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TBCRC003: Phase II Study of Trastuzumab & Lapatinib in Metastatic HER + Breast Cancer

ABSTRACT: TBCRC003: Phase II Study of Trastuzumab & Lapatinib in Metastatic HER + Breast Cancer

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Project description:CALGB 40601 was activated as a 3-arm study (paclitaxel + trastuzumab + lapatinib [THL], paclitaxel + trastuzumab [TH] and paclitaxel + lapatinib [TL]). In December 2010, twoneoadjuvant studies were presented at the Cancer Therapy and Research Center-American Association for Cancer Research (CTRC-AACR) San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium that affected the scientific and practical enthusiasm for the TL arm. For this reason the CALGB 40601 has been amended to omit the TL treatment arm (arm 3). In the Geparquinto trial, patients with HER2-positive breast cancer received epirubicin/cyclophosphamide followed by docetaxel combined either with trastuzumab (EC-DOC-H) or lapatinib (EC-DOC-L) neoadjuvantly, then trastuzumab for a total of 12 months adjuvantly [34]. Pathologic complete response (pCR) in breast and axilla was the primary endpoint. Among 620 patients randomized, there was a higher pCR rate (31% vs 22%) and lower toxicity with fewer discontinuations (10% vs 16%) among patients on the trastuzumab arm than the lapatinib arm. The first results of the NeoALTTO trial were similar [35]. Approximately 450 women with HER2-positive breast cancer received a lead-in phase of 6 weeks of biologic therapy withlapatinib (L), trastuzumab (H), or both, then paclitaxel was added for an additional 12 weeks prior to surgery. All drugs were given at doses similar to CALGB 40601. Postoperative adjuvant therapy included additional chemotherapy and biologic therapy, however, the presentation focused solely on the primary endpoint of pCR in the breast at surgery; no longterm outcomes were presented. There were more grade > 3 adverse events in the lapatinib arm compared with the trastuzumab arm, including diarrhea (23% vs 2%), hepatic abnormalities (13% vs 1%), and neutropenia (16% vs 3%). The only death occurred in the combined biologic (LH) arm. Failure to complete treatment as planned was higher in the L (34%) and LH arms (39%) that in the H arm (u%). PCR was highest with LH-paclitaxel (51%), followed by H-paclitaxel (30%), and L-paclitaxel (25%). Based on the inferior results and higher toxicity of the investigational lapatinib arms of these studies and in discussion with CTEP, in January 2011 it was decided to amend CALGB 40601 to omit Arm 3 (TL). Those patients on this arm will complete protocol therapy as perthe original study design. In CALGB 40601, it is recommended that all patients receive trastuzumab adjuvantly for 1 year, hence all of the patients including those previously randomized to the TL neoadjuvant arm, will be able to receive the known benefit of trastuzumab. After local IRB approval of Update #5, the remainder of the patients will be enrolled and randomized to Arm 1 (THL) and Arm 2 (TH) in a 2:1 fashion. Given that TH isthe standard regimen, and is also clearly the best tolerated, we will continue that arm of thestudy as the comparator, with THL as the only investigational arm.

Project description:Gene expression data of HER2+ breast tumor samples Increasing evidence indicates that a subset of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer may achieve significant clinical benefit with anti-HER2 targeted therapy without chemotherapy. Thus, identification of biomarkers of long-term benefit from anti-HER2 agents is needed, especially in the metastatic setting. In the HERLAP study (NCT00842998), patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer were randomized to trastuzumab or lapatinib as first-line therapy. Patients showing radiological signs of tumor regression after 8 weeks of treatment were allowed to continue on single agent anti-HER2 therapy until disease progression. Chemotherapy was added to anti-HER-2 therapy in patients failing to achieve tumor regression at the 8-week evaluation and those progressing at any time. Expression analysis of 105 selected genes was performed from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded in 17 primary tumor samples. The research-based PAM50 intrinsic subtypes were also identified. The association of the expression of each biomarker with clinical outcome endpoints was evaluated. Nineteen patients were enrolled. In 4 patients (21.1%) we observed disease control lasting longer than 12 months with single agent anti-HER2 therapy (range 14.9-38.8 months). High expression of 17q12-21 amplicon genes HER2 and GRB7, and the PAM50 HER2-enriched intrinsic profile, were found significantly associated with 8-week overall response rate and with the duration of disease control during single agent anti-HER2 therapy. Conversely, high expression of luminal-related genes such as PGR, MDM2 or PIK3CA, or the PAM50 luminal intrinsic profile, was found associated with reduced benefit from single agent anti-HER2 therapy. Conclusions: Our data indicate that gene expression-based biomarkers can identify patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer that benefit substantially from single agent chemo-free anti-HER2 targeted therapy. In the study presented here, a well-defined cohort of 21 breast cancer cases from the HERLAP trial, was used to acquire expression profiles of a total of 105 unique genes

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