56068
Prof. Dr. med. Rudolf Weide
- Recruiting
University Hospital Mannheim
Mannheim, 68167
Priv. Doz. Dr. med. Mattea Reinisch
- Recruiting
University Hospital Gießen and Marburg, Campus Marburg
Marburg, 35043
Dr. med. Niklas Gremke
- Recruiting
Media Vita GmbH (MVZ)
Münster, 48145
Dr. med. Stefanie Wiebe
- Recruiting
St. Louise Frauen- und Kinderklinik
Paderborn
Michael Patrick Lux, Prof. Dr. med.
- Recruiting
University Hospital Tübingen
Tübingen, 72076
Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Hartkopf
- Recruiting
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics - University of Ulm
Ulm, 89075
PhD MD Brigitte Rack
- Recruiting
GRN Klinik Weinheim
Weinheim, 69469
Dr. med. Lelia-Eveline Bauer
- Recruiting
Klinikum Worms
Worms, 67550
Dr. med. Sebastian Züfle
- Recruiting
Helios Universitätsklinikum Wuppertal
Wuppertal, 42283
Assoz. Prof. Priv.Doz. Dr. med. univ et scient. med., MBAVesna Bjelic-Radisic
Spain14 sites, 14 recruiting
- Recruiting
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona Medical Oncology
Barcelona
Francesco Schettini, MD, PhD
- Recruiting
Hospital Universitari Vall d´Hebron
Barcelona
Santiago Escrivá de Romani Munoz, Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Institut Catalá dÒncologia (ICO)
Barcelona
Sonia Pernas Simon, Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Hospital Universitario Clinico San Cecilio Oncology
Granada
Isabel Blancas, Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Fundació IRB Lleida Oncología, Unidad de ensayos clínicos
Lleida
Serafin Morales, Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Hospital de Madrid Notre Sanchinarro (CIOCC)
Madrid
Ana Luna Barrera
- Recruiting
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid
Rodrigo Sanchez Bayona, Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal Servicio de Oncología Médica/ Oficina de Ensayos Clínicos
Madrid
Elena Lopez Miranda
- Recruiting
Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer
Murcia
Elisa Garcia Garre, MD PhD
- Recruiting
Hospital Universitario Son Espases
Palma de Mallorca
Nieves Ferrer Tur, Dr, med.
- Recruiting
Hospital Universitario Marquès de Valdecilla Servicio de Oncologia Medica
Santander
Carmen Hinojo Gonzalez, Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Hospital Universitario Virgen der Rocio
Seville
Javier Salvador, Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología (IVO)
Valencia
Cristina Hernando Meliá, Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia
Valencia
Juan Miguel Cejalvo, Dr. med.
Italy9 sites, 9 recruiting
- Not yet recruiting
AOSS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo
Alessandria
Maura Vincenti, Dr. med.
- Not yet recruiting
Università Politecnica delle Marche - Azienda Ospedaliero Universitarià delle Marche
Ancona
Prof. Rossana Berardi
- Recruiting
Uo Medicina Oncologica Ospedale Di Carpi
Carpi
Katia Cagossi, Dr. med., k.cagossi@ausl.mo.it
- Recruiting
ASST Lecco Ospendale A. Manzoni
Lecco
Antonio Ardizzola, Dr. med.
- Recruiting
AULSS9 Scaligera - Ospedale Mater Salutis di Legnago
Legnago, 37045
Dr. med. Anna Mercanti
- Recruiting
Istituto Europeo di Oncologica
Milan, 20141
MD Marco Colleoni
- Recruiting
Instituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri S.p.A. SB Oncologia Medica
Pavia
Laura Locati, MD, PhD
- Recruiting
SOC Oncologia S. Maria della Misericordia
Udine
Elena Poletto
- Not yet recruiting
Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi
Varese
Elisa Gallerani, Dr. med.
Romania4 sites, 4 recruiting
- Recruiting
Spitalul Clinic Filantropia
Bucharest
Dragos Median, Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Institutul Oncologic "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta"
Cluj-Napoca
Nicoleta Antone, Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Institutul Regional de Oncologie Iasi
Iași
Simona Volovat, Dr. med.
- Recruiting
Centrul ONCOMED SRI
Timișoara
Cristina Oprean, Dr. med.
Poland1 site, 1 recruiting
- Not yet recruiting
Narodowy Instytut Onkologii
Warsaw
Zbigniew Nowecki, Prof. Dr. med.
