Abstract PO2-04-05: FINAL OUTCOME ANALYSIS FROM THE PHASE II TUXEDO-1 TRIAL OF TRASTUZUMAB-DERUXTECAN IN HER2-POSITIVE BREAST CANCER PATIENTS WITH ACTIVE BRAIN METASTASES
Authors: Rupert Bartsch, Anna Sophie Berghoff, Julia Furtner, Maximilian Marhold, Elisabeth Sophie Bergen, Sophie Roider-Schur, Angelika Maria Starzer, Maximilian Mair, Heidrun Forstner, Beate Rottenmanner, Marie-Bernadette Aretin, Karin Dieckmann, Zsuzsanna Bago-Horvath, Helmuth Haslacher, Georg Widhalm, Aysegül Ilhan-Mutlu, Christoph Minichsdorfer, Thorsten Fuereder, Thomas Szekeres, Leopold Oehler, Birgit Gruenberger, Georg Pfeiler, Christian F. Singer, Ansgar Weltermann, Luzia Berchtold, Matthias Preusser