E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
HER2-positive Breast Cancer |
carcinoma mammario HER2-positivo |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Breast Cancer |
carcinoma mammario |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10006187 |
E.1.2 | Term | Breast cancer |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To evaluate variations of host immune response parameters to either SC or IV neoadjuvant trastuzumab formulations in primary HER2-positive breast cancer. |
Valutare le variazioni dei parametri di risposta immunitaria a ciascuna delle formulazioni (SC o EV) di trastuzumab somministrato in fase neoadiuvante nel carcinoma mammario HER2-positivo. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To evaluate clinical efficacy, safety and tolerability of the combination regimens. |
Valutare efficacia clinica, sicurezza e tollerabilità del regime di trattamento in studio. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Previously untreated, infiltrating primary breast cancer with locally advanced, inflammatory, or early stage tumor (either greater than 2 cm in diameter or node positive) with no evidence of metastatic disease. • HER2 positivity (either immunohistochemistry 3+ or fluorescent in situ hybridization amplification). • Age 18 or older. • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 to 1. • Availability of tumor tissue for biologic and molecular examination before starting primary treatment. • Left ventricular ejection fraction within the institutional range of normal. • Normal organ and marrow function. • Adequate contraception methods for women of childbearing potential. • Prior diagnosis of cancer is allowed as long as patient is free of disease and has been off treatment for the prior malignancy for a minimal interval of 3 years. • Written informed consent.
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• Pazienti affette da carcinoma mammario, non precedentemente trattato, localmente avanzato, infiammatorio o in fase precoce (superiore a 2 cm di diametro o con positività linfonodale) senza evidenza di malattia metastatica. • Positività per HER2 (3+ con immunoistochimica o amplificazione genica con ibridazione fluorescente in situ). • Età >= 18 anni. • Performance status (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group)< = 1. • Disponibilità di tessuto tumorale bioptico prima dell’inizio del trattamento per esame biologico e molecolare. • Frazione di eiezione ventricolare sinistra nella norma. • Normale funzione di organo e midollare. • Adeguato metodo contraccettivo per le donne in età fertile . • Una precedente diagnosi di neoplasia è consentita a patto che la paziente sia libera da malattia e fuori trattamento per un intervallo minimo di 3 anni . • Consenso informato scritto. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Either stage I or IV breast cancer. • Prior trastuzumab or pertuzumab. • Any prior chemotherapy. • Treatment with any other investigational agent, or participation in another clinical trial within 28 days prior to enrolment. • Undergone major surgery (e.g., intra-thoracic, intra-abdominal or intra-pelvic) <= 4 weeks prior to starting study drug or who have not recovered from side effects of such surgery. • Breast radiotherapy prior to starting study. • Known hypersensitivity to the investigational drugs or any of their excipients. • Evidence of any disease, neurological or metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding or laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of an investigational drug, or puts the patient at high risk for treatment-related complications. • Moderate/severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh B/C). • Uncontrolled inter-current illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. • Concurrent malignancy or malignancy within 3 years prior to study enrollment, with the exception of adequately treated basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma or other non-melanomatous skin cancer, or in-situ carcinoma of the uterine cervix. • Pregnancy or breastfeeding (breast feeding should be discontinued to be enrolled in the study). • Women of childbearing potential that refusal to adopt adequate contraceptive measures. • Unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol. |
• Stadio di malattia I o IV. • Precedente terapia con trastuzumab o pertuzumab. • Precedente chemioterapia o radioterapia. • Trattamento con qualsiasi altra terapia sperimentale, o partecipazione a un altro trial clinico nei 28 giorni prima della registrazione in studio. • Intervento di chirurgia maggiore (intra-toracica, intra-addominale o intra-pelvica) <= 4 settimane prima di iniziare il trattamento in studio o non recupero dalle conseguenze post-operatorie di tale intervento chirurgico. • Ipersensibilità nota ai farmaci in studio o a qualsiasi dei loro eccipienti. • Evidenza di qualsiasi malattia, disfunzione neurologica o metabolica, o condizione clinica, che controindica l'uso dei farmaci in studio o mette la paziente ad alto rischio di complicanze correlate al trattamento. • Compromissione epatica moderata/grave (Child-Pugh B/C). • Condizioni cliniche in fase attiva o non controllate tra le quali, ad esempio, infezione in corso o attiva, insufficienza cardiaca congestizia sintomatica, angina pectoris instabile, aritmia cardiaca, o malattie psichiatriche/situazioni sociali che limiterebbero la conformità ai requisiti dello studio. • Concomitante tumore maligno insorto entro tre anni prima dell'arruolamento nello studio, ad eccezione del carcinoma basocellulare, del carcinoma a cellule squamose o altro tumore cutaneo non-melanoma, o carcinoma in situ della cervice uterina adeguatamente trattati. • Gravidanza o allattamento (l’allattamento deve essere interrotto per essere arruolati nello studio). • Donne in età fertile che rifiutano di adottare adeguate misure contraccettive. • Pazienti non disposti o non in grado di rispettare le regole del protocollo clinico. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
TIL rate on residual disease after either IV trastuzumab or SC trastuzumab |
Percentuale di TIL nel tessuto tumorale residuo dopo terapia neoadiuvante con trastuzumab EV o SC |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
After completion of neoadjuvant treatment |
dopo completamento della terapia neoadiuvante |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
To evaluate associations between biomarkers (TILs , TLA, and Fc¿R polymorphisms)and between each biomarker with clinical outcome variables ; To evaluate safety and tolerability of each treatment regimen, including pre-operative (neoadjuvant) and post-operative (adjuvant) treatment. Toxicities will be graded according to the NCI CTCAE version 4.0 and reported as cumulative incidence; C. To evaluate HRQOL during study treatment based on FACT-B: C1. Comparison between mean FACT-B scores assessed at enrolment and mean FACT-B scores assessed before surgery. C2. Comparison between treatment arms of FACT-B scores assessed at predefined time points and expressed as the area under the curve (AUC). ; To describe prognostic aspects of each treatment regimen based on: . Comparison of response rates between treatment arms: • complete pathological response rate • clinical response rate • breast conserving surgery rate ; Comparison of median survival times between treatment arms: • 5-year disease-free survival • 5-year progression-free survival • Time to clinical response
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Valutazione dell’associazione tra biomarkers immunologici (TIL , TLA, polimorfismi dei geni Fc¿R) e le variabili di outcome clinico.; Valutazione della sicurezza e della tollerabilità di ciascun regime di trattamento, sia in fase pre-operatoria (neoadiuvante) che post-operatoria (adiuvante). Le tossicità saranno classificate secondo i criteri NCI CTCAE versione 4.0 e segnalate come incidenza cumulativa.; Valutazione della qualità di vita (HRQOL) durante il trattamento in studio basata sui questionari FACT-B: • Confronto tra media dei punteggi FACT-B valutata al momento dell'arruolamento e punteggi medi FACT-B valutati prima dell'intervento chirurgico. • Confronto tra i bracci di trattamento dei punteggi FACT-B valutati in momenti predefiniti ed espressi come area sotto la curva (AUC). ; • Confronto dei tassi di risposta tra i bracci di trattamento: • Risposta patologica completa • Risposta clinica • Tasso di chirurgia conservativa del seno ; • Confronto dei tempi di sopravvivenza mediana tra i bracci di trattamento: • Sopravvivenza libera da malattia (DFS) a 5 anni • Sopravvivenza libera da progressione (PFS) a 5 anni • Tempo alla risposta clinica
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
at baseline and on residual disease; at each visit and at the endo of study; at baseline, before and after surgery, each 3 months and at the end of study; before surgery, at the end of study treatment; every 6 months up to 5 years |
al basale e nel tessuto tumorale residuo dopo terapia neoadiuvante; a ogni visita e a fine studio; al basale, prima della e dopo l'intervento, ogni 3 mesi e a fine studio; prima dell'intervento, alla fine del trattamento; ogni 6 mesi fino a 5 anni |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
stesso farmaco ma con diversa via di somministrazione |
same drug with different administration way |
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E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
stesso farmaco ma con diversa via di somministrazione |
same drug with different administration way |
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E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 21 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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The end of study will be five years after randomization of the last patient or progressive disease relapse experienced in all patients, whichever is earlier. |
La fine dello studio sarà di cinque anni dopo la randomizzazione dell'ultimo paziente o recidiva o progressione in tutti i pazienti, se inferiore |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 7 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 7 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |