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STOP-HER2: Stopping Trastuzumab in HER2+ MBC

Primary Purpose

Breast Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer, HER2-positive Breast Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Cessation of anti-HER2 treatment
Sponsored by
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring Breast Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer, HER2-positive Breast Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: Age ≥18 years Participants must have histologically or cytologically confirmed unresectable locally advanced or metastatic invasive breast carcinoma that is HER2-positive by American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists 2018 criteria, as assessed by standard institutional guidelines (central testing is not required). Both estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/HER2-positive and ER-negative/HER2-positive will be eligible. Participants with ER-positive disease should continue endocrine therapy. Participants must be currently receiving first-line anti-HER2 therapy (any regimen) for metastatic disease and must have been on this therapy for at least 3 years without evidence of progressive disease according to RECIST 1.1 criteria. The following exceptions apply: Patients with history of brain-only progressive disease previously treated with local therapy (surgery and/or radiation therapy) are eligible, provided they meet all the following study criteria: Asymptomatic Not requiring anti-convulsant for symptomatic control Not requiring corticosteroids No evidence of interim central nervous system (CNS) progression between the completion of CNS-directed therapy and screening radiographic study Minimum of 2 years (24 months) between completion of CNS-directed therapy and study start Participants with history of oligo-progression (i.e., progressive disease of a single lesion) outside CNS treated with local treatment and/or change of endocrine therapy only are eligible, provided they meet the following criteria: No evidence of interval progression between completion of local treatment or endocrine therapy change and screening radiographic study Minimum 2 years (24 months) between completion of local therapy or treatment switch and study start CT scan within 30 days of study start without definite evidence of progressive disease in the opinion of the treating investigator. Available, representative archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue block from primary and/or metastatic site. If tissue block is unavailable, 20 unstained 10uM slides will be accepted (less than 20 slides may be acceptable with documentation of Sponsor-Investigator approval and would not require an eligibility exception). Tumor tissue must be received by coordinating site prior to study enrollment. ECOG performance status 0-1 For intervention arm only (cohort 2): willingness to stop anti-HER2 systemic therapy Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other study procedures Ability to understand the study requirements and document informed consent indicating awareness of the investigational nature and the risks of this study Participants with another prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of this trial are eligible Exclusion Criteria: Participants who are receiving any investigational agents to treat breast cancer Participants with psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. All English- speaking patients will participate in the PRO measures. Patients that do not read or understand English are eligible to participate but will be exempt from the patient completed questionnaires

Sites / Locations

  • Dana-Farber Cancer InsituteRecruiting
  • DFCI @ FoxboroughRecruiting
  • DFCI @ Merrimack ValleyRecruiting
  • DFCI @ Milford Regional HospitalRecruiting
  • DFCI @ South Shore HospitalRecruiting
  • Baylor College of MedicineRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

No Intervention

Experimental

Arm Label

Cohort 1: Observational Continue Anti-HER2 Therapy

Cohort 2: - Stop Anti-HER2 Therapy

Arm Description

Participants will have scans 30 days prior to starting study then undergo clinical follow-up 4-6 weeks after study initiation, at 12 weeks, and every 12 weeks thereafter. Visits will include interval history, physical exam, concomitant medications and blood draw for tumor marker assessment and research blood. Participants will undergo restaging scans every 12 weeks (+/- 2 weeks).

