Elacestrant: 400mg QD orally on a continuous dosing schedule
Tamoxifen: 20 mg QD orally on a continuous dosing schedule
Letrozole 2.5mg: 2.5 mg QD orally on a continuous dosing schedule
Anastrozole 1mg: 1 mg QD orally on a continuous dosing schedule
Exemestane 25 MG: 25 mg QD orally on a continuous dosing schedule
Study summary
This is an international, multi-center, randomised, open label, superiority phase III trial of elacestrant vs standard endocrine therapy in patients with ER+/HER2- breast cancer and ctDNA relapse.
During the ctDNA screening phase, patients will be tested at different timepoints to detect the presence of ctDNA in their blood.
Patients who are found to be ctDNA-positive and have no evidence of distant metastasis, will be randomised 1:1 between standard endocrine treatment (the same they were receiving when tested ctDNA positive) versus elacestrant, provided they meet all eligibility criteria. After completion of the protocol treatment period, treatment will be left at the discretion of the treating physician.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
1. ctDNA screening phase:
Main inclusion criteria:
• Female (both pre- and postmenopausal) or male patients with histologically confirmed ER positive (regardless of PR),
HER2 negative breast cancer, according to local pathologist:
* ER-positive defined as ≥ 10% of cells staining positive for ER or Allred proportion score ≥3
* HER2-negative defined as a score of 0, 1+ by immunohistochemistry (IHC) or a negative in situ hybridization (ISH) based on single-probe average HER2 copy number, as per American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines
* Intermediate to high risk of recurrence after definitive treatment for early breast cancer, defined as:
FOR PATIENTS TREATED WITH PRIMARY SURGERY:
* Any patient with ≥ 4 positive axillary lymph nodes (stage pN2-3).
* 1-3 positive axillary lymph nodes (stage pN1) and either:
* Tumour size ≥ 5 cm or/and
* Histologic grade 3 or/and
* Ki67≥20% or/and
* High genomic risk defined as Oncotype Dx Recurrence Score \>=26, Mammaprint high risk, Prosigna score \>40 or EPclin risk score \>=4.0.
* Negative axillary lymph nodes (stage pN0) and tumour size ≥ 2 cm and either
* Histologic grade 3 a or/and
* Ki67≥20% and/or
* High genomic risk defined as Oncotype Dx Recurrence Score \>=26, Mammaprint high risk, Prosigna score \>60 or EPclin risk score \>=4.0. FOR PATIENTS TREATED WITH NEOADJUVANT
SYSTEMIC TREATMENT FOLLOWED BY SURGERY:
* Patient may have received neoadjuvant endocrine therapy or neoadjuvant chemotherapy provided that:
* The initial tumour and/or the tumour after surgery meet the criteria above defined for patients treated with primary surgery or the initial tumour was staged as cT4anyN and
* There is no pathological complete response, defined as no invasive disease in the breast and axilla (ypT0/is ypN0).
* Age ≥18 years
* Patients must have received at least 1 year and up to 7.5 years of ET and planned to continue adjuvant ET during ctDNA screening phase
* Previous adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitor or PARP-inhibitor treatment is allowed provided it is completed
* Invasive multicentric / multifocal disease is allowed provided that all the tested foci are ER+ HER2-. A sample from the highest-risk one, according to the investigator decision based on the size and grade, should be sent to Natera to build the patient ctDNA assay.
* Available tumour sample from resected or biopsied tissue, with a tumour content of ≥20% (30% preferred) either before or after macro dissection (if performed) and a cell viability of a minimum 100 cells.
* Core Needle Biopsies (CNB): recommended minimum of four (4) cores per block
* Fine Needle Aspirates (FNA) are not accepted
* The following sample types are acceptable:
* 6-10 unstained slides (charged and unbaked) of 10μm each (or 12-19 unstained slides at 5 μm each), PLUS one contiguous H\&E slide. Minimum total tissue thickness must be 60μm OR
* FFPE tissue block with 25mm2 minimum surface area
* Written informed consent must be given according to ICH/GCP, and national/local regulations.
Main exclusion criteria:
* Suspected recurrent disease or known conflicts with the inclusion and exclusion criteria for the randomised trial
* Prior treatment with any SERD or investigational ER antagonist
* Previous history of invasive breast cancer
* Previous history of any other malignancy within the last 5 years, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or carcinoma in situ.
* Previous history of bone marrow and/or organ transplant
* Bilateral invasive breast cancer
* Participation in another clinical study, with the exception of the SURVIVE study and observational (non-interventional) and non-drug intervention clinical studies. Note: patients participating in interventional studies may participate once they enter the follow-up period of the study
* Blood transfusion within 3 months prior to registration or during the screening.
2. Randomised trial:
Main inclusion criteria:
* ctDNA positive according to the Signatera ctDNA assay (main study ctDNA test) or other ctDNA assay approved for diagnostic purposes.
* Patients must meet the eligibility criteria for the screening phase, with the exception of the tissue sample requirements.
* Patients must receive adjuvant ET at the time of the ctDNA positive test
* Absence of locoregional and/or metastatic disease and/or new malignancy, as investigated by:
* Mammogram (unilateral in case of mastectomy; not required in patients having undergone bilateral mastectomy) NOTE: if local investigator plans to use MRIs instead of mammograms during the study, MRI will have to be performed at baseline.
