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BREnnA: Comparing a new combination treatment with standard treatment to see which works better and is safer for people with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer.A Two-part, Seamless, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label, Adaptive Phase II/III Study of the Blood-brain Barrier Penetrant RO7771950 Versus Tucatinib, Both in Combination With Trastuzumab and Capecitabine, in Patients With Pretreated Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic HER2-Postivie Breast Cancer, With or Without Central Nervous System Metastases

Trial purpose

Medical clipboardCancer treatment

Tumor type

Breast Cancers Breast

Age

People18+

Trial acronym

BREnnA

Clinical summary

Summary

The purpose of this this study is to compare how well and how safely a new treatment (RO7771950 taken together with trastuzumab and capecitabine) works compared to another treatment (tucatinib with trastuzumab and capecitabine).

You may be eligible for this study if you unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. 

Eligible participants will be randomly allocated (by chance) to one of three treatment groups:

  • Arm A: RO7771950 at dose level 1, plus trastuzumab and capecitabine.
  • Arm B: RO7771950 at dose level 2, plus trastuzumab and capecitabine.
  • Arm C: tucatinib plus trastuzumab and capecitabine.

Conditions

This trial is treating people with locally advanced, inoperable, or metastatic breast cancer with HER2-positive status

Eligibility

Inclusion

  • Pathologically documented locally advanced inoperable (LAI) or metastatic breast cancer (MBC) with confirmed HER2-positive status by central laboratory
  • Measurable disease only as per by RECIST v1.1/RANO-BM in stage 1. Non-measurable disease allowed in stage 2.
  • Previously treated (stable or progressive) or previously untreated CNS metastases, or leptomeningeal metastases
  • At least one prior line of anti-HER2-based therapy for LAI or metastatic disease
  • Prior anti-HER2 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), such as trastuzumab-deruxtecan (T-DXd) or trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1), in any treatment setting. Participants for whom prior ADC therapy was not appropriate (e.g., due to lack of access or being medically unfit) may be considered for enrollment.
  • Prior tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) in the (neo)adjuvant setting provided completion is > 12 months ahead of LAI occurrence. Prior treatment with TKIs for LAI/MBC is not permitted.
  • Has protocol-defined adequate organ and bone marrow function
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1
  • Baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >/= 50%

Exclusion

  • Concurrent anti-cancer treatment, or treatment with investigational therapy within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment
  • Known active/untreated hepatitis B or C or chronic liver disease
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease or risk, including heart failure (New York Heart Association (NYHA) ≥ II), ischemic heart disease or recent coronary events/interventions, clinically significant arrhythmias or electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, QT prolongation or risk of ventricular dysrhythmias, poorly controlled hypertension, peripheral arterial disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, or unstable angina
  • Clinically significant electrolyte abnormalities (e.g., hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia), or family history of sudden unexplained death or long QT syndrome
  • Concomitant use of any drug or herbal medicine known to strongly inhibit or induce CYP3A4 or CYP2C8 activity, oral coumarin-derivative anticoagulants

Inclusion

  • Your cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) or has grown into nearby parts of the body (locally advanced).
  • Your cancer has not spread to other parts of the body, but it is not possible to perform surgery to remove it (unresectable).
  • You have had a certain type of treatment or surgical procedure.

Exclusion

  • You have certain types of non-cancer medical conditions.
  • You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
Message

Clinical trials have complex eligibility criteria, and other criteria may apply for this trial. Ask your doctor about whether this trial could be right for you.

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Trial sponsor

Hoffmann-La Roche

Scientific Title

A Two-part, Seamless, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label, Adaptive Phase II/III Study of the Blood-brain Barrier Penetrant RO7771950 Versus Tucatinib, Both in Combination With Trastuzumab and Capecitabine, in Patients With Pretreated Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic HER2-Postivie Breast Cancer, With or Without Central Nervous System Metastases

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