The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Letrozole SIE (injectable) compared to Femara® (oral tablet), both given together with palbociclib, for the first-line treatment of postmenopausal women with HR-positive, HER2-negative, inoperable locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, active-controlled Phase III study comparing Letrozole SIE with Femara® (both in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib) in postmenopausal women with HR-positive, HER2-negative, inoperable locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The study employs double-blinding with matching placebos (double-dummy technique) to minimize bias on the part of participants, investigators, and analysts. Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either Letrozole SIE (experimental use) or Femara® (active comparator), both in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib. Randomization occurs after Screening and confirmation of eligibility and will be stratified by visceral metastasis (Yes/No) and prior adjuvant endocrine therapy (Yes/No). The Treatment Period will last from Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1) until study intervention discontinuation due to disease progression, symptomatic deterioration, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, loss to follow-up, participant's death, or end of study, whichever occurs first. After study intervention discontinuation, a post-discontinuation visit will be performed. Then, participants will be followed until withdrawal of consent, loss to follow-up, the participant's death, or end of study, whichever occurs first.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
300
Letrozole SIE quarterly (injectable) + Palbociclib once daily (oral) + placebo once daily (oral)
Femara® 2.5 mg/day (oral) + Palbociclib once daily (oral) + placebo quarterly (injectable)
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
PFS per Investigator assessment, defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of the first documented progression or death due to any cause. PFS will be assessed via a local radiology assessment according to RECIST v1.1. PFS as assessed through a blinded independent central review will be used for supportive evidence of the primary efficacy endpoint.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the date of the first documented progression or death due to any cause, assessed according to RECIST version 1.1 (up to approximately 32 months).
Overall Survival (OS): Primary analysis
OS, defined as the time from the date of randomization to date of death from any cause.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to date of death from any cause (up to approximately 32 months).
Overall Survival (OS): Final analysis
OS, defined as the time from the date of randomization to date of death from any cause.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to date of death from any cause (up to approximately 60 months).
Objective Response Rate (ORR): Primary analysis
ORR, defined as the proportion of participants with a best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) by Investigator assessment per RECIST v1.1 criteria.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the date of the first documented progression or death due to any cause, assessed according to RECIST version 1.1 (up to approximately 32 months).
Objective Response Rate (ORR): Final analysis
ORR, defined as the proportion of participants with a best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) by Investigator assessment per RECIST v1.1 criteria.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the date of the first documented progression or death due to any cause, assessed according to RECIST version 1.1 (up to approximately 60 months).
Incidence of arthralgias/arthritis and/or myalgias
To compare the incidence rate of a combined event of arthralgias/arthritis and/or myalgias between Letrozole SIE and Femara®
Time frame: From the date of the first dose of study intervention to the post-discontinuation visit (up to approximately 32 months).
Time to Response (TTR)
TTR, defined for participants with complete response or partial response defined by Investigator assessment per RECIST v1.1 criteria as the interval between randomization and the earliest documentation of response.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the date of the first documented evidence of complete response or partial response (up to approximately 32 months).
Duration of response (DOR)
DOR, defined for those participants with complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as the time from first documented evidence of CR or PR until disease progression by Investigator assessment per RECIST v1.1 criteria, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: From first documented evidence of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) until disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 32 months).
Clinical benefit rate (CBR)
CBR, defined as the proportion of participants with complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) ≥ 6 months according to Investigator assessment per RECIST v1.1 criteria
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the date of the first documented progression or death due to any cause, assessed according to RECIST version 1.1 (up to approximately 32 months).
Time to treatment failure (TTF)
TTF, defined as the time from randomization to study intervention discontinuation for any reason.
Time frame: From date of randomization to study intervention discontinuation for any reason (up to approximately 32 months).
Change from baseline in the FACT-G total score
To compare the health-related quality of life between Letrozole SIE and Femara® (both in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib) using FACT-G questionnaire. FACT is a modular approach to assess participant health-related quality of life using a 'core' set of questions (FACT-G) as well as a cancer site-specific module. The FACT-G is a 27-item compilation of general questions divided into 4 domains: Physical Well-Being, Social/Family Well-Being, Emotional Well-Being, and Functional Well-Being. For all questions, participants are asked to respond to a five-level scale where 0=not at all, 1=a little bit, 2=somewhat, 3=quite a bit, and 4=very much.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the post-discontinuation visit (up to approximately 32 months).
Change from baseline in the FACT-G Physical well-being subscale score
To compare the health-related quality of life between Letrozole SIE and Femara® (both in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib) using FACT-G subscales.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the time of disease progression (up to approximately 32 months).
Change from baseline in the FACT-G Social/Familiy well-being subscale score
To compare the health-related quality of life between Letrozole SIE and Femara® (both in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib) using FACT-G subscales.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the time of disease progression (up to approximately 32 months).
