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Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (DS-8201a) Versus Investigator's Choice for HER2-low Breast Cancer That Has Spread or Cannot be Surgically Removed [DESTINY-Breast04]

Registration Number
NCT03734029
Lead Sponsor
Daiichi Sankyo
Brief Summary

This study will compare DS-8201a to physician choice standard treatment.

Participants must have HER2-low breast cancer that has been treated before.

Participants' cancer:

* Cannot be removed by an operation

* Has spread to other parts of the body

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, 2-arm, Phase 3, open-label, multicenter study to compare the safety and efficacy of trastuzumab deruxtecan versus the physician's choice (2:1) in HER2-low, unresectable and/or metastatic breast cancer participants.

The Sponsor proposes to define a new HER2-low population in this trial including tumors with IHC 1+ and IHC 2+/ISH- HER2 expression.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
557
Inclusion Criteria
  • Is the age of majority in their country

  • Has pathologically documented breast cancer that:

    1. Is unresectable or metastatic
    2. Has low-HER2 expression defined as IHC 2+/ISH- or IHC 1+ (ISH- or untested)
    3. Is HR-positive or HR-negative
    4. Has progressed on, and would no longer benefit from, endocrine therapy
    5. Has been treated with 1 to 2 prior lines of chemotherapy/adjuvant in the recurrent or metastatic setting
    6. Was never previously HER2-positive (ICH 3+ or ISH+) on prior pathology testing (per American Society of Clinical Oncology-College of American Pathologists [ASCO-CAP] guidelines)
  • Has documented radiologic progression (during or after most recent treatment)

  • Has adequate archival tumor samples available or is wiling to provide fresh biopsies prior to randomization for:

    1. assessment of HER2 status
    2. assessment of post-treatment status
  • Has at least 1 measurable lesion per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors 1.1

  • Has protocol-defined adequate cardiac, bone marrow, renal, hepatic and blood clotting functions

  • Male and female participants of reproductive/childbearing potential, agrees to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception and agrees to avoid preserving ova or sperm for at least 4.5 months after treatment (or longer, per locally approved labels)

Exclusion Criteria
  • Is ineligible for all options in the physician's choice arm
  • Has breast cancer ever assessed with high-HER2 expression
  • Has previously been treated with any anti-HER2 therapy, including an antibody drug conjugate
  • Has uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease
  • Has spinal cord compression or clinically active central nervous system metastases
  • Has history of (noninfectious) interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis that required steroids, has current ILD/pneumonitis, or suspected ILD/pneumonitis that cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening
  • Has any medical history or condition that per protocol or in the opinion of the investigator is inappropriate for the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Physician's ChoiceNab-paclitaxelHER2-low, unresectable, and/or metastatic breast cancer participants previously treated with chemotherapy randomized to Physician's choice from the following options: * Capecitabine * Eribulin * Gemcitabine * Paclitaxel * Nab-paclitaxel
Trastuzumab deruxtecanTrastuzumab deruxtecan (DS-8201a)HER2-low, unresectable, and/or metastatic breast cancer participants previously treated with chemotherapy randomized to DS8201a
Physician's ChoiceCapecitabineHER2-low, unresectable, and/or metastatic breast cancer participants previously treated with chemotherapy randomized to Physician's choice from the following options: * Capecitabine * Eribulin * Gemcitabine * Paclitaxel * Nab-paclitaxel
Physician's ChoiceGemcitabineHER2-low, unresectable, and/or metastatic breast cancer participants previously treated with chemotherapy randomized to Physician's choice from the following options: * Capecitabine * Eribulin * Gemcitabine * Paclitaxel * Nab-paclitaxel
Physician's ChoicePaclitaxelHER2-low, unresectable, and/or metastatic breast cancer participants previously treated with chemotherapy randomized to Physician's choice from the following options: * Capecitabine * Eribulin * Gemcitabine * Paclitaxel * Nab-paclitaxel
Physician's ChoiceEribulinHER2-low, unresectable, and/or metastatic breast cancer participants previously treated with chemotherapy randomized to Physician's choice from the following options: * Capecitabine * Eribulin * Gemcitabine * Paclitaxel * Nab-paclitaxel
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression-free Survival (PFS) Based on Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) in the Hormone Receptor-Positive Cohort in Participants With HER2-low Breast CancerFrom the date of randomization to the earliest date of the first objective documentation of radiographic disease progression or death due to any cause, up to approximately 3 years

Progression-free survival (PFS), defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, was assessed from the date of randomization to the date of the first radiographic disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever came first. PFS was based on blinded independent central review (BICR) in the hormone receptor-positive cohort according to modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST) version 1.1. Median PFS was from Kaplan-Meier analysis. Confidence interval for median was computed using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Best Overall Response and Confirmed Objective Response Rate (ORR) in the Hormone Receptor-Positive Cohort in Participants With HER2-low Breast CancerFrom screening and every 6 weeks up to withdrawal of subject consent, progressive disease (PD), or unacceptable toxicity, up to approximately 3 years

Best overall response rate and confirmed objective response rate (ORR) were assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR) and investigator assessment. Complete response (CR) was defined as a disappearance of all target lesions, partial response (PR) was defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, and stable disease (SD) was defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease (PD; at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions. Confirmed ORR was defined as the number of participants with complete and partial responses and confirmed by a second assessment.

