Abstract S3-08: Randomized comparison of adjuvant tamoxifen (T) plus ovarian function suppression (OFS) versus tamoxifen in premenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) early breast cancer (BC): Analysis of the SOFT trial
Authors: Goldhirsch Aron , Gelber Richard D , Francis Prudence A , Regan Meredith M , Fleming Gini F , Lang Istvan , Ciruelos Eva M , Bellet Meritxell , Bonnefoi Herve , Climent Miguel A , Pavesi Lorenzo , Burstein Harold J , Martino Silvana , Davidson Nancy E , Geyer Charles E , Walley Barbara A , Coleman Robert E , Kerbrat Pierre , Rabaglio-Poretti Manuela , Coates Alan S 
Published: May 2015

Background It is uncertain if the addition of OFS to adjuvant endocrine therapy with T improves outcomes in premenopausal HR+ BC. The SOFT trial was designed to determine the value of OFS in women who remain premenopausal and are treated with T (OFS question) and also to test whether an AI improves outcome in premenopausal women with HR+ BC treated with OFS (AI question). In the combined analysis of the TEXT and SOFT trials (AI question), the group treated with the AI exemestane+OFS had a significantly better disease-free survival (DFS) than those with T+OFS. This abstract presents the results of the OFS question (n=2,045).

Patients and Methods Between November 2003 and January 2011, the SOFT phase 3 trial randomized 3066 premenopausal women with HR+ BC to 5 years of adjuvant endocrine therapy with exemestane+OFS versus T+OFS versus T alone, with OFS initiated by choice of GnRH agonist triptorelin, oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation. Prior chemotherapy was allowed, provided women had confirmed premenopausal estradiol levels within 8 months of completing chemotherapy. The primary end point was DFS which included invasive local, regional, distant and contralateral breast events, second non-breast malignancies and deaths without prior cancer. Because of a lower-than expected overall event rate and to ensure results within a reasonable time-frame, a protocol amendment in 2011 changed the originally event-driven analysis plan. The amendment (1) designated the comparison of T+OFS versus T alone as the primary analysis for SOFT (n=2045), recognizing that the statistical power for the original three pairwise comparisons would be substantially reduced and (2) specified that the primary analysis of T+OFS versus T be undertaken when median follow-up was at least 5 years. The comparison would be tested at the 2-sided 0.05 level with no interim analysis. Based on the projected number of events at the lower rates, the estimated power to detect hazard ratios of 0.75, 0.70, and 0.66 for the comparison would be 52%, 69%, and 80%.

Results The SOFT trial completed planned patient enrollment with an international collaboration involving 426 centres from BIG and NABCG led by the International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG). Numbers of patients randomized, randomization strata, and pt age are summarized in the Table. The database lock for the primary analysis of the OFS question will occur in September 2014 and the final analysis will be completed by October 15, 2014.

SOFT Patients (%)Tamoxifen alone1021 (33%)Tamoxifen+OFS1024 (33%)Exemestane+OFS1021 (33%)*  Prior Chemotherapy54%Lymph node positive35%Median age (% &lt; 40 years)43 years (30%)*Patients randomized to Exemestane+OFS are not part of the current analysis

Conclusions We will present the primary analysis of outcomes and toxicities by treatment for women randomized to receive T+OFS versus T and address the value of OFS in addition to T as adjuvant endocrine therapy for premenopausal women with HR+ BC.

Citation Format: Aron Goldhirsch, Richard D Gelber, Prudence A Francis, Meredith M Regan, Gini F Fleming, Istvan Lang, Eva M Ciruelos, Meritxell Bellet, Herve Bonnefoi, Miguel A Climent, Lorenzo Pavesi, Harold J Burstein, Silvana Martino, Nancy E Davidson, Charles E Geyer Jr, Barbara A Walley, Robert E Coleman, Pierre Kerbrat, Manuela Rabaglio-Poretti, Alan S Coates. Randomized comparison of adjuvant tamoxifen (T) plus ovarian function suppression (OFS) versus tamoxifen in premenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) early breast cancer (BC): Analysis of the SOFT trial [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Thirty-Seventh Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2014 Dec 9-13; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2015;75(9 Suppl):Abstract nr S3-08.