Trastuzumab Optimization Trial in Breast Cancer

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

500 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-11-30

Study Completion Date

2011-04-30

Brief Summary

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This is an open-label, randomised phase III, multicentre, Italian study designed to investigate the role of trastuzumab in patients with locally advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer over expressing HER2 who received a first line chemotherapy containing trastuzumab. The trial in divided in two studies: 1. The maintenance study will be conducted in patients not progressing to a first line chemotherapy plus trastuzumab. 2. The 2nd line study will be conducted in patients progressing to a first line chemotherapy plus trastuzumab.

Detailed Description

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This project consists of two independent, following specific eligibility criteria and different randomisation schemes studies, later on called maintenance study and 2nd line study. All patients enrolled in the maintenance study, after disease progression should be screened to enter the 2nd line study. Maintenance study: Open-label, randomised, phase III, multicenter, Italian study designed to investigate the role of a maintenance therapy with trastuzumab in patients with locally advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer over expressing HER2 and not progressed to a first line chemotherapy plus trastuzumab. Patients will be ed to: Arm A: maintenance of trastuzumab treatment Arm B: interruption of trastuzumab treatment with a ratio 2 maintenance trastuzumab : 1 interruption of trastuzumab. Trastuzumab will be administered intravenously once every 3 weeks until progression of disease, unmanageable toxicity or patient refusal. Patients will be evaluated for progression every 9 weeks (corresponding to the time required to complete the evaluation after every 3 trastuzumab infusions). For patients whose disease has not progressed two years after enrolment, treatment will continue according to physician decision and disease assessments will be made following the routine clinical practice. Follow-up will be continued until the achievement of the required number of events. 2nd line study: Open-label, randomised, phase III, multicentre, Italian study designed to investigate the role of a second line therapy with trastuzumab in patients with locally advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer over expressing HER2 and progressed to a first line chemotherapy plus trastuzumab. Patients will be randomised to: Arm A: trastuzumab + chemotherapy treatment Arm B: chemotherapy alone with a ratio 1 trastuzumab + chemotherapy treatment : 1 chemotherapy alone. Trastuzumab will be administered intravenously, concomitant to a second line chemotherapy of physician's choice. Trastuzumab can be given on a weekly or 3-weekly schedule to accomplish the schedule of concomitant chemotherapy, until progression of disease, unmanageable toxicity or patient refusal. Patients will be evaluated for progression every 9 weeks (corresponding to the time required to complete the evaluation after every 3 trastuzumab infusions). Follow-up will be continued until the achievement of the required number of events. In maintenance study, trastuzumab will be given in an outpatient setting every 3 weeks at the dose of 6 mg/Kg by intravenous infusion over 90 minutes, or over 30 minutes at the Investigator's discretion followed by 30 minutes observation time. If the last previous dose of trastuzumab was given more than 4 weeks before entering the study, patients will receive a re-loading dose of trastuzumab 8 mg/kg over 90 minutes, followed by 30 minutes observation time. Therapy with trastuzumab will continue until progression of disease, unmanageable toxicity or patient refusal. For patients whose disease has not progressed two years after enrolment, treatment will continue according to physician decision and disease assessments will be made following the routine clinical practice. In 2nd line study, to accomplish the schedule of concomitant second line chemotherapy, trastuzumab will be given on a weekly (2 mg/kg) or a 3-weekly (6 mg/kg) basis with the modalities of the maintenance study, according to clinician's decision. Concomitant second line chemotherapy will be left at physician's choice. If the last previous dose of trastuzumab was given more than 4 weeks before entering the study, patients will receive a re-loading dose of trastuzumab 4 mg/kg over 60 minutes, followed by 30 minutes observation time.

Conditions

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Metastatic or Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

Keywords

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trastuzumab optimization in breast cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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A

In the maintenance study:

ARM A: maintenance of trastuzumab

In the 2nd line study:

ARM A: trastuzumab plus chemotherapy treatment

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

trastuzumab

Intervention Type DRUG

In the maintenance study trastuzumab will be administrated once every 3 weeks at the dose of 6 mg/kg by intravenous infusion over 90 minutes until progression of disease. In the 2nd line study, to accomplish the schedule of concomitant second line chemotherapy, trastuzumab will be given on a weekly (2 mg/kg) or a 3-weekly (6 mg/kg).

B

In the maintenance study:

ARM B: interruption of trastuzumab treatment

In the 2nd line study:

ARM B: chemotherapy alone

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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trastuzumab

In the maintenance study trastuzumab will be administrated once every 3 weeks at the dose of 6 mg/kg by intravenous infusion over 90 minutes until progression of disease. In the 2nd line study, to accomplish the schedule of concomitant second line chemotherapy, trastuzumab will be given on a weekly (2 mg/kg) or a 3-weekly (6 mg/kg).

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Herceptin

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* \>18 years of age. Patients older of 70 years of age are eligible on the basis of an individual risk-benefit assessment by the investigator
* Histologically confirmed breast cancer with locally advanced and/or metastatic disease
* Over expression of HER2 (3+) as determined by IHC or amplification of HER2/c-erbB2 by FISH/CISH of the primary tumour or of a metastasis
* Assessable disease. The presence of measurable disease is not needed for enrolment. Patients with bone lesions, ascites and pleural effusion as only sites of disease are considered eligible
* Completion of a first line chemotherapy in association with trastuzumab given for at least 6 months for advanced disease. The last dose of trastuzumab should have to be given within 6 weeks prior to randomisation for treatments given with a 3 weekly schedule or within 3 weeks if a weekly schedule was used (only for maintenance study)
* Progressive disease during or within 6 months from the completion of a first line chemotherapy plus trastuzumab for advanced disease or within 6 months from the completion of an adjuvant treatment for early disease (only for 2nd line study). Patients progressing more than 6 months after the completion of a first line trastuzumab-containing regimen should be re-treated with the previous regimen and included in 2nd line study after evidence of progression.
* Signed written informed consent obtained prior to any study specific study procedures

Exclusion Criteria

* ECOG-PS \>2
* Pregnant or lactating women. Women of childbearing potential must implement adequate contraceptive measures
* Previous or current malignancies at other sites, with the exception of adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri, basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or other cancer curatively treated by surgery and with no evidence of disease for at least 5 years.
* Baseline LVEF \<50% (measured by echocardiography or MUGA) performed within 4 weeks prior to randomisation. History of documented congestive heart failure, angina pectoris requiring antianginal medication, evidence of transmural infarction ECG, poorly controlled hypertension (systolic \> 180 mmHg or diastolic \> 100 mmHg); clinically significant valvular heart disease; high-risk uncontrolled arrhythmias
* Presence of CNS metastases, not amenable to curative therapy. Patients with previously treated CNS metastases must be asymptomatic and stable at radiological imaging from at least 3 months
* Patients with dyspnoea at rest due to malignant or other disease, or who require supportive oxygen therapy. Patients with pre-existing lung disease or advanced pulmonary involvement may be at increased risk of serious toxicities with trastuzumab and should be evaluated carefully before entry into the study
* Concomitant chemotherapy with anthracyclines, including liposomal drugs (only for 2nd line study)
* Treatment with any investigational drug within 30 days before beginning of enrolment in the trial
* History or presence of other disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates use of trastuzumab

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Principal Investigators

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Armando Santoro, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

Locations

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Ospedale E. Profili

Fabriano, Ancona, Italy

Site Status RECRUITING