Slovakia1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Narodny onkologicky ustav
Bratislava
Michal Mego
About this study
Official title: A Randomized, Open-label, Phase II Trial Comparing Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Combination With Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab +/- the PI3K Inhibitor Inavolisib in Patients With HER2-positive, HR-positive, PIK3CA Mutant Early Breast Cancer-GeparPiPPa
Evaluation of the potential incremental efficacy and safety of inavolisib in the neoadjuvant endocrine treatment of early-stage HER2-positive, HR-positive, PIK3CA mutant breast cancer.
Read the detailed description
This is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-label, parallel-group, phase II study to evaluate the potential incremental efficacy and safety of inavolisib in the neoadjuvant treatment of early-stage HER2-positive, HR-positive, PIK3CA mutant breast cancer.
170 patients with confirmed eligibility criteria and PIK3CA mutant breast cancer will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive: Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy in combination with dual anti-HER2 blockade consisting of ready-to-use fixed-dose combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab as subcutaneous (PH-FDC SC) formulation q3w for 6 cycles (18 weeks) with (6cycles) or without inavolisib. Endocrine therapy consists of either tamoxifen 20mg or an aromatase inhibitor +/- GnRH analogue for premenopausal women and men.
In both study arms, treatment will be given until surgery/core-biopsy, disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent of the patient.
All patients will undergo surgery or biopsy after completing study therapy to assess pCR rate.
- Conditions
- HER2-positive Breast Cancer
- Being tested
- Inavolisib, PHESGO, Endocrine therapy
- Keywords
- GeparPiPPa, German Breast Group
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
InavolisibDrug
daily application of 9 mg (may be decreased to 6 mg and to 3 mg)
PHESGODrug
fixed-dose combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab with hyaluronidase s.c. (PH-FDC SC) q3w beginning on day 1 of cycle 1 for 6 cycles (18 weeks)
Endocrine therapyDrug
Endocrine therapy per physician´s choice with either tamoxifen 20mg or an aromatase inhibitor +/- GnRH analogue for premenopausal women and men
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Inavolisib | Experimental | Inavolisib for 6 cycles (18 weeks) Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy in combination with dual anti-HER2 blockade consisting of ready-to-use fixed-dose combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab as subcutaneous (PH-FDC SC) formulation q3w for 6 cycles (18 weeks) Receives: Drug: Inavolisib; Drug: PHESGO; Drug: Endocrine therapy |
| without Inavolisib | Other | Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy in combination with dual anti-HER2 blockade consisting of ready-to-use fixed-dose combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab as subcutaneous (PH-FDC SC) formulation q3w for 6 cycles (18 weeks) Receives: Drug: PHESGO; Drug: Endocrine therapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Pathologic complete response in the breast and axillary lymph nodes (ypT0/is ypN0)
Pathological complete response (ypT0/is ypN0) is defined as no microscopic evidence of residual invasive tumor cells in all resected specimens of the breast and axilla.
Measured: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)
Secondary outcomes (8)
Rates of ypT0 ypN0; ypT0 ypN0/+; ypT0/is ypN0/+; ypT(any) ypN0
ypT0 ypN0 is defined as no microscopic evidence of residual invasive or non-invasive viable tumor cells in all resected specimens of the breast and axilla; ypT0 ypN0/+ is defined as no microscopic evidence of residual invasive or non-invasive viable tumor cells in all resected specimens of the breast; ypT0/Tis ypN0/+ is defined as no microscopic evidence of residual invasive viable tumor cells in all resected specimens of the breast
Measured: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)
pCR rates per arm separately for the stratified subpopulations
Pathological complete response (ypT0/is ypN0) is defined as no microscopic evidence of residual invasive tumor cells in all resected specimens of the breast and axilla.
Measured: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)
Response rates of the breast tumor and axillary nodes based on physical examination and imaging tests (sonography, mammography, or MRI) after study treatment in both arms
Clinical (c) and imaging (i) response will be assessed every 2nd cycle and before surgery by physical examination and imaging tests. Sonography is the preferred examination.
