DEMETHER is a phase II trial exploring the maintenance of trastuzumab and pertuzumab fixed dose combination (FDC) for subcutaneous administration (SC, PHESGO) following trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) as induction treatment for HER2-positive unresectable locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients.
DEMETHER is an international, multicenter, open-label, single arm phase II clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of a 6-cycle induction phase with T-DXd treatment followed by a maintenance phase with PHESGO treatment in patients with HER2-positive unresectable locally recurrent or MBC. Upon meeting all selection criteria, a total of 165 participants will be enrolled. Participants with no prior chemotherapy or HER2-targeted therapy for advanced or MBC (one prior line of endocrine therapy is allowed for MBC) will be eligible. Participants who have received neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy will be eligible, with a DFI from completion of systemic chemotherapy to advanced or metastatic diagnosis of \> 12 months. Patients will continue study treatment until end of treatment (EoT) defined as the date of disease progression, death, discontinuation from the study treatment for any other reason, or up to 3 years (36 months) after T-DXd initiation, whichever occurs first. After discontinuation, all participants will undergo a safety visit at 28 (± 7 days) days after last treatment dose in order to follow up toxicities and changes in concomitant medication. Patients discontinuing the study treatment at any time will enter a post-treatment follow-up period during which survival and subsequent anticancer therapy information will be collected every 3 months (± 7 days) from the safety visit until death, lost to follow-up, elective withdrawal from the study, or the end of study (EoS), whichever occurs first. The main objectives of DEMETHER study are to determine the efficacy of induction treatment with T-DXd followed by PHESGO as maintenance therapy in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) rate at 1 year and overall survival (OS) rate at 3 years. End of study (EoS) is defined as the last data collection point at the last participant's safety visit and occur 36 months + 28 days (± 7 days) after the last patient included in the study initiates T-DXd treatment, unless premature termination of the study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
165
10 mL type 1 amber borosilicate glass vial sealed with a fluoro-resin laminated butyl rubber stopper, and a polypropylene/aluminium yellow flip-off crimp cap. One vial of powder for concentrate for solution for IV infusion contains 100 mg of T-DXd. The drug product also contains L-histidine, L-histidine hydrochloride monohydrate, Sucrose, and Polysorbate 80.
20 mL type I borosilicate glass vial tapered with fluororesin-laminated rubber stopper sealed with aluminum and covered by a cool green plastic flip-off cap, containing 15 mL solution of 1200 mg of pertuzumab and 600 mg of trastuzumab.
1-year PFS rate
To determine the rate of patients with absence of disease progression or death from any cause at 1 year after the treatment initiation with T-DXd followed by PHESGO, as determined locally by the investigator using RECIST v.1.1
Time frame: Baseline up to 12 months
3-year OS rate
To determine the rate of patients alive at 3 years after treatment initiation with T-DXd followed by PHESGO.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 36 months
Global PFS rate
To assess the efficacy of induction treatment with T-DXd followed by PHESGO as maintenance therapy in terms of PFS, defined as the period from treatment initiation until to the first occurrence of disease progression as determined locally by the investigator assessment using RECIST v.1.1 or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 36 months
Global OS rate
To assess the efficacy of induction treatment with T-DXd followed by PHESGO as maintenance therapy in terms of OS, defined as the period from treatment initiation to death from any cause, as determined locally by the investigator.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 36 months
Objective response rate (ORR)
To determine the efficacy of induction treatment with T-DXd followed by PHESGO as maintenance therapy in terms of ORR, defined as the rate of patients with complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), as determined locally by the investigator using RECIST v.1.1.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 36 months
Clinical benefit rate (CBR)
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15 mL type I borosilicate glass vial tapered with fluororesin-laminated rubber stopper sealed with aluminum and covered by a cool green plastic flip-off cap, containing 10 mL solution of 600 mg of pertuzumab and 600 mg of trastuzumab.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Northwell Health
New York, New York, United States
Institute Paoli Calmettes
Marseille, France
Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou
Paris, France
Hôpital Tenon AP-HP
Paris, France
Marienhospital Bottrop GmbH Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe
Bottrop, Germany
Kliniken Essen Mitte
Essen, Germany
Mammazentrum HH
Hamburg, Germany
Klinikum der Universität München
München, Germany
Humanitas Gavazzeni
Bergamo, Italy
...and 26 more locations
To determine the efficacy of induction treatment with T-DXd followed by PHESGO as maintenance therapy in terms of CBR, defined as the rate of patients with objective response (CR or PR), or stable disease for at least 24 weeks, as determined locally by the investigator using RECIST v.1.1.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 36 months
Time to response (TTR)
To determine the efficacy of induction treatment with T-DXd followed by PHESGO as maintenance therapy in terms of TTR, defined as the period from treatment initiation to the first objective tumor response (tumor shrinkage of ≥ 30%) observed for patients who achieved a CR or PR, as determined locally by the investigator using RECIST v.1.1.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 36 months
Duration of response (DoR)
To determine the efficacy of induction treatment with T-DXd followed by PHESGO as maintenance therapy in terms of DoR, defined as the period from the first occurrence of a documented objective response to disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, as determined locally by the investigator using RECIST v.1.1.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 36 months
Best percentage of change
To determine the efficacy of induction treatment with T-DXd followed by PHESGO as maintenance therapy in terms of best percentage of change from baseline in the size of target tumor lesions, defined as the biggest decrease, or smallest increase if no decrease will be observed, as determined locally by the investigator using RECIST v.1.1.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 36 months
Quality of life (QoL)
To evaluate changes during induction treatment with T-DXd and maintenance therapy with PHESGO in terms of patient-reported outcome (PRO) assessments of QoL and treatment-related symptoms as measured by selected scales from the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life of Cancer Patients questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and breast cancer module (QLQ-BR45), and from the EuroQol Group 5-level EQ-5D version (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire.
Time frame: Baseline up to 42 weeks
Safety and tolerability
To evaluate the safety and toxicity profile of treatment with T-DXd followed by PHESGO in all patients as per National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5.0.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 36 months