Abstract OT1-12-05: Phase II neoadjuvant trial evaluating trastuzumab deruxtecan with or without anastrozole for HER2-low, HR+ early stage breast cancer
Authors: Hurvitz Sara , Bardia Aditya , Tetef Merry L. , McAndrew Nicholas P. , Applebaum Steven , Master Aashini K. , DiNome Maggie L. , Lee Minna K. , Kirimis Evangelia , Kim David D. , Wang Lisa S. , Greene Kyle , Phan Vu , Abdulla Nihal , Chan David , Spring Laura M. , Kivork Christine , Chauv James 
Published: March 2022

Background Although patients with clinical response of hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/HER2-negative breast cancer (BC) frequently respond to neoadjuvant therapy, fewer than 10% of patients achieve a pathologic complete response (pCR) with standard chemotherapy or endocrine therapy, even in combination with targeted agents such as CDK4/6 inhibitors. Thus, finding more effective therapies for this disease remains an area of unmet need. HER2 amplification is a known driver of endocrine resistance and HER2 may be expressed at a low level (IHC 1+ or 2+) in up to 60% of HR+ BC. Trastuzumab deruxtecan (DS-8201a, T-DXd) is a novel HER2-targeting antibody drug conjugate (ADC) that is FDA approved for HER2-positive metastatic BC and has demonstrated promising clinical efficacy in HER2-low BC with an objective response rate of ~37%. The aim of TALENT (TRIO-US B-12) is to evaluate the clinical activity and toxicity of neoadjuvant T-DXd either alone or in combination with endocrine therapy in patients with HR+/HER2-low early BC. Methods TRIO-US B-12 TALENT (NCT04553770) is an ongoing randomized, multicenter, open-label, two-stage, phase II neoadjuvant trial for participants with early stage, HR+, HER2-low expressing (1+ or 2+ by IHC) BC. Eligible participants include men and women with previously untreated, operable invasive BC greater than 2.0 cm (cT2) in size. Pts with recurrent or metastatic BC, or inflammatory BC are excluded. Pts are randomized 1:1 to receive six cycles of T-DXd (5.4 mg/kg IV q21 days) either alone or in combination with anastrozole AI (1 mg PO QD). Men and pre/peri menopausal women randomized to the AI arm also receive standard of care GnRH agonist. Stratification factors include HER2 expression (1+ or 2+) and menopausal status (men stratified as post-menopausal). Tumor tissue is taken at baseline, cycle 1 day 17-21, and at surgery. Blood samples are taken at four time points for biomarker analysis. The primary endpoint is pCR rate (breast and lymph node) at definitive surgery. In stage I, 58 participants will be randomized (29/arm). If ≥2 participants in an arm achieve pCR, that arm will expand (stage II) to enroll an additional 15 participants (total of 44/arm). A pCR rate of &gt;10% (5/44) would be considered favorable, warranting further evaluation of the treatment in a larger trial. Other endpoints include safety, changes in Ki67 expression, Residual Cancer Burden index, biomarker analysis (including serial cfDNA analysis), and health-related quality of life. As of June 2021, sixteen participants have enrolled. Conclusions To our knowledge this is the first and only ongoing study evaluating T-DXd with or without endocrine therapy for HR+, HER2-low breast cancer in the neoadjuvant setting. The study will shed light on clinical activity and biomarkers, which may guide larger confirmatory studies for patients with HR+, HER2-low early breast cancer.

Citation Format: Sara Hurvitz, Aditya Bardia, Merry L. Tetef, Nicholas P. McAndrew, Steven Applebaum, Aashini K. Master, Maggie L. DiNome, Minna K. Lee, Evangelia Kirimis, David D. Kim, Lisa S. Wang, Kyle Greene, Vu Phan, Nihal Abdulla, David Chan, Laura M. Spring, Christine Kivork, James Chauv. Phase II neoadjuvant trial evaluating trastuzumab deruxtecan with or without anastrozole for HER2-low, HR+ early stage breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2021 Dec 7-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(4 Suppl):Abstract nr OT1-12-05.