Participants will have scans 30 days prior to starting study. Week 1 participants will stop anti-HER2 therapy then undergo clinical follow-up every 4-6 weeks, at 12 weeks, and every 12 weeks thereafter. Visits will include interval history, physical exam, concomitant medications and blood draw for tumor marker assessment and research blood. Participants will undergo restaging scans every 12 weeks (+/- 2 weeks). Participants remaining progression-free after one year off treatment, may continue off anti-HER2 therapy indefinitely, with imaging surveillance suggested to be every 3-6 months at the discretion of the treating oncologist and will be followed up to 10 years Participants with disease progression after stopping anti-HER2 therapy, treatment is at discretion of the treating physician but resuming the pre-study regimen is strongly encouraged.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

1-year progression-free survival (PFS) Stopped Anti-HER2 Treatment
The primary endpoint is one-year progression-free survival (PFS) per RECIST 1.1 assessed separately in the participants who agree to stop HER2 therapy and those who continue HER2 therapy.
1-year progression-free survival (PFS) Continued Anti-HER2 Treatment
The primary endpoint is one-year progression-free survival (PFS) per RECIST 1.1 assessed separately in the participants who agree to stop HER2 therapy and those who continue HER2 therapy.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Clinical benefit rate (CBR)
Determine the clinical benefit rate (CBR) of re-initiation of anti-HER2 therapy for participants who experience disease progression after stopping anti-HER2 therapy. Clinical benefit rate is defined as CR, PR, or SD ≥ 24weeks per RECIST 1.1. Clinical benefit rate after re-initiation of HER2 therapy will be reported with a 95% exact confidence interval.
3-year Overall survival (OS)
Determine 3-year overall survival (OS) in participants in cohorts 1 and 2 using time-to-event analysis methods of Kaplan-Meier
3-year progression-free survival (PFS)
Determine 3-year PFS in participants in cohorts 1 and 2 using time-to-event analysis methods of Kaplan-Meier.
Probability of restarting anti-HER2 Treatment
Proportion of participants that restart anti-HER2 systemic therapy without progression of disease in participants stopping anti-HER2 therapy will be reported with a 95% exact confidence interval.

Full Information

First Posted
February 1, 2023
Last Updated
October 16, 2023
Sponsor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI), Gateway for Cancer Research, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium, Johns Hopkins University
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05721248
Brief Title
STOP-HER2: Stopping Trastuzumab in HER2+ MBC
Official Title
The STOP-HER2 Trial: A Phase 2 Study of Stopping Trastuzumab - Outcomes in Patients With HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
October 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Study Start Date
April 19, 2023 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
February 2026 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
February 2036 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI), Gateway for Cancer Research, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium, Johns Hopkins University

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This study is being done to see if anti-HER2 treatment be safely stopped in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) that have had exceptional response to treatment. Exceptional response" is considered as cancer progression being controlled for three years or more since starting anti-HER2 treatment.
Detailed Description
This is a single arm, phase II study of cessation of anti-HER2 systemic therapy in exceptional responders with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC), defined as individuals free of disease progression after at least 3 years of first-line treatment. This research study will include two different groups (cohorts) of patients. Those not wanting to stop anti-HER2 maintenance treatment will be included in a non-randomized, observational cohort (cohort 1). Those willing to stop maintenance anti-HER2 treatment you will be included in cohort 2. This study is trying to understand whether blood samples that may contain traces of DNA from cancer, known as "circulating tumor DNA" or "ctDNA" are able to help identify which patients can successfully stop treatment without a change in their cancer. The research study procedures include: an initial screening phase followed by periodic visits with blood work, questionnaires, and body scans. It is expected that about 82 people will take part in this research study (52 in cohort 2 (stopping treatment), 30 in cohort 1 (continuing treatment). This study is expected to last 1 year with 10 years of follow up. The Susan G. Komen Foundation, the Gateway for Cancer Research - both nonprofit foundations supporting cancer research - and the National Institutes of Health are supporting this research study by providing funds. This study is also being supported by Johns Hopkins University on behalf of the Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium (TBCRC). The TBCRC is a group of academic medical centers across the United States that work together to conduct breast cancer research.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Breast Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer, HER2-positive Breast Cancer
Keywords
Breast Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer, HER2-positive Breast Cancer

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Enrollment
82 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Cohort 1: Observational Continue Anti-HER2 Therapy
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
Participants will have scans 30 days prior to starting study then undergo clinical follow-up 4-6 weeks after study initiation, at 12 weeks, and every 12 weeks thereafter. Visits will include interval history, physical exam, concomitant medications and blood draw for tumor marker assessment and research blood. Participants will undergo restaging scans every 12 weeks (+/- 2 weeks).
Arm Title
Cohort 2: - Stop Anti-HER2 Therapy
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants will have scans 30 days prior to starting study. Week 1 participants will stop anti-HER2 therapy then undergo clinical follow-up every 4-6 weeks, at 12 weeks, and every 12 weeks thereafter. Visits will include interval history, physical exam, concomitant medications and blood draw for tumor marker assessment and research blood. Participants will undergo restaging scans every 12 weeks (+/- 2 weeks). Participants remaining progression-free after one year off treatment, may continue off anti-HER2 therapy indefinitely, with imaging surveillance suggested to be every 3-6 months at the discretion of the treating oncologist and will be followed up to 10 years Participants with disease progression after stopping anti-HER2 therapy, treatment is at discretion of the treating physician but resuming the pre-study regimen is strongly encouraged.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Cessation of anti-HER2 treatment
Intervention Description
Cessation of anti-HER2 treatment with standard treatment described as trastuzumab (Herceptin) with or without pertuzumab (Perjeta) continued as long as it is working or significant side effects occur.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
1-year progression-free survival (PFS) Stopped Anti-HER2 Treatment
Description
The primary endpoint is one-year progression-free survival (PFS) per RECIST 1.1 assessed separately in the participants who agree to stop HER2 therapy and those who continue HER2 therapy.
Time Frame
Up to 1 year
Title
1-year progression-free survival (PFS) Continued Anti-HER2 Treatment
Description
The primary endpoint is one-year progression-free survival (PFS) per RECIST 1.1 assessed separately in the participants who agree to stop HER2 therapy and those who continue HER2 therapy.
Time Frame
Up to 1 year
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Clinical benefit rate (CBR)
Description
Determine the clinical benefit rate (CBR) of re-initiation of anti-HER2 therapy for participants who experience disease progression after stopping anti-HER2 therapy. Clinical benefit rate is defined as CR, PR, or SD ≥ 24weeks per RECIST 1.1. Clinical benefit rate after re-initiation of HER2 therapy will be reported with a 95% exact confidence interval.
Time Frame
Up to 1 year
Title
3-year Overall survival (OS)
Description
Determine 3-year overall survival (OS) in participants in cohorts 1 and 2 using time-to-event analysis methods of Kaplan-Meier
Time Frame
Up to 3 years
Title
3-year progression-free survival (PFS)
Description
Determine 3-year PFS in participants in cohorts 1 and 2 using time-to-event analysis methods of Kaplan-Meier.
Time Frame
Up to 3 years
Title
Probability of restarting anti-HER2 Treatment
Description
Proportion of participants that restart anti-HER2 systemic therapy without progression of disease in participants stopping anti-HER2 therapy will be reported with a 95% exact confidence interval.
Time Frame
Up to 1 year

