The primary goal of the DEFINITIVE trial is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the HER2DX diagnostic assay in enhancing the management of patients with early-stage HER2- positive breast cancer. Patients randomized to arm A will receive adjuvant treatment by physician´s choice, blinded to the diagnostic HER2DX test results. Patients randomized to Arm B will receive personalized treatment according to HER2DX results.
This is an international, multicenter, prospective, randomized, two-arm, open-label, phase III study to evaluate the HRQoL, safety, efficacy, and economical costs of using HER2DX in patients with stage II to IIIA HER2-positive breast cancer, suitable for neoadjuvant therapy. A dual primary endpoint with an according multiple testing procedure is defined in this study. First, the study will evaluate superiority in quality of life using i) the GHS scale from the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire version 3.0 and ii) the score from the FACIT Fatigue Scale.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
304
Patients with HER2DX high-risk disease: * Neoadjuvant treatment: * High HER2DX pCR score: paclitaxel per 12 weeks + trastuzumab +/- pertuzumab per 4-5 cycles. * Medium HER2DX pCR score: carboplatin + paclitaxel per 12-18 (or docetaxel per 4-6 cycles) + trastuzumab +/- pertuzumab per 4-7 cycles. * Low HER2DX pCR score: standard of care neoadjuvant CT regimens and HER2 blockade at the investigator's choice. * Adjuvant treatment: * pCR at surgery; Trastuzumab +/- pertuzumab up to a total of 18 cycles (including neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy). * No pCR at surgery: T-DM1 per 14 cycles. Patients with HER2DX low-risk disease: * Neoadjuvant treatment: paclitaxel per 12 weeks + trastuzumab +/- pertuzumab per 4-5 cycles. * Adjuvant treatment will be according to the pCR status at surgery: * pCR at surgery: trastuzumab or no adjuvant treatment. * No pCR at surgery: trastuzumab or T-DM1.
Patients randomized in ARM A will be treated with standard of care neoadjuvant CT regimens and HER2 blockade at the investigator's choice validated by national and/or international guidelines.
Lkh Hochsteiermark-Leoben
Leoben, Austria
RECRUITINGOrdensklinikum Linz, Barmherzige Schwestern, Bhs
Linz, Austria
RECRUITINGUniklinikum Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria
RECRUITINGKlinikum Wels-Grieskirchner
Wels, Austria
RECRUITINGSheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, Israel
RECRUITINGInstituto Catalán de Oncología (ICO) - Hospitalet
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
RECRUITINGHospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio
Granada, Granada, Spain
RECRUITINGHospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago
Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain
RECRUITINGComplejo Asistencial Universitario de León
León, León, Spain
RECRUITINGHospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
RECRUITING...and 5 more locations
Global health status (GHS) scale from the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire
The GHS scale is based on two 7-point questions (from very poor to excellent, items 29-30 from EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire). Following EORTC scoring manuals, a linear transformation will be used to standardize the GHS scale to a 0-100 scale.
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Score from the FACIT Fatigue Scale
The FACIT Fatigue Scale, version 4 will be used to evaluate PRO measures of quality-of-life concerns related to fatigue. The FACIT Fatigue Scale is a 13-item questionnaire designed to measure fatigue and its impact on daily life in individuals with various health conditions. Respondents rate their fatigue experiences over the past week on a scale from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating less fatigue. The total score ranges from 0 to 52.
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Functional and symptom scales from the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire.
Change from baseline in all other functional and symptom scales (items 1 to 28) from the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire version 3.0 to assesses cancer-related symptoms, impacts, and treatment-related symptoms. The items are rated on a 4-point rating scale ranging from 0 ("not at all") to 4 ("very much").
