This study is being done to see if anti-HER2 treatment be safely stopped in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) that have had exceptional response to treatment. Exceptional response" is considered as cancer progression being controlled for three years or more since starting anti-HER2 treatment.
This is a single arm, phase II study of cessation of anti-HER2 systemic therapy in exceptional responders with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC), defined as individuals free of disease progression after at least 3 years of first-line treatment. This research study will include two different groups (cohorts) of patients. Those not wanting to stop anti-HER2 maintenance treatment will be included in a non-randomized, observational cohort (cohort 1). Those willing to stop maintenance anti-HER2 treatment you will be included in cohort 2. This study is trying to understand whether blood samples that may contain traces of DNA from cancer, known as "circulating tumor DNA" or "ctDNA" are able to help identify which patients can successfully stop treatment without a change in their cancer. The research study procedures include: an initial screening phase followed by periodic visits with blood work, questionnaires, and body scans. It is expected that about 82 people will take part in this research study (52 in cohort 2 (stopping treatment), 30 in cohort 1 (continuing treatment). This study is expected to last 1 year with 10 years of follow up. The Susan G. Komen Foundation, the Gateway for Cancer Research - both nonprofit foundations supporting cancer research - and the National Institutes of Health are supporting this research study by providing funds. This study is also being supported by Johns Hopkins University on behalf of the Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium (TBCRC). The TBCRC is a group of academic medical centers across the United States that work together to conduct breast cancer research.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
82
Cessation of anti-HER2 treatment with standard treatment described as trastuzumab (Herceptin) with or without pertuzumab (Perjeta) continued as long as it is working or significant side effects occur.
Mayo Clinic Hospital Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Mayo Clinical Hospital Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
1-year progression-free survival (PFS) Stopped Anti-HER2 Treatment
The primary endpoint is one-year progression-free survival (PFS) per RECIST 1.1 assessed separately in the participants who agree to stop HER2 therapy and those who continue HER2 therapy.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
1-year progression-free survival (PFS) Continued Anti-HER2 Treatment
The primary endpoint is one-year progression-free survival (PFS) per RECIST 1.1 assessed separately in the participants who agree to stop HER2 therapy and those who continue HER2 therapy.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Clinical benefit rate (CBR)
Determine the clinical benefit rate (CBR) of re-initiation of anti-HER2 therapy for participants who experience disease progression after stopping anti-HER2 therapy. Clinical benefit rate is defined as CR, PR, or SD ≥ 24weeks per RECIST 1.1. Clinical benefit rate after re-initiation of HER2 therapy will be reported with a 95% exact confidence interval.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
3-year Overall survival (OS)
Determine 3-year overall survival (OS) in participants in cohorts 1 and 2 using time-to-event analysis methods of Kaplan-Meier
Time frame: Up to 3 years
3-year progression-free survival (PFS)
Determine 3-year PFS in participants in cohorts 1 and 2 using time-to-event analysis methods of Kaplan-Meier.
Time frame: Up to 3 years
Probability of restarting anti-HER2 Treatment
Proportion of participants that restart anti-HER2 systemic therapy without progression of disease in participants stopping anti-HER2 therapy will be reported with a 95% exact confidence interval.
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Dana-Farber Cancer Insitute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
DFCI @ Foxborough
Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States
DFCI @ Merrimack Valley
Methuen, Massachusetts, United States
DFCI @ Milford Regional Hospital
Milford, Massachusetts, United States
DFCI @ South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, United States
...and 3 more locations
Time frame: Up to 1 year