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Age ≥18 years Participants must have histologically or cytologically confirmed unresectable locally advanced or metastatic invasive breast carcinoma that is HER2-positive by American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists 2018 criteria, as assessed by standard institutional guidelines (central testing is not required). Both estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/HER2-positive and ER-negative/HER2-positive will be eligible. Participants with ER-positive disease should continue endocrine therapy. Participants must be currently receiving first-line anti-HER2 therapy (any regimen) for metastatic disease and must have been on this therapy for at least 3 years without evidence of progressive disease according to RECIST 1.1 criteria. The following exceptions apply: Patients with history of brain-only progressive disease previously treated with local therapy (surgery and/or radiation therapy) are eligible, provided they meet all the following study criteria: Asymptomatic Not requiring anti-convulsant for symptomatic control Not requiring corticosteroids No evidence of interim central nervous system (CNS) progression between the completion of CNS-directed therapy and screening radiographic study Minimum of 2 years (24 months) between completion of CNS-directed therapy and study start Participants with history of oligo-progression (i.e., progressive disease of a single lesion) outside CNS treated with local treatment and/or change of endocrine therapy only are eligible, provided they meet the following criteria: No evidence of interval progression between completion of local treatment or endocrine therapy change and screening radiographic study Minimum 2 years (24 months) between completion of local therapy or treatment switch and study start CT scan within 30 days of study start without definite evidence of progressive disease in the opinion of the treating investigator. Available, representative archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue block from primary and/or metastatic site. If tissue block is unavailable, 20 unstained 10uM slides will be accepted (less than 20 slides may be acceptable with documentation of Sponsor-Investigator approval and would not require an eligibility exception). Tumor tissue must be received by coordinating site prior to study enrollment. ECOG performance status 0-1 For intervention arm only (cohort 2): willingness to stop anti-HER2 systemic therapy Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other study procedures Ability to understand the study requirements and document informed consent indicating awareness of the investigational nature and the risks of this study Participants with another prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of this trial are eligible Exclusion Criteria: Participants who are receiving any investigational agents to treat breast cancer Participants with psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. All English- speaking patients will participate in the PRO measures. Patients that do not read or understand English are eligible to participate but will be exempt from the patient completed questionnaires
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Heather A Parsons, MD, MPH
Phone
(617) 632-3800
Email
Heather_parsons@dfci.harvard.edu
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Heather A Parsons, MD, MPH
Organizational Affiliation
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Dana-Farber Cancer Insitute
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
ZIP/Postal Code
02215
Country
United States
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Heather A Parsons, MD, MPH
Phone
617-632-3800
Email
Heather_parsons@dfci.harvard.edu
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Heather A Parsons, MD, MPH
Facility Name
DFCI @ Foxborough
City
Foxboro
State/Province
Massachusetts
ZIP/Postal Code
02035
Country
United States
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Natalie Sinclair, MD
Email
nsinclair1@partners.org
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Natalie Sinclair, MD
Facility Name
DFCI @ Merrimack Valley
City
Methuen
State/Province
Massachusetts
ZIP/Postal Code
01844
Country
United States
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Pedro Sanz-Altamira, MD
Email
Pedro_Sanz-Altamira@DFCI.HARVARD.EDU
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Pedro Sanz-Altamira, MD
Facility Name
DFCI @ Milford Regional Hospital
City
Milford
State/Province
Massachusetts
ZIP/Postal Code
01757
Country
United States
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Natalie Sinclair, MD
Email
nsinclair1@partners.org
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Natalie Sinclair, MD
Facility Name
DFCI @ South Shore Hospital
City
South Weymouth
State/Province
Massachusetts
ZIP/Postal Code
02190
Country
United States
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
James Stoeckle, MD
Email
James_Stoeckle@dfci.harvard.edu
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
James Stoeckle, MD
Facility Name
Baylor College of Medicine
City
Houston
State/Province
Texas
ZIP/Postal Code
77030
Country
United States
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Ahmed Elkhanany, MD
Email
aelkhanany@uabmc.edu
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Ahmed Elkhanany, MD

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
Yes
IPD Sharing Plan Description
The Dana-Farber / Harvard Cancer Center encourages and supports the responsible and ethical sharing of data from clinical trials. De-identified participant data from the final research dataset used in the published manuscript may only be shared under the terms of a Data Use Agreement. Requests may be directed to: [contact information for Sponsor Investigator or designee]. The protocol and statistical analysis plan will be made available on Clinicaltrials.gov only as required by federal regulation or as a condition of awards and agreements supporting the research.
IPD Sharing Time Frame
Data can be shared no earlier than 1 year following the date of publication
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
Contact the Belfer Office for Dana-Farber Innovations (BODFI) at innovation@dfci.harvard.edu

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