This is an open-label, multicenter international trial in men and women with primary operable HR+/HER2-, ki67≥20%, grade 2 or 3 and stage II breast cancer to evaluate safety and long-term efficacy of a non-chemo treatment in patients biologically responders to neoadjuvant ribociclib and letrozole. This study aims to evaluate whether chemotherapy could be avoided for initial high-risk clinicopathological breast cancer patients that are converted to low genomic risk assessed by Risk of Recurrence-low (ROR-low) at 6 months of letrozole - ribociclib neoadjuvant treatment by continuing with this treatment in adjuvant setting.
All patients will receive letrozole plus ribociclib as neoadjuvant therapy. Treatment will consist of six 28-days cycles of daily letrozole (2.5mg; continuous) and ribociclib (600 mg/day; 3 weeks ON and 1 week OFF). In pre-menopausal and men patients, monthly LHRH agonists will be added to letrozole and ribociclib, beginning at least two weeks before starting letrozole and ribociclib. After finalization of neoadjuvant treatment, patients will undergo surgery. Surgery samples of the residual tumor tissue (or tumor bed if pathological complete response \[pCR\] is achieved) will be collected regardless of whether they completed full neoadjuvant treatment. This is not a randomized study; therefore, adjuvant treatment will be decided according to centrally assessed ROR and pathological stage after surgery. Patients are considered responders if they achieve a pCR or have ypN0 and ROR ≤ 30 or ypN1mi (cancer the lymph node is \> 0.2 mm but \< 2 mm) and ROR ≤ 20 or ypN1 and ROR ≤ 10. All patients with ypN0 and ROR \> 30, ypN1mi and ROR \> 20, ypN1 and ROR \> 10 or ypN2-3 are considered non-responders. Patients who progress during neoadjuvant treatment with ribociclib will be considered non-responders. If indicated, adjuvant radiotherapy will be performed after surgery in the responder group and after adjuvant chemotherapy in the non-responders group. Patients considered as responders will continue on treatment after optimal recovery of surgery and radiotherapy if indicated. Treatment with ribociclib (400 mg/day; 3 weeks ON and 1 week OFF) in the adjuvant setting will be maintained for 30 months approximately corresponding to 33 cycles. Letrozole treatment duration must be of at least 5 years. Visits during ribociclib treatment will be scheduled every three cycles. At the end of ribociclib treatment, visits will be every 6 months until 5 years from last patient's surgery. Patients considered as non-responders will be treated with standard chemotherapy regimens. Patients will continue treatment with ribociclib and letrozole after optimal recovery of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy if indicated. Treatment with ribociclib (400 mg/day; 3 weeks ON and 1 week OFF) in the adjuvant setting will be maintained for 30 months approximately corresponding to 33 cycles after adjuvant chemotherapy. Endocrine therapy treatment duration must be of at least 5 years. Visits during ribociclib treatment will be scheduled every three cycles. At the end of ribociclib treatment, visits will be every 6 months until 5 years from last patient's surgery. During adjuvant treatment (both responders and non-responders), letrozole can be switched to another aromatase inhibirtor (AI). Tamoxifen is only permitted after the 30-day post ribociclib visit, according to investigator criteria. Maintaining suppression of ovarian function by luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists during adjuvant treatment is mandatory (if AI are taken)/ recommended (if tamoxifen is taken) in premenopausal and men patients unless there is unmanageable toxicity. Adjuvant hormonal treatment of patients who progress during neoadjuvant Ribociclib will be at the investigator's discretion. Blood samples for ctDNA will be collected at screening, C2D1, pre-surgery, post-surgery, and every 6 months during the adjuvant period. Blood samples will be also collected in case of recurrence. The global end of the study is defined as the date when the last patient accomplishes 5 years of follow up after surgery. The total duration of the study is expected to be 32 months for enrollment, 3 years of adjuvant treatment (including 2.5 years of ribociclib treatment), and additional 2.5 years of follow-up.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,100
Ribociclib 600 mg/day + letrozole during neoadjuvant phase.
Adjuvant chemotherapy. 3 regimens are permitted.
Ribociclib 400 mg/day + letrozole (or other aromatase inhibitor) during adjuvant phase.
Sainte Catherine - Institut du Cancer Avignon Provence
Avignon, France
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Bayonne, France
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Besançon, France
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Blois, France
Distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) in the ROR-low cohort (responder cohort)
DMFS is defined as the time from date of surgery to date of first event of distant metastatic recurrence or death (any cause).
Time frame: Until recurrence (if it happens) for a maximum of 7.5 years of follow-up
Invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) in the ROR-low cohort (responder cohort)
iDFS is defined as the time from surgery until the date of the first occurrence of one of the following events: recurrence of ipsilateral invasive breast tumor, recurrence of ipsilateral locoregional invasive disease, a distant disease recurrence, contralateral invasive breast cancer, second primary or death from any cause.
Time frame: Until recurrence (if it happens) for a maximum of 7.5 years of follow-up
Pathological complete response in breast and axillary lymph nodes (pCRBL)
pCRBL after completion of study treatment, defined as the complete absence of invasive carcinoma in the breast and axillary lymph nodes on histological examination at the time of definitive surgery, irrespective of in situ carcinoma in the breast.
Time frame: At surgery (after 6 months of neoadjuvant treatment)
Residual Cancer Burden 0/1 (RCB0/1)
RCB0/1 after neoadjuvant treatment, according to the MD Anderson Cancer Center procedures, as per local assessment.
Time frame: At surgery (after 6 months of neoadjuvant treatment)
Rate of ROR-low (at surgery) after neoadjuvant treatment.
Rate of ROR-low (at surgery) after neoadjuvant treatment, according to Prosigna test.
Time frame: At surgery (after 6 months of neoadjuvant treatment)
Distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) in the ROR-medium/high cohort (non-responder cohort)
DMFS is defined as the time from date of surgery to date of first event of distant metastatic recurrence or death (any cause).
Time frame: Until recurrence (if it happens) for a maximum of 7.5 years of follow-up
Incidence, duration and severity of Adverse Events (AEs)
Incidence, duration and severity of Adverse Events (AEs) assessed by the National Cancer Instirute (NCI) Common Terminology for Classification of Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03, including dose reductions, delays and treatment discontinuations.
Time frame: From ICF signature until the end of treatment visit
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Centre François Baclesse
Caen, France
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Cholet, France
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Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Dijon, France
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Grenoble, France
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Levallois-Perret, France
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