Change from baseline in the FACT-G Emotional well-being subscale score
To compare the health-related quality of life between Letrozole SIE and Femara® (both in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib) using FACT-G subscales.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the time of disease progression (up to approximately 32 months).
Change from baseline in the FACT-G Functional well-being subscale score
To compare the health-related quality of life between Letrozole SIE and Femara® (both in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib) using FACT-G subscales.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the post-discontinuation visit (up to approximately 32 months).
Change from baseline in the FACT-B total score
To compare the health-related quality of life between Letrozole SIE and Femara® (both in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib) using FACT-B questionnaire. FACT is a modular approach to assess participant health-related quality of life using a 'core' set of questions (FACT-G) as well as a cancer site-specific module. The FACT-G is a 27-item compilation of general questions divided into 4 domains: Physical Well-Being, Social/Family Well-Being, Emotional Well-Being, and Functional Well-Being. The FACT-B consists of the FACT-G and a breast-specific module: a 10-item instrument designed to assess participant concerns relating to breast cancer. For all questions, participants were asked to respond to a five-level scale where 0=not at all, 1=a little bit, 2=somewhat, 3=quite a bit, and 4=very much.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the post-discontinuation visit (up to approximately 32 months).
Change from baseline in the FACT-B Breast Cancer subscale score
To compare the health-related quality of life between Letrozole SIE and Femara® (both in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib) using the FACT-B questionnaire.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the post-discontinuation visit (up to approximately 32 months).
Change from baseline in the FACT-ES total score
To compare the health-related quality of life between Letrozole SIE and Femara® (both in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib) using the FACT-ES questionnaire. FACT is a modular approach to assess participant health-related quality of life using a 'core' set of questions (FACT-G) as well as a cancer site-specific module. The FACT-G is a 27-item compilation of general questions divided into 4 domains: Physical Well-Being, Social/Family Well-Being, Emotional Well-Being, and Functional Well-Being. FACT-ES incorporates 19 additional items that assess endocrine related symptoms in addition to the FACT-G core items. For all questions, participants were asked to respond to a five-level scale where 0=not at all, 1=a little bit, 2=somewhat, 3=quite a bit, and 4=very much.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the post-discontinuation visit (up to approximately 32 months).
Change from baseline in the FACT-ES Endocrine Symptoms subscale score
To compare the health-related quality of life between Letrozole SIE and Femara® (both in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib) using the FACT-ES questionnaire.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the post-discontinuation visit (up to approximately 32 months).
Time to deterioration in the FACT-G total score
Deterioration will be defined as the time from the date of randomization to the first occurrence of a decrease from baseline of at least 5 points for FACT-G total score.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to to the first occurrence of a decrease from baseline of at least 5 points for FACT-G (up to approximately 32 months).
Time to deterioration in the FACT-B total score
Deterioration will be defined as the time from the date of randomization to the first occurrence of a decrease from baseline of at least 7 points for FACT-B total score.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to to the first occurrence of a decrease from baseline of at least 7 points for FACT-B (up to approximately 32 months).
Time to deterioration in the FACT-ES total score
Deterioration will be defined as the time from the date of randomization to the first occurrence of a decrease from baseline of at least 7 points for FACT-ES total score.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to to the first occurrence of a decrease from baseline of at least 7 points for FACT-ES (up to approximately 32 months).
ESR1 mutation status
Percentage of participants with ESR1 mutations at the time of disease progression among those without ESR1 mutations at baseline.
Time frame: From the date of randomization to the time of disease progression (up to approximately 32 months).
ESR1 mutant allele frequency
ESR1 mutant allele frequency at the time of disease progression.
Time frame: At the time of disease progression (up to approximately 32 months).
Incidence of Adverse Events (AEs)
AEs type, severity, seriousness, and relationship to study intervention, including the incidence of TEAEs, the incidence of serious TEAEs, and the incidence of TEAEs leading to study intervention discontinuation.
Time frame: From the Informed Consent Form signature to the post-discontinuation visit (approximately up to 60 months).
Incidence of injection site reactions
Injection site redness, swelling, and induration will be evaluated before and after Letrozole SIE or injectable placebo administration.
Time frame: From the date of the first dose of study intervention to the post-discontinuation visit (approximately up to 60 months).
Changes in injection-related pain score
Injection site pain, self-assessed by participants using an numeric rating scale (NRS) at the time of Letrozole SIE or injectable placebo administration and for a longer period of time if necessary. The numeric rating scale (NRS) evaluates the intensity of injection-related pain experienced at the time of Letrozole SIE/injectable placebo administration. It is scored from 0 to 10 (0 meaning no pain and 10 meaning the worst possible pain).
Time frame: From the date of the first dose of study intervention to the post-discontinuation visit (approximately up to 60 months).
Change from baseline in Bone mineral density (BMD)
Change from baseline in BMD assessed by DXA
Time frame: From the Informed Consent Form signature to the post-discontinuation visit (approximately up to 32 months).
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