VALENTINE is a parallel, non-comparative, three-arm, randomized 1:2:2 open-label, multicenter, exploratory study in women or men with primary operable HR+/HER2-negative breast cancer with ki67 ≥ 20% and/or high genomic risk (defined by gene signature) aiming at evaluating the clinical benefit and biological effects of HER3-DXd with/without letrozole as a neoadjuvant treatment regimen. The primary aim is to evaluate the ability of each treatment strategy to achieve a pCR at surgery. This study is exploratory and no formal comparison between treatment arms is intended. The inclusion of a chemotherapy treatment arm serves as an internal response control instead of using historical data as comparators. In addition, the chemotherapy control arm is the standard of care appropriate treatment in these patients, to include this arm will ensure the recruitment of the target patient population (patients should have indication for neoadjuvant chemotherapy) and allowing comparison of secondary endpoint such as safety and/or HrQoL.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
120
HER3-DXd will be administered as Lyo-DP, a sterile lyophilized powder in a dose of 5.6 mg/kg
Anthracycline/taxane-based neoadjuvant regimen recommended by the NCCN or local guidelines. i.e. EC or AC (epirubicin 90 mg/m2 or doxorubicin 60 mg/m2 and cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 every 14 or 21 days) followed by weekly paclitaxel 80mg/m2 during 12 weeks
Letrozole and LHRH will be used following SmPC specifications, according to standard therapy and clinical studies
ICO Badalona
Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universitario de Canarias
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC)
A Coruña, La Coruña, Spain
Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada
Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain
Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos
Móstoles, Madrid, Spain
Hospital Universitario de Badajoz
Badajoz, Spain
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital General de Catalunya
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universitari Vall d' Hebrón
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital de Basurto
Bilbao, Spain
...and 15 more locations
Rate of pCRBL (ypT0/is ypN0) at surgery
complete absence of invasive carcinoma in the breast and axillary lymph nodes on histological examination.
Time frame: before treatment and surgery
Rate of Residual cancer burden (RCB) category status (0, I, II, III)
assessed by a local pathologist at surgery according to the MD Anderson Cancer Center recommendations.
Time frame: before treatment and surgery
pCRB (pathological complete response in the breast)
defined as the complete absence of invasive carcinoma in the breast on histological examination after treatment, irrespective of in situ carcinoma in the breast.
Time frame: before treatment and surgery
Tumor overall objective response rate (ORR)
defined as the proportion of subjects with a Partial Responses (PR) or a Complete Responses (CR) according to RECIST v1.1 as per Investigator's assessments by breast MRI
Time frame: before treatment and pre-surgery
iDFS rate
iDFS defined as the time from randomization to any of the following events: * Ipsilateral invasive breast tumor recurrence (IIBTR): invasive breast cancer involving the same breast parenchyma as the original primary. * Regional invasive breast cancer recurrence: Invasive breast cancer in the axilla, regional lymph nodes, chest wall, and skin of the ipsilateral breast. * Distant recurrence: Metastatic disease-breast cancer that has either been biopsy confirmed or clinically diagnosed as recurrent invasive breast cancer. * Death attributable to any cause, including breast cancer, non-breast cancer, or unknown cause. * Contralateral invasive breast cancer. * Second primary non-breast invasive cancer. * Progression during neoadjuvant treatment.
Time frame: 3 years follow-up and 5 years follow-up
CelTIL score changes
CelTIL score (CelTIL = = -0.8 × tumor cellularity (in %) + 1.3 × TILs (in %)
Time frame: from baseline to C2D1
HER3 receptor expression and ERBB3 mRNA expression level
HER3 receptor expression levels by IHC and ERBB3 mRNA expression level by gene expression.
Time frame: from baseline to C2D1
Proliferation
changes in ki67 IHC
Time frame: from baseline to C2D1
Quality of Life assessed by EORTC-BR45 changes
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer's (EORTC) core quality for assessing quality of life in breast cancer patients (EORTC-BR45). QLQ-BR45 is used to measure HRQoL within the preceding 7 days or 28 days depending on the items. The EORTC QLQ-BR45 is a questionnaire consisting of 45 items where each item is scored using a 4-point scale (1=not at all, 2=a little, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much).
Time frame: from baseline until 30 days after the surgery visit
Quality of Life assessed by EORTC QLQ-C30 changes
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer's (EORTC) core quality of life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30, version 3.0). EORTC QLQ-C30 is used to measure QoL within the preceding 7 days. The EORTC QLQ-C30 is a questionnaire consisting of 30 items where each item is scored using a 4-point scale (1=not at all, 2=a little, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much).
Time frame: from baseline until 30 days after the surgery visit
Number of Participants with Adverse events (safety)
Type, incidence, severity (as graded by the NCI CTCAE v. 5.0), seriousness and attribution to the study medications of TEAEs, AESI and any laboratory abnormalities.
Time frame: from randomization/enrollment to end of safety follow up assessed up to approximately 30 days after the surgery visit
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