The response categories of the breast are:
- Complete response (CR): complete disappearance of all tumor signs in the breast
- Partial response (PR): reduction in the product of the two largest perpendicular diameters of the primary tumor size by 50% or more
- Stable disease (NC): no significant change in tumor size during treatment which means an estimated reduction of the tumor area by less than 50%, or an estimated increase in the size of the tumor area lesions of less than 25%
- Progressive disease (PD): development of new, previously undetected lesions, or an estimated increase in the size of pre-existing lesions by 25% or more after at least two cycles of therapy
Measured: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)
Percentage of patients receiving additional neoadjuvant chemotherapy after residual disease was confirmed by core biopsy at the end of study treatment
In case of ycT0 and no tumor residuals in the biopsy, it is recommended to undergo surgery. Further neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endocrine therapy and HER2-therapy will be administered at the discretion of the investigator and according to standard of care.
Measured: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)
Breast conservation rate after treatment
Breast conservation is defined as tumorectomy, segmentectomy or quadrantectomy as a most radical surgery.
Measured: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)
Safety and tolerability profile (haematological and non-haematological adverse events) after the first 20 and the first 40 patients who started therapy and have completed two cycles of therapy
Tolerability and safety analyses include assessment of patients whose treatment had to be dose reduced, delayed or permanently stopped. The reason for treatment discontinuation includes aspects of efficacy (e.g. discontinuation due to tumor progression), safety (e.g. discontinuation due to haematological and non-haematological adverse events) and compliance (e.g. discontinuation due to withdrawal of consent). Safety by toxicity grades are defined by the NCI-CTCAE version 5.0
Measured: 6 weeks
Overall safety and tolerability and treatment compliance in the two arms
Descriptive statistics for the 2 treatment arms will be given on the number of patients whose treatment had to be dose reduced, delayed or permanently stopped. Reasons for premature discontinuation will be categorized according to the main reason and will be presented in frequency tables. Safety by toxicity grades are defined by the NCI-CTCAE version 5.0, laboratory parameters will be converted in CTC-grades and reported together with other adverse events.
Measured: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)
Invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) and overall survival (OS) in both arms and according to stratified subpopulations (data collected within a registry).
Survival endpoints are defined as the time period between randomization and first event and will be analyzed after the end of the study by referring to data from GBG´s registries
Measured: up to 5 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted31 Mar 2022
- Study start2 Jan 2023
- Primary completionJan 2027 (estimated)
- Study completionMar 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for HER2-positive Breast CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 170 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- GBG Forschungs GmbH
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Roche Pharma AG
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Mattea Reinisch, PD Dr. med., Principal investigator, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Frauenklinik mit Brustzentrum
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05306041
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- GBG105
- Acronym
- GeparPiPPa
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 9 Mar 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 11 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Randomized, Open-label, Phase II Trial Comparing Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Combination With Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab +/- the PI3K Inhibitor Inavolisib in Patients With HER2-positive, HR-positive, PIK3CA Mutant Early Breast Cancer-GeparPiPPa
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05306041
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- GeparPiPPa / GBG105
- Conditions
- HER2-positive Breast Cancer
- Keywords
- GeparPiPPa, German Breast Group
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 170 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- GBG Forschungs GmbHUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Roche Pharma AG
- Study start
- 2 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Mar 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 31 Mar 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Evaluation of the potential incremental efficacy and safety of inavolisib in the neoadjuvant endocrine treatment of early-stage HER2-positive, HR-positive, PIK3CA mutant breast cancer.
Detailed description
This is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-label, parallel-group, phase II study to evaluate the potential incremental efficacy and safety of inavolisib in the neoadjuvant treatment of early-stage HER2-positive, HR-positive, PIK3CA mutant breast cancer.
170 patients with confirmed eligibility criteria and PIK3CA mutant breast cancer will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive: Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy in combination with dual anti-HER2 blockade consisting of ready-to-use fixed-dose combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab as subcutaneous (PH-FDC SC) formulation q3w for 6 cycles (18 weeks) with (6cycles) or without inavolisib. Endocrine therapy consists of either tamoxifen 20mg or an aromatase inhibitor +/- GnRH analogue for premenopausal women and men.
In both study arms, treatment will be given until surgery/core-biopsy, disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent of the patient.
