The UNITY study is a prospective, single-arm, single-center, Phase II clinical trial conducted by Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center. It aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (T-DXd) combined with ivonescimab in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+), HER2-negative recurrent or metastatic breast cancer. Approximately 53 patients will be enrolled. Eligible participants must have histologically confirmed advanced HR-positive breast cancer with HER2-low or HER2-ultralow expression. They must have experienced recurrence, metastasis, or disease progression after prior treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor (including in the adjuvant setting) and have received at most one line of systemic chemotherapy for advanced disease. The study permits the enrollment of patients with central nervous system (CNS) metastases. The primary endpoint is the Overall Response Rate (ORR). Key secondary endpoints include Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR), Overall Survival (OS), Progression-Free Survival (PFS), safety, and patient-reported quality of life (assessed using EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23). Exploratory endpoints will involve the analysis of biomarkers from tumor and blood samples, as well as PAM50 molecular subtyping and its correlation with survival outcomes. This study seeks to explore the efficacy and safety of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in combination with ivonescimab for patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative recurrent or metastatic breast cancer, with a particular focus on the subpopulation with CNS metastases.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
53
* Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (T-DXd): Administered at a dose of 5.4 mg/kg via intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle. * Ivonescimab: Administered at a dose of 20 mg/kg via intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle. Treatment for both agents will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
RECRUITINGORR
ORR is the percentage of evaluable patients with a confirmed investigator-assessed response of CR (complete response) or PR (partial response) per RECIST v1.1 .Time from randomization to disease progression or death, assessed by RECIST v1.1.
Time frame: From treatment initiation until disease progression or death, assessed by RECIST v1.1., assessed up to 24 months
PFS
PFS is the time from the date of first dose until the date of objective radiographic disease progression or death (by any cause in the absence of progression).
Time frame: From treatment initiation until disease progression or death, assessed by RECIST v1.1., whichever occurs first, assessed up to 24 months.
OS
OS is the time from the date of frst dose until the date of death by any cause.
Time frame: From treatment initiation until death from any cause, assessed up to 36 months.
Clinical Benefit Rate
CBR is defined as the percentage of patients who achieve a Complete Response (CR), a Partial Response (PR), or have Stable Disease (SD) lasting for at least 24 weeks.
Time frame: From treatment initiation until disease progression or death, assessed by RECIST v1.1., whichever occurs first, assessed up to 24 months.
Safety assessed by NCI-CTCAE v5.0
Safety and tolerability will be evaluated by monitoring and recording all adverse events (AEs). The severity of AEs will be graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE), version 5.0. AEs are defined as any adverse event that starts or worsens in severity on or after the first dose of study treatment.
Time frame: From the first dose of study treatment until 30 days after the last dose of study treatment, assessed up to approximately 2 years.
Quality of Life Assessed by EORTC QLQ-C30
The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) is a validated cancer-specific quality-of-life instrument. Scores are transformed to a 0-100 scale according to the EORTC scoring manual. Higher functional scores indicate better functioning, whereas higher symptom scores indicate greater symptom burden. Change from baseline will be evaluated.
Time frame: Screening, within 3 days before each treatment administration, at the end of treatment, and during safety follow-up, assessed up to 24 months.
Breast cancer-specific quality of life assessed by EORTC QLQ-BR45
The EORTC QLQ-BR45 is a validated breast cancer-specific quality-of-life questionnaire consisting of functional and symptom scales. Scores are transformed to a 0-100 scale according to the EORTC scoring manual. Higher functional scores indicate better functioning, whereas higher symptom scores indicate greater symptom burden.
Time frame: Screening, within 3 days before each treatment administration, at the end of treatment, and during safety follow-up, assessed up to 24 months.
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