ZEPHIR-02 is a multicentre, open-label phase II study that will enroll subjects with HER2-positive advanced/metastatic breast cancer (mBC) who have experienced disease progression under trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in the metastatic setting. All subjects will undergo baseline biopsy, blood collection, FDG-PET/CT and 89Zr-trastuzumab PET/CT (HER2-PET/CT) and will be classified as HER2-PET/CT positive or negative, as previously described in the ZEPHIR trial. Focusing on a central visual "patient-based" classification that captures the entire disease burden, a side-by-side display will be used, comparing baseline FDG-PET/CT (which identifies all FDG-positive metastases regardless of their HER2-imaging status) and HER2-PET/CT. Subjects will be categorized into two HER2-PET/CT patterns (positive vs. negative) based on proportion of FDG-avid tumor load with significant 89Zr-trastuzumab uptake. Subjects classified as "positive" will receive T-DM1 as monotherapy, IV 3.6mg/kg every 3 weeks (21 days +- 3 days) until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or request of the subject to withdraw from the study. FDG-PET/CT will be performed before cycle 2 of T-DM1 will serve as a research tool to correlate metabolic changes with clinical outcomes. Other FDG-PET/CT will be performed before cycle 4 of T-DM1 for assessment of response. Subjects who demonstrate a partial or complete response (responders) will continue treatment with T-DM1. Subjects who exhibit stable disease or disease progression (non-responders) will discontinue study treatment and enter the survival follow-up period. For responders, subsequent metabolic evaluations will be performed every 3 months, with FDG-PET/CT. Treatment response will be assessed according to metabolic response. For these subjects, mandatory blood samples will be obtained at all metabolic reassessments. Subjects with HER2-PET/CT classified as "negative" will receive treatment of physician's choice (TPC) as per the best local clinical practice and be out of the study. All enrolled subjects will undergo a mandatory biopsy during the pre-treatment period. The study also includes mandatory translational procedures (i.e. collection of tumour biopsy during pre-treatment period and blood samples at pre-specified time points) for exploratory molecular analyses.
ZEPHIR-02 is a multicentre, open-label phase II study that will enroll subjects with HER2-positive advanced/metastatic breast cancer (mBC) who have experienced disease progression under trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in the metastatic setting. All subjects will undergo baseline biopsy, blood collection, FDG-PET/CT and 89Zr-trastuzumab PET/CT (HER2-PET/CT) and will be classified as HER2-PET/CT positive or negative, as previously described in the ZEPHIR trial. Focusing on a central visual "patient-based" classification that captures the entire disease burden, a side-by-side display will be used, comparing baseline FDG-PET/CT (which identifies all FDG-positive metastases regardless of their HER2-imaging status) and HER2-PET/CT. Subjects will be categorized into two HER2-PET/CT patterns (positive vs. negative) based on proportion of FDG-avid tumour load with significant 89Zr-trastuzumab uptake. Lesion uptake will be considered significant/pertinent if it is visually higher than the local background. * HER2-PET/CT positive pattern: The entire or majority of the tumour load shows significant tracer uptake. * HER2-PET/CT negative pattern: The dominant part or all of the tumour load lacks significant tracer uptake. Subjects classified as "positive" will receive T-DM1 as monotherapy, IV 3.6mg/kg every 3 weeks (21 days +- 3 days) until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or request of the subject to withdraw from the study. FDG-PET/CT will be performed before cycle 2 of T-DM1 for early assessment of response and then again before cycle 4. At the early FDG-PET/CT assessment (before cycle 2), response assessment will be done using a cut-off of 15% based on the CONSIST criteria. Subjects who demonstrate a partial or complete response (responders) and will continue treatment with T-DM1. Subjects who exhibit stable disease or disease progression (non-responders) will discontinue study treatment and enter the survival follow-up period. For responders, subsequent metabolic evaluations will be performed every 3 months, with FDG-PET/CT. Treatment response will be assessed according to metabolic response. For these subjects, blood samples will be obtained at all metabolic reassessments (mandatory). The subjects with HER2 PET/CT classified as "negative" will receive treatment of physician's choice (TPC) as per the best local clinical practice. Subsequent treatment will be collected and the subject will enter survival follow-up. All enrolled subjects will undergo a mandatory biopsy during the pre-treatment period. Of note, results of DNA sequencing on the biopsy will be communicated to the treating oncologist, to potentially inform post progression therapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
87
T-DM1 will be administered IV at a dose of 3.6 mg/kg every 3 weeks. (21 days +/- 3 days) until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or request of the subject to withdraw from the study. The total dose will depend on the subject's weight on day 1 of each T-DM1 cycle.
Institut Jules Bordet
Anderlecht, Brussels Capital, Belgium
CHU Charleroi - Marie Curie
Charleroi, Belgium
UZ Gent
Ghent, Belgium
UZ Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
CHU Liège
Liège, Belgium
AZ Delta
Roeselare, Belgium
VUMC Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
UMC Groeningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Characterization of genomic alterations and HER2 expression.
To characterize the tumour landscape (molecular alterations on tissue and HER2 expression and its heterogeneity) in HER2-positive mBC after at least 1 line of systemic therapy for advanced disease in order to better inform the oncologist and the subject regarding next treatment options.
Time frame: Through study completion, up to 2 years
Time to treatment failure (TTF)
The time to treatment failure (TTF), defined as the time from T-DM1 start to discontinuation for any reason, including disease progression (clinical or image-based on 18FDG-PET/CT), treatment toxicity or death in participants classified as "positive" (per metabolic response). Time to Treatment Failure (TTF) of subjects classified as "positive" and its survival probability measures (median survival, survival rate at month 6) will be estimated using Kaplan-Meier method
Time frame: During study treatment period (from C1 of T-DM1 until discontinuation), up to 1 year on average
Overall Survival under T-DM1
The Overall survival (OS) defined from the start of treatment to the date of death from any cause (subjects classified as "positive") Overall survival (OS) of subjects classified as "positive" will be analysed as time-to-event study and estimated using Kaplan-Meier method
Time frame: From study treatment period until death, up to 1 year on average
Duration of Response under T-DM1
The Duration of response (DoR) defined as the time from the date of first documentation of response (CR or PR) to disease progression or death, in participants who achieve complete or partial response assessed by metabolic response (participants classified as "positive") DoR of subjects classified as "positive" will also be analysed as time-to-event study and estimated using Kaplan-Meier method
Time frame: During study treatment period until disease progression or death, up to 1 year on average
Disease Control Rate under T-DM1
The disease control rate (DCR) defined as absence of disease progression The DCR of subjects classified as "positive" will be described as proportion with two-sided 95% binomial proportion confidence intervals.
Time frame: From study treatment period until disease progression or death, up to 1 year on average
Safety of T-DM1
Incidence, nature, and severity of adverse events, including but not limited to drug induced liver injury The intensity of all AEs will be graded according to the NCI-CTCAE version 5.0 on a five-point scale (Grade 1 to 5)
Time frame: From study treatment period until progression disease, start of new anti-cancer treatment or death, up to 1 year on average
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