All patients will undergo surgery or biopsy after completing study therapy to assess pCR rate.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Inavolisib | Experimental | Drug: Inavolisib, Drug: PHESGO, Drug: Endocrine therapyInavolisib for 6 cycles (18 weeks) Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy in combination with dual anti-HER2 blockade consisting of ready-to-use fixed-dose combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab as subcutaneous (PH-FDC SC) formulation q3w for 6 cycles (18 weeks) |
| without Inavolisib | Other | Drug: PHESGO, Drug: Endocrine therapyNeoadjuvant endocrine therapy in combination with dual anti-HER2 blockade consisting of ready-to-use fixed-dose combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab as subcutaneous (PH-FDC SC) formulation q3w for 6 cycles (18 weeks) |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (27 listed)
- Written informed consent for all study procedures according to local regulatory requirements prior to beginning specific protocol procedures.
- Untreated, unilateral primary carcinoma of the breast, confirmed histologically by core biopsy. Fine-needle aspiration alone is not sufficient. Incisional biopsy is not allowed.
- Tumor lesion in the breast must be measurable in two dimensions, preferably by sonography.
- Patients must be in the following stages of disease:
- HR+/HER2+ disease with centrally confirmed ER-status, PR-status, HER2-status, PIK3CA mutation (tumor), Ki-67 value and TILs on core biopsy (target lesion). ER/PgR positive and HER2-positive is defined according to current ASCO/CAP guidelines. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) breast tissue from core biopsy of target lesion has therefore to be sent to the GBG central pathology laboratory prior to randomization. In patients with multifocal or multicentric breast cancer, all non-target lesions must also be HR+/HER2+, as confirmed by local testing.
Key exclusion criteria (27 listed)
- Patients with HER2-negative breast cancer and/or HER2-positive, HR-negative breast cancer.
- Need of immediate neoadjuvant chemotherapy, e.g. inflammatory breast cancer.
- Patients with definitive clinical or radiologic evidence of Stage IV cancer.
- Excisional biopsy or lumpectomy and /or axillary lymph node dissection and/or sentinel lymph node biopsy performed prior to study entry (biopsy of clinical involved LN is warranted).
- Prior chemotherapy or endocrine therapy or radiation therapy prior to study entry with the following exceptions:
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Inavolisibdaily application of 9 mg (may be decreased to 6 mg and to 3 mg) | Drug | Inavolisib |
| PHESGOfixed-dose combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab with hyaluronidase s.c. (PH-FDC SC) q3w beginning on day 1 of cycle 1 for 6 cycles (18 weeks) | Drug | Inavolisib, without Inavolisib |
| Endocrine therapyEndocrine therapy per physician´s choice with either tamoxifen 20mg or an aromatase inhibitor +/- GnRH analogue for premenopausal women and men | Drug | Inavolisib, without Inavolisib |
Primary outcome
Pathologic complete response in the breast and axillary lymph nodes (ypT0/is ypN0)
Time frame: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)
Pathological complete response (ypT0/is ypN0) is defined as no microscopic evidence of residual invasive tumor cells in all resected specimens of the breast and axilla.
8 secondary outcomes
Rates of ypT0 ypN0; ypT0 ypN0/+; ypT0/is ypN0/+; ypT(any) ypN0
Time frame: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)
pCR rates per arm separately for the stratified subpopulations
Time frame: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)
Response rates of the breast tumor and axillary nodes based on physical examination and imaging tests (sonography, mammography, or MRI) after study treatment in both arms
Time frame: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)
Percentage of patients receiving additional neoadjuvant chemotherapy after residual disease was confirmed by core biopsy at the end of study treatment
Time frame: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)
Breast conservation rate after treatment
Time frame: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)
Safety and tolerability profile (haematological and non-haematological adverse events) after the first 20 and the first 40 patients who started therapy and have completed two cycles of therapy
Time frame: 6 weeks
Overall safety and tolerability and treatment compliance in the two arms
Time frame: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)
Invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) and overall survival (OS) in both arms and according to stratified subpopulations (data collected within a registry).
Time frame: up to 5 years
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 11 Sep 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Mattea Reinisch, PD Dr. med. principal investigator
Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Frauenklinik mit Brustzentrum
62 sites in 6 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Inavolisib, PHESGO and Endocrine therapy in people with HER2-positive Breast Cancer, run by GBG Forschungs GmbH at 62 sites in 6 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 27 inclusion and 27 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 62 sites in Germany, Spain, Italy, Romania, Poland and 1 more country. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Jana Roßney (+49(0)6102 7480 ext. 292, geparpippa@gbg.de), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Pathologic complete response in the breast and axillary lymph nodes (ypT0/is ypN0) (time frame: 21 weeks (time window + 3 weeks)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 11 Sep 2026.