Clinical trial · Interventional
[68Ga]Ga-ABY-025 PET for Quantification of HER2-status in Solid Tumors
Phase II Study of [68Ga]Ga-ABY-025 PET for Non-invasive Quantification of HER2-status in Solid Tumors
- 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)
The goal of this phase II clinical trial is to improve the selection of patients with solid tumors who would benefit from effective treatment with HER2 targeted drugs. This will be achieved by examining patients with HER2 positive tumors in the esophagus or stomach or patients with advanced breast cancer with low HER2 expression (HER2low) with the HER2 specific positron emission tomography (PET) tracer ABY-025 (HER2-PET) and compare the imaging results with HER2 expression in tumor tissue derived from biopsies (reference standard).
Conditions
Conditions (4)
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 |
| Esophageal Neoplasms | Esophageal Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Gastric Neoplasms Malignant | Breast Neoplasm | PROBABILISTIC | 0.70 |
| HER2-positive Gastric Cancer | HER2-Positive Gastric Adenocarcinoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| [68Ga]Ga-ABY-025 PET | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Biopsy and analysis of HER2 expression | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Patients with HER2 positive GEAC or HER2 low cancer (pilot)
- description
- The participants of the study will undergo two sessions of HER2 PET and one 18F-FDG PET/CT for study purposes. The first HER2 PET is performed within 21 days before initiation of the systemic oncological treatment including HER2-targeted drugs, and is followed by tumor biopsies. A second HER2 PET and a second 18F-FDG PET will be performed adjacent to response evaluation after 3 courses of oncological therapy. Data from the PET investigations will be compared to HER2 expression analyses of the biopsy specimen and correlated to disease and survival data at follow up one year after inclusion. Within the pilot study, participants with HER2 low mBC will undergo one HER2 PET followed by biopsies.
- interventionNames
- Diagnostic Test: [68Ga]Ga-ABY-025 PET
- Diagnostic Test: Biopsy and analysis of HER2 expression
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Percentage of HER2-positive lesions
- timeFrame
- up to 24 months
- description
- Percentage of HER2-positive lesions (primary tumors and/or metastases) measured by tracer uptake on PET/CT which are also positive regarding HER2-status defined by reference biopsy-based standard used in clinical routine in patients with GEAC
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18 years. 2. The subject has given written consent to participate in the study. 3. Patients with metastatic disease because of gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma or HER2-low breast cancer. Cohort 1: Histologically confirmed HER2-positive primary gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma, scheduled for palliative HER2-targeted therapy; Cohort 2: HER2-low metastatic breast cancer first within a pilot study (of which five patients with de novo HER2-low mBC and five patients with pre-treated HER2-low mBC). Later, within a post-pilot study. Definition of HER2 positivity (ASCO College of American Pathologist 2018. HER2 Testing for Breast Cancer Guidelines.) HER2-low mBC is defined as IHC 1+ or IHC 2+ but ISH negative. 4. At least one metastatic lesion ≥ 10 mm is available for biopsy defined on CT. 5. At least one (and up to five) additional metastatic index lesion/s ≥ 10 mm for evaluation of treatment effect 6. World Health Organization (WHO) performance status ≤ 2. 7. Expected survival \> 12 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Significantly impaired renal function (GFR \<30 ml/min/1.73 m2) 2. Allergy to iodinated contrast media 3. Subjects that for some reason are unable to exercise their rights, such as cognitive function impairment. 4. Other manifest malignancy except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin. 5. The patient presenting any contraindication for the use of HER2 targeted therapy for metastatic disease: congestive heart failure, baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) less than 50%, transmural myocardial infarction, uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \>180 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure \>100 mm Hg), angina pectoris requiring medication, clinically significant valvular heart disease, high-risk arrhythmias, lack of physical integrity of the upper gastrointestinal tract or malabsorption syndrome, active gastrointestinal bleeding. 6. Inadequate organ function, suggested by the following laboratory results: absolute neutrophil count \<1,500 cells/mm3, haemoglobin \<90 g/L, total bilirubin ≥1.5 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) (unless the patient has documented Gilbert's syndrome), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) or Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/ serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) \>5.0 x ULN. 7. Positive pregnancy test in women of childbearing potential (premenopausal or \<12 months of amenorrhea post-menopause and who have not undergone surgical sterilization), or lactation. 8. Female patients of childbearing potential and sexually active and not willing to use a highly effective contraceptive. Examples of highly effective contraceptive methods with a failure rate of \< 1% per year include bilateral tubal ligation, male sterilization, established, proper use of hormonal contraceptives that inhibit ovulation, hormone releasing intrauterine devices (IUDs), and copper IUDs. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, or postovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception. Women must refrain from donating eggs during this same period. 9. Patients with increased risk of complications from biopsies, i.e. increased risk of bleeding, defined as * prothrombin time test (INR value) \>1.4, platelet count \<70 (109/l), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) \>30s. * known bleeding disorder such as hemophilia, von Willebrand disease or platelet disorders. * any anticoagulants or antiplatelet treatment (except for low-dose acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA), i. e 75 mg daily).