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Score of the EuroQol-5D
Change from baseline in the score of the EuroQol-5D. The 5-level version EQ-5D-5L is a 6-item generic patient-reported preference-based instrument designed to assess health status of patients. The EQ-5D-5L consists of 2 sections: * the EQ-5D descriptive system comprises 5 dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has 5 levels of severity: the dimensions of mobility, self-care, and usual activity are rated ranging from 1 (no problem completing task) to 5 (unable to complete task) while the dimensions of pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression are rated ranging 1 (no symptom) to 5 (extreme symptom). * the EuroQoL visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) is for patients to self-rate their (global) health state utilizing a vertically oriented visual analogue scale where 100 represents the "best possible health state" and 0 represents the "worst possible health state".
Time frame: Up to 5 years
pCR rates
pCR rates between groups at randomization and according to the predefined HER2DX pCR score as a continuous variable and as group categories. pCR will be 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: Up to 5 years
Residual cancer burden (RCB)
RCB between groups at randomization and according to HER2DX pCR score as a continuous variable and as group categories. Residual cancer burden (RCB) is defined as classes 0, 1, 2 and 3, according to the MD Anderson Cancer Center recommendations by local evaluation.
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Invasive disease-free survival (iDFS)
Invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) between groups at randomization and according to HER2DX pCR score in continuous variable and risk group. 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: Up to 5 years
Distant metastasis free survival (DMFS)
Distant metastasis free survival (DMFS) between groups at randomization and according to HER2DX pCR score in continuous variable and risk group. DMFS is defined as the time from surgery to date of first event of distant metastatic recurrence or death (any cause). Contralateral breast cancer and secondary cancers will not be considered. Patients who do not have a DMFS event will be censored at the last recurrence assessment. Patients alive with no evidence of metastasis at the time of their last visit are censored at the time of the last examination.
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Recurrence-free interval (RFI)
Recurrence-free interval (RFI) between groups at randomization and according to HER2DX pCR score in continuous variable and risk group. RFI is defined as from surgery until the date of the first occurrence of one of the following events: recurrence of ipsilateral breast tumor (in situ or invasive), recurrence of ipsilateral locoregional invasive disease, a distant disease recurrence, contralateral invasive breast cancer or death from breast cancer.
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Event free survival (EFS)
Event free survival (EFS) between groups at randomization and according to HER2DX pCR score in continuous variable and risk group. EFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented disease recurrence, unequivocal tumor progression determined by the treating investigator, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Incidence, duration, and severity of adverse events (safety and tolerability)
Incidence, duration, and severity of adverse events (AEs) assessed by the NCI Common Terminology for Classification of AEs (CTCAE) version 5, including dose reductions, delays, and treatment discontinuations.
Time frame: Up to 5 years
CAHPS cancer care survey (AHQR)
Patient-reported Experience Measurement (PREM) data will be elicited from the patients in this study to fully understand the experience of patient. Team accessibility, Communication, Information from care providers, Care continuum coordination, respect and courtesy, secondary effects management, shared-decision making, language barriers and overall care perception, will be evaluated using the Drug Therapy Team survey and the Supplementary Items survey from the CAHPS cancer care survey (AHQR). The Drug Therapy Team Survey is a 56 items questionnaire designed to measure accessibility to the care team, quality of information provided, quality of the visit, management of the impact of the disease on daily life, quality of the administration staff support, and a global scale from 0 to 10 to rate the quality of the team. The supplementary items survey is a 16 items questionnaire and measure three dimensions of experience: access, information and shared-decision making.
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Economic impact of the HER2DX test
Health economic evaluation to analyse the cost-effectiveness in patients with and without HER2DX test information, not only direct cost for hospitals/public health system, but also indirect cost from a societal perspective. The EuroQol-5D-5L questionnaire will be used to calculate a health status utility score for use in health economic analyses.
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Work productivity
To evaluate whether the potential treatment de-escalation following tailored treatment by HER2DX could have impact in the work productivity using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI- GH).The WPAI-GH is a 6-item instrument that gauges absenteeism (missed work time due to the health issue), presenteeism (decreased productivity while working due to the health problem), overall work hindrance, and limitations in daily activities.
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Olga Martínez, MD
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