The main objective of this multicenter study will therefore be to evaluate pathologic complete response rates of an anthracycline-based regimen \[FEC 100 - TAXOTERE® - HERCEPTIN® - PERTUZUMAB\] and a non anthracycline-based regimen \[TAXOTERE® - CARBOPLATINE - HERCEPTIN® - PERTUZUMAB\] according to the presence or not of TOP2A gene amplification in a population of breast cancer patients with HER2 overexpression. A very important objective of the study will be the evaluation of biomarkers that predict response to treatment.
In this phase II study, we propose a treatment strategy that not only takes advantage of the complementary action of trastuzumab and pertuzumab but also the relevance of an anthracycline-based regimen. Indeed, besides the cardiac toxicity that can be induced by these three agents, anthracycline chemotherapy may not confer benefit to all patients. The underlying scientific hypothesis is based on data from the NEOSPHERE neoadjuvant trial showing that addition of pertuzumab to trastuzumab plus docetaxel improved the pCR rate (46% versus 29% without pertuzumab) in T2-T3 tumors. Therefore, we hypothesize that for smaller tumors (T1c), the pCR rate should be higher, on the order of 60% in patients with the coamplification (with anthracycline therapy) and 55% for the group without coamplification (without anthracycline therapy). The sample size of 90 patients (45 per group) planned for the phase II study will allow 15% precision with the expected pCR rates of 60% (95%CI: 45%-75%) for patients with coamplification and 55% (95%CI: 40%-70%) for those without coamplification. In addition, exploratory analyses will aim to identify predictive markers of pCR in order to target biologically defined subpopulations in which pCR rates might even be higher.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
86
3 cycles of FEC 100 administered IV q3w * 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) 500 mg/m² * Epirubicin 100 mg/m² * Cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m²
TOP2A amplified : DOCETAXEL 75 mg/m² IV escalating at 100 mg/m² IV as tolerated q3w TOP2A not amplified : DOCETAXEL 75 mg/m² IV
Trastuzumab 8 mg/kg loading dose administered intravenously (IV) followed by 6 mg/kg IV q3w in subsequent cycles.
Institut de Cancerologie de L'Ouest - Site Paul Papin
Angers, France
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire de Brest - Hôpital Morvan
Brest, France
Centre Francois Baclesse
Caen, France
Pathological complete response according to Chevallier classification
on surgical specimen and lymph nodes at the time of the surgery
Time frame: 20 weeks
Predictive factors of response to both treatment regimens (anthracycline-based and non anthracycline-based regimens)
on surgical specimen and lymph nodes at the time of the surgery
Time frame: 20 weeks
Pathological complete response (pCR), according to Sataloff's classification
on surgical specimen and lymph nodes at the time of the surgery
Time frame: 20 weeks
Clinical and radiological response according to the WHO criteria
on mammography and breast echography
Time frame: after two cycles of treatment and after the end of treatment
Toxicity according to NCI CTC-AE v4.0 criteria
according the occurrence of adverse events and toxicities assessed every week
Time frame: during on-treatment period (defined as the period from the first dose of study medication up to 30 days of the last dose
Progression-free survival
The PFS is defined as the time from the first administration of treatment to progression or death of any cause, if progression has not been documented.
Time frame: up to 60 months
Overall survival
The OS is defined as the time from the first administration of treatment to death from any cause.
Time frame: up to 60 months
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Pertuzumab 840 mg loading dose administered IV followed by 420 mg IV q3w in subsequent cycles.
CARBOPLATIN AUC 6 IV q3w
Centre Jean Perrin
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Chu de Grenoble - Hopital Michallon
Grenoble, France
Chu de Limoges - Hôpital Dupuytren
Limoges, France
Centre Leon Berard
Lyon, France
Institut Regional Du Cancer Montpellier Val D'Aurelle
Montpellier, France
Institut de Cancerologie de L'Ouest - Site Rene Gauducheau
Saint-Herblain, France
Hopital D'Instructions Des Armees
Saint-Mandé, France
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