Clinical trial · Interventional
A Study of Pertuzumab in Combination With Herceptin and Chemotherapy in Participants With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
A Randomised, Multicentre, Multinational Phase II Study to Evaluate Pertuzumab in Combination With Trastuzumab, Given Either Concomitantly or Sequentially With Standard Anthracycline-based Chemotherapy or Concomitantly With a Non-anthracycline-based Chemotherapy Regimen, as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Patients With Locally Advanced, Inflammatory or Early Stage HER2-positive Breast Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This 3 arm study will assess the tolerability, safety and efficacy of 3 neoadjuvant treatment regimens in participants with locally advanced, inflammatory or early stage human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer. Before surgery, participants will be randomized to receive either A) 6 cycles of pertuzumab plus trastuzumab (Herceptin), with 5-fluorouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (FEC) for cycles 1-3 and docetaxel for cycles 4-6, or B) FEC for cycles 1-3 followed by pertuzumab plus trastuzumab with docetaxel for cycles 4-6, or C) 6 cycles of pertuzumab plus trastuzumab with docetaxel and carboplatin. Pertuzumab will be administered at a loading dose of 840 mg intravenously (iv), then 420 mg iv 3-weekly, trastuzumab at a loading dose of 8 mg/kg iv, then 6 mg/kg iv 3-weekly, docetaxel at 75 mg/m\^2 iv, increased to 100 mg/m\^2 iv 3-weekly, and FEC and carboplatin iv 3-weekly at standard doses. Following surgery participants will receive trastuzumab 6 mg/kg iv 3-weekly for a total of 1 year, as well as adequate chemo-, radio- and hormone therapy. Anticipated time on study treatment is 4-12 months, and target sample size is 200-300.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (5)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docetaxel | Drug | Docetaxel | ALIAS |
| FEC | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Pertuzumab | Drug | Pertuzumab | ALIAS |
| TCH | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Trastuzumab | Drug | Trastuzumab | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- T+P Concomitant Anthracycline-based chemotherapy
- description
- 5-Fluorouracil, epirubicin with cyclophosphamide (FEC), trastuzumab (T) and pertuzumab (P) every three weeks for three cycles, followed by docetaxel, trastuzumab and pertuzumab every three weeks, for three cycles as neoadjuvant therapy. Trastuzumab every three weeks from Cycle 7 up to Cycle 17 as adjuvant therapy post-surgery.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Pertuzumab
- Drug: Trastuzumab
- Drug: FEC
- Drug: Docetaxel
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- T+P Sequential Anthracycline-based chemotherapy
- description
- FEC every three weeks for three cycles, followed by docetaxel, trastuzumab (T) and pertuzumab (P) every three weeks, for three cycles as neoadjuvant therapy. Trastuzumab every three weeks from Cycle 7 up to Cycle 21 as adjuvant therapy post-surgery.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Pertuzumab
- Drug: Trastuzumab
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * female participants, age \>/=18 years * advanced, inflammatory or early stage unilateral invasive breast cancer * HER2-positive breast cancer * baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \>/=55% Exclusion Criteria: * metastatic disease (Stage IV) or bilateral breast cancer * previous anticancer therapy or radiotherapy for any malignancy * other malignancy, except for carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or basal cell carcinoma * clinically relevant cardiovascular disease * current chronic treatment with corticosteroids of \>10mg methylprednisolone or equivalent
References
Publications (4)
- DERIVEDSchneeweiss A, Chia S, Hickish T, Harvey V, Eniu A, Waldron-Lynch M, Eng-Wong J, Kirk S, Cortes J. Long-term efficacy analysis of the randomised, phase II TRYPHAENA cardiac safety study: Evaluating pertuzumab and trastuzumab plus standard neoadjuvant anthracycline-containing and anthracycline-free chemotherapy regimens in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer. Eur J Cancer. 2018 Jan;89:27-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.10.021. Epub 2017 Dec 8. PMID 29223479
- DERIVEDSwain SM, Schneeweiss A, Gianni L, Gao JJ, Stein A, Waldron-Lynch M, Heeson S, Beattie MS, Yoo B, Cortes J, Baselga J. Incidence and management of diarrhea in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer treated with pertuzumab. Ann Oncol. 2017 Apr 1;28(4):761-768. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdw695. PMID 28057664
- DERIVEDSchneeweiss A, Chia S, Hegg R, Tausch C, Deb R, Ratnayake J, McNally V, Ross G, Kiermaier A, Cortes J. Evaluating the predictive value of biomarkers for efficacy outcomes in response to pertuzumab- and trastuzumab-based therapy: an exploratory analysis of the TRYPHAENA study. Breast Cancer Res. 2014 Jul 8;16(4):R73. doi: 10.1186/bcr3690. PMID 25005255
- DERIVEDSchneeweiss A, Chia S, Hickish T, Harvey V, Eniu A, Hegg R, Tausch C, Seo JH, Tsai YF, Ratnayake J, McNally V, Ross G, Cortes J. Pertuzumab plus trastuzumab in combination with standard neoadjuvant anthracycline-containing and anthracycline-free chemotherapy regimens in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer: a randomized phase II cardiac safety study (TRYPHAENA). Ann Oncol. 2013 Sep;24(9):2278-84. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdt182. Epub 2013 May 22. PMID 23704196