Best Overall Response and Confirmed Objective Response Rate (ORR) in Participants With HER2-low Breast Cancer (All Patients)From screening and every 6 weeks up to withdrawal of subject consent, progressive disease (PD), or unacceptable toxicity, up to approximately 3 years

Best overall response rate and confirmed objective response rate (ORR) were assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR) and investigator assessment. Complete response (CR) was defined as a disappearance of all target lesions, partial response (PR) was defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, and stable disease (SD) was defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease (PD; at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions. Confirmed ORR was defined as the number of participants with complete and partial responses and confirmed by a second assessment.

Duration of Response in the Hormone Receptor-Positive Cohort in Participants With HER2-low Breast CancerFrom the date of the first documented objective response (CR or PR) to the first documented disease progression or death, whichever occurs first, up to approximately 3 years

Duration of Response (DoR) is defined as the date of the first documented objective response (complete response \[CR\] or partial response \[PR\]) to the first documented disease progression or death, whichever occurs first. DoR was based on blinded independent central review (BICR) and investigator assessment. Median was from Kaplan-Meier estimate. Confidence interval for median was computed using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.

Duration of Response in Participants With HER2-low Breast Cancer (All Patients)From the date of the first documented objective response (CR or PR) to the first documented disease progression or death, whichever occurs first, up to approximately 3 years

Duration of Response (DoR) is defined as the date of the first documented objective response (complete response \[CR\] or partial response \[PR\]) to the first documented disease progression or death, whichever occurs first. DoR was based on blinded independent central review (BICR) and investigator assessment. Median was from Kaplan-Meier estimate. Confidence interval for median was computed using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.

Overall Survival (OS) in the Hormone Receptor-Positive Cohort in Participants With HER2-low Breast CancerFrom the date of randomization up to the date of death due to any cause, up to approximately 3 years

Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death due to any cause. If there was no death reported for a participant before the data cutoff for OS analysis, OS was censored at the last contact date at which the participant was known to be alive.

Overall Survival (OS) in All PatientsFrom the date of randomization up to the date of death due to any cause, up to approximately 3 years

Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death due to any cause. If there was no death reported for a participant before the data cutoff for OS analysis, OS was censored at the last contact date at which the participant was known to be alive.

Progression-free Survival (PFS) Based on Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) in Participants With HER2-low Breast Cancer (All Patients) Regardless of Hormone Receptor StatusFrom the date of randomization to the earliest date of the first objective documentation of radiographic disease progression or death due to any cause, up to approximately 3 years

Progression-free survival (PFS), defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, was assessed from the date of randomization to the date of the first radiographic disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever came first. PFS was based on blinded independent central review (BICR) according to modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST) version 1.1. Median PFS was from Kaplan-Meier analysis. Confidence interval for median was computed using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.

Progression-free Survival Based on Investigator Assessment in the Hormone Receptor-Positive Cohort in Participants With HER2-low Breast CancerFrom the date of randomization to the earliest date of the first objective documentation of radiographic disease progression or death due to any cause, up to approximately 3 years

Progression-free survival (PFS), defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, was assessed from the date of randomization to the date of the first radiographic disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever came first. PFS was based on investigator assessment in the hormone receptor-positive cohort according to modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST) version 1.1. Median PFS was from Kaplan-Meier analysis. Confidence interval for median was computed using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.

Progression-free Survival Based on Investigator Assessment in Participants With HER2-low Breast Cancer (All Patients)From the date of randomization to the earliest date of the first objective documentation of radiographic disease progression or death due to any cause, up to approximately 3 years

Progression-free survival (PFS), defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, was assessed from the date of randomization to the date of the first radiographic disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever came first. PFS was based on investigator assessment according to modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST) version 1.1. Median PFS was from Kaplan-Meier analysis. Confidence interval for median was computed using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.

Number of Overall Survival Events (Deaths)From the date of randomization up to the date of death due to any cause, up to approximately 3 years

Trial Locations

Locations (208)

Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers - Chandler II

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Chandler, Arizona, United States

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Gilbert, Arizona, United States

Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Western Regional Medical Center

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Goodyear, Arizona, United States

UCLA School of Medicine

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Stanford Cancer Institute

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Palo Alto, California, United States

Cancer Care Associates Medical Group, Inc. TORI

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Redondo Beach, California, United States

University of California at San Francisco (PARENT)

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San Francisco, California, United States

Eastern Connecticut Hematology/Oncology Assoc.

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Norwich, Connecticut, United States

Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.

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Newark, Delaware, United States

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center - Deerfield Beach

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Boca Raton, Florida, United States

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Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers - Chandler II
🇺🇸Chandler, Arizona, United States

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