References
Publications (10)
- BACKGROUNDVelikyan I, Schweighofer P, Feldwisch J, Seemann J, Frejd FY, Lindman H, Sorensen J. Diagnostic HER2-binding radiopharmaceutical, [68Ga]Ga-ABY-025, for routine clinical use in breast cancer patients. Am J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2019 Feb 15;9(1):12-23. eCollection 2019. PMID 30911434
- BACKGROUNDAlhuseinalkhudhur A, Lubberink M, Lindman H, Tolmachev V, Frejd FY, Feldwisch J, Velikyan I, Sorensen J. Kinetic analysis of HER2-binding ABY-025 Affibody molecule using dynamic PET in patients with metastatic breast cancer. EJNMMI Res. 2020 Mar 23;10(1):21. doi: 10.1186/s13550-020-0603-9. PMID 32201920
- BACKGROUNDAhlgren S, Orlova A, Wallberg H, Hansson M, Sandstrom M, Lewsley R, Wennborg A, Abrahmsen L, Tolmachev V, Feldwisch J. Targeting of HER2-expressing tumors using 111In-ABY-025, a second-generation affibody molecule with a fundamentally reengineered scaffold. J Nucl Med. 2010 Jul;51(7):1131-8. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.109.073346. Epub 2010 Jun 16. PMID 20554729
- BACKGROUNDSandstrom M, Lindskog K, Velikyan I, Wennborg A, Feldwisch J, Sandberg D, Tolmachev V, Orlova A, Sorensen J, Carlsson J, Lindman H, Lubberink M. Biodistribution and Radiation Dosimetry of the Anti-HER2 Affibody Molecule 68Ga-ABY-025 in Breast Cancer Patients. J Nucl Med. 2016 Jun;57(6):867-71. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.115.169342. Epub 2016 Feb 9. PMID 26912439
- BACKGROUNDSorensen J, Sandberg D, Sandstrom M, Wennborg A, Feldwisch J, Tolmachev V, Astrom G, Lubberink M, Garske-Roman U, Carlsson J, Lindman H. First-in-human molecular imaging of HER2 expression in breast cancer metastases using the 111In-ABY-025 affibody molecule. J Nucl Med. 2014 May;55(5):730-5. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.113.131243. Epub 2014 Mar 24. PMID 24665085
- BACKGROUNDSorensen J, Velikyan I, Sandberg D, Wennborg A, Feldwisch J, Tolmachev V, Orlova A, Sandstrom M, Lubberink M, Olofsson H, Carlsson J, Lindman H. Measuring HER2-Receptor Expression In Metastatic Breast Cancer Using [68Ga]ABY-025 Affibody PET/CT. Theranostics. 2016 Jan 1;6(2):262-71. doi: 10.7150/thno.13502. eCollection 2016.