* CT thorax and abdomen/pelvis with IV contrast. In case of any contra-indications (medical or regulatory): CT thorax without contrast + MRI abdomen/pelvis.
* Technetium-99m bone scintigraphy
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-1
* Adequate organ function
* Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative highly sensitive serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to randomisation.
Main exclusion criteria:
* Any unresolved toxic effect of prior therapies or surgical procedures of Grade ≥ 2 according to Common Terminology Criteria of Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0, with the exception of alopecia, peripheral neuropathy and other toxicities not considered a safety risk for the participant at investigator's discretion
* Unable or unwilling to avoid over-the-counter medications, dietary/herbal supplements, and/or foods that are moderate/strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4 activity
* Known difficulty in tolerating oral medications or conditions which would impair absorption of oral medications
* Any of the following cardiovascular disorders within 3 months before enrolment:
* myocardial infarction
* stroke
* severe/unstable angina
* symptomatic cardiac arrhythmia
* prolonged QTcF ≥ Grade 3 (i.e., \> 500 msec)
* heart failure ≥ Class III as defined by the New York Heart Association (NYHA) guidelines
* CTCAE version 5.0 grade 3 or 4 dyslipidemia at the time of screening, defined as cholesterol\>400 mg/dL or \>10.34 mmol/L and/or triglycerides\>500 mg/dL or \>5.7 mmol/L.
* Child-Pugh Score greater than Class A
* Uncontrolled significant active infections (≥ grade 3 according to CTCAE version 5), including active hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) or human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
* Coagulopathy or any history of coagulopathy within the past 6 months, including history of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
Primary outcome measure(s)
Distant metastasis free survival (DMFS) — Final DFMS will be 6.25 years after the first patient randomised. Distant metastasis free survival (DMFS) defined as the time from randomisation until first distant metastatic recurrence or death from any cause, whichever occurs first
Trial sites (112)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Institut Jules Bordet
Anderlecht
Belgium
Recruiting
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
Brussels
Belgium
Recruiting
Hopital Universitaire Brugmann
Brussels
Belgium
Recruiting
Grand Hopital de Charleroi - Site Notre Dame
Charleroi
Belgium
Recruiting
CHU Helora Pole Hospitalier Jolimont - Hopital Jolimont
Haine-Saint-Paul
Belgium
Recruiting
AZ Groeninge Kortrijk - Campus Kennedylaan
Kortrijk
Belgium
Recruiting
U.Z. Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg
Leuven
Belgium
Recruiting
CHU Site Sainte-Elisabeth-UCL Namur
Namur
Belgium
Recruiting
AZ Delta - Campus Rumbeke
Roeselare
Belgium
Recruiting
Centre Hospitalier Regional Verviers
Verviers
Belgium
Recruiting
German Oncology Center
Limassol
Cyprus
Recruiting
Bank Of Cyprus Oncology Centre
Stróvolos
Cyprus
Recruiting
Clinique Belharra-Ramsay Sante
Bayonne
France
Recruiting
Centre de Radiotherapie Pierre Curie
Beuvry
France
Recruiting
Centre Hospitalier - Boulogne Sur Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer
France
Recruiting
CHU de Lyon - Hopital Femme Mere Enfant
Bron
France
Recruiting
Centre Hospitalier Dr Techer
Calais
France
Recruiting
Societe de Recherche Oncologique Clinique 37
Chambray-lès-Tours
France
Recruiting
Hopital de Douai- Centre Leonard de Vinci
Dechy
France
Recruiting
Institut de Cancerologie de Bourgogne
Dijon
France
Recruiting
CHU de Limoges - Hopital Dupuytren
Limoges
France
Recruiting
CHU de Lyon - Hopital De La Croix Rousse
Lyon
France
Recruiting
CHU de Lyon - Hopital de la Croix Rousse
Lyon
France
Recruiting
Polyclinique De Gentilly - Centre d'Oncologie
Nancy
France
Recruiting
Institut Curie - Hopital de Paris
Paris
France
Recruiting
CHU de Lyon - Hopital Lyon Sud
Pierre-Bénite
France
Recruiting
Institut Curie - l'Hopital de St Cloud
Saint-Cloud
France
Recruiting
CHU de Toulouse - Institut Claudius Regaud - IUCT oncopole
Toulouse
France
Recruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Aachen AOR - Medizinische Fakultaet der RWTH
Aachen
Germany
Recruiting
Gemeinschaftspraxis Augsburg
Augsburg
Germany
Recruiting
Evangelisches Krankenhaus -Bergisch Gladbach
Bergisch Gladbach
Germany
Recruiting
Marienhospital Bottrop gGmbH
Bottrop
Germany
Recruiting
Hamatologische Onkologische Praxis Im Medicum
Bremen
Germany
Recruiting
St Elisabeth-Krankenhaus
Cologne
Germany
Recruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus (TUD)
Dresden
Germany
Recruiting
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Hanover
Germany
Recruiting
Gemeinschaftspraxis Dr. Pourfard / Dr. Uleer
Hildesheim
Germany
Recruiting
Klinikum Kassel Gmbh
Kassel
Germany
Recruiting
MVM MbH -Onkologie UnterEms, Leer-Papenburg-Emden
Leer
Germany
Recruiting
Busch MCZ GmbH
Mühlhausen
Germany
Recruiting
+ 72 more sites — see the full list on the official registry below.
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