Clinical trials

TNBC is a heterogeneous disease with distinct pathological, genetic, and clinical features among subtypes. Treatment results for high-risk primary TNBC remain poor compared to other breast cancer subtypes. Preoperative chemotherapy is the standard of care for patients with stage II or III primary TNBC. Multiple lines of clinical evidence demonstrate that TNBC patients who achieve a pCR to NACT, (ypT0/is ypN0), have an excellent long-term prognosis. A meta-analysis of individual patient data confirmed a strong association of pCR after NACT with improved long-term event-free survival (EFS, hazard ratio \[HR\] 0.24) and overall survival (OS, HR 0.16) benefit. Taxane- and anthracycline-based neoadjuvant regimens generally result in pCR rates between 25-50% \[REFs\], whereas the addition of platinum increases pCR rates to approximately 50-55%. The KEYNOTE-522 trial has demonstrated that the addition of the immune-checkpoint inhibitor PEM to anthracycline- (AC), taxane- and platinum-based NACT resulted in a significant increase in pCR rates to nearly 65%, associated with a significant reduction of recurrences (EFS, HR 0.65 at 5 years) and improvement of OS (HR 0.66). Based on these results, the KEYNOTE-522 regimen has been approved by the FDA and EMA and has become the standard of care for patients with stage II or III TNBC. Despite this significant progress, two major questions remain unresolved which will be investigated in the ADAPT-TN-IV trial: 1. Do all patients require the full 6 months of NACT as per KEYNOTE-522 or is there a subgroup of patients who are sufficiently treated with 12 weeks of NACT plus PEM? 2. Can incorporation of ADCs into the KEYNOTE-522 regimen improve response and outcomes in patients without an optimal early response? The outcome of patients with residual disease after 24 weeks of NACT and PEM remains suboptimal and there is an urgent need for more effective strategies. ADCs such as SG have demonstrated superior efficacy compared to standard chemotherapy in metastatic TNBC, resulting in substantially higher response rates and improved progression-free (PFS) and OS. Combination studies of ADCs and immunotherapy in metastatic TNBC have demonstrated significant activity, suggesting possible synergistic activity It is therefore a logical next step to investigate, whether the incorporation of SG in the NACT regimen can improve pCR rates and EFS results in patients who have residual clinical disease after 12 weeks of NACT with CARBO/PAC + PEM.

ADAPT-HER2-IV will address question of optimal neoadjuvant therapy in patients with less advanced -HER2+ EBC. ADAPT-HER2-IV is planned as a superiority trial to demonstrate higher pCR rates in both clinically relevant subgroups of low-intermediate risk HER2+ EBC. Moreover, it aims to demonstrate excellent survival in patients treated by T-DXd (with the use of standard chemotherapy at investigator´s decision restricted only to patients with substantial residual tumour burden after T-DXd-treatment).

In this clinical trial, the Sponsor plans to investigate whether patients with HR+/HER2- eBC identified during routine clinical assessments and treatments as having intermediate to high-risk (based on Oncotype DX® or similar tests and on response assessment to 2-6 weeks of preoperative ET) achieve a survival benefit from an initial 5-years use of elacestrant (with or without a CDK 4/6 inhibitor) followed by SoC ET for further 0-2.5 years in comparison to at least 5 up to 7.5 years SoC ET therapy (+/- CDK4/6 inhibitor). Based on several studies in the metastatic setting, it is reasonable to assume that the adjuvant use of elacestrant with or without CDK 4/6 inhibitors will prevent or delay the activation of mechanisms conferring resistance to ET (e.g., ESR1 mutations).

This is a multicentre phase-III-trial to evaluate the use of capivasertib in patients with HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer and progression on prior endocrine-based treatment. The goal of this study is 1. To evaluate benefit of capivasertib regarding time to next treatment (TTNT1) - i.e., time "on treatment" with capivasertib. 2. To evaluate the benefits of patient reported outcome(PRO)-adherence regarding the deterioration of quality of life (DQoL)-free interval. There is no active comparison group but a historical control group consisting of data of patients treated within the CAPItello-291-study.. Participants will take capivasertib accompanied by standard of care endocrine treatment and are asked to document ther quality of life on standardised questionnaires. Optionally, patients can use eHealth support via their own smart phones.

There is only limited data for premenopausal patients in general, as well as for differences in the use of OFS in the subgroups of pre- and perimenopausal patients, respectively. The WSG ADAPT trial data on the impact of postmenopausal status and/or use of OFS within 3-4 weeks endocrine induction therapy show relevant impact of OFS/postmenopausal status on Ki-67 response; also, secondary amenorrhea after (neo-)adjuvant chemotherapy was a positive predictor of outcome due to OFS \[8, 9\]. This registry will give insights in the real-world use of OFS and the effect of secondary amenorrhea in female pre- and perimenopausal patients with or without previous use of chemotherapy and with different endocrine treatments (ET +/- GnRH). As adherence over time (5-10 years) plays a major role in the endocrine treatment, the registry will follow patients' treatments for up to 10 years and include QoL information. Results of MammaPrint® (MammaPrint® Index) as indicating factor for chemotherapy use and risk classification, thus, choice of adjuvant treatment (chemotherapy, OFS combined with endocrine therapy, or endocrine therapy alone) will be correlated to outcome under real-world conditions. Baseline, treatment, and relapse data shall be collected to gain further insight in the treatment paths, treatment adherence, and outcome of such patients.

TNBC is known for poor prognosis, aggressive patterns of disease, and significant molecular heterogeneity. (Neo)adjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is standard of care in all node-positive and in node-negative patients with a tumour size \>5 mm according to current National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines. However, TNBC patients with lower stage disease do clearly have a better prognosis compared to more advanced stages. Patients with stage I-II node-negative disease have 3-5 year iDFS rates of 80-90% (with majority of relapses within the first three years) as shown in several trials.Although survival results appear much better in the lower vs. higher stages, there is a high clinical need in this most common group of TNBC patients in Western Europe and USA.