The goal of this Clinical Trial is to find out how well 3 medicines (retifanlimab, trastuzumab and pertuzumab) work at treating HER2-positive breast cancer in Male and female patients, 18 or older. The main question aims to determine the pathologic response rate \[residual cancer burden (RCB)- 0\] in the breast and lymph nodes after 6 cycles of retifanlimab, trastuzumab and pertuzumab in patients with HER2-addicted breast cancer. Participants will will have at least 6 cycles of the study drug, assuming the participant is responding to and tolerating the treatment well. Every cycle will last about 21 days.
This is a Phase II study evaluating the efficacy of retifanlimab, trastuzumab and pertuzumab (RTP) in HER2- addicted breast cancer. Male and female patients, aged ≥18 years, with HER2-addicted breast cancer (low relapse score on HER2Dx assay or PDL \>10%) will be eligible to participate in the trial. At least 30 cancer patients will be enrolled in the trial. Based on previous experience, approximately 75% of patients who had a low HER2Dx® survival score or had a PDL1-CPS score \>10% achieved a pathologic complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant combination treatment with immunotherapy and HER2-directed antibodies (NCT03820141). Therefore, in the current trial, patients who meet this criteria will receive 6 cycles of retifanlimab, trastuzumab and pertuzumab (21-days cycles). Patients will undergo breast MRI and physical exam after completion of 6 cycles of RTP therapy. Patients who have a radiologic and clinical complete response will have surgery and will then receive the adjuvant RTP for 11 cycles. Patients who have not had a complete clinical and radiographic response will have a biopsy to prove pathologic residual disease. These patients will then receive standard-of-care (SOC) neoadjuvant chemotherapy per treating physician's discretion. Patients who are estrogen receptor (ER) positive and HER2+ will also receive aromatase inhibitor (+/- ovarian suppression, depending on menopausal status) with the RTP study treatment. Correlative studies will include tissue and blood-based molecular and genetic biomarkers of response and resistance to the regimen. Study follow-ups will be provided every 12 weeks, as per standard-of-care. The primary endpoint of the trial will be pathologic response rate (RCB- 0) in the breast and lymph nodes after 6 cycles of retifanlimab, trastuzumab and pertuzumab in patients with HER2- addicted breast cancer. We hypothesize that retifanlimab, trastuzumab and pertuzumab in patients with HER2-addicted breast cancer will have a pathologic complete response rate of 75%.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
375 mg administered as an IV infusion over 30 minutes Q3W.
Loading dose as 8 mg/kg IV infusion over 90 minutes; Subsequent doses as 6 mg/kg IV infusion over 30-90 minutes Q3W
Loading dose as 840 mg IV infusion over 60 minutes; Subsequent doses as 420 mg IV infusion over 30-60 minutes Q3W
Pathologic Response Rate
To determine the pathologic response rate \[residual cancer burden (RCB)- 0\] in the breast and lymph nodes after 6 cycles of retifanlimab, trastuzumab and pertuzumab in patients with HER2-addicted breast cancer.
Time frame: From time of enrollment to the 6th cycle (21 day cycles) of treatment [18 weeks]
Estimate RCB rate based on patients tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
To estimate RCB 0 and RCB 1 rate in patients whose tumors have \< 10% and ≥ 10% tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs).
Time frame: From time of enrollment to the 6th cycle (21 day cycles) of treatment [18 weeks]
Estimate RCB rate based on patients PD-L1 status
To estimate RCB 0 and RCB 1 rate in patients with PD-L1-positive (≥10% tumor or stroma) and PD-L1-negative tumors (\<10% tumor or stroma).
Time frame: From time of enrollment to the 6th cycle (21 day cycles) of treatment [18 weeks]
Disease-Free Survival (DFS) rate
To determine the 3-year disease-free survival (DFS) rate of retifanlimab, trastuzumab and pertuzumab in patients with HER2- addicted breast cancer (only for patients who achieve RCB 0 and RCB 1).
Time frame: From enrollment until end of follow-up [4 years]
Safety and Toxicity of Retifanlimab, Trastuzumab, and Pertuzumab
To determine safety and toxicity of retifanlimab, trastuzumab and pertuzumab in patients with HER2- addicted breast cancer, as assessed by the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) v5.
Time frame: From time of enrollment until end of treatment [1 year]
Correlation between ctDNA and pCR
To determine whether early clearance of ctDNA correlates with pCR
Time frame: From time of enrollment to the 6th cycle (21 day cycles) of treatment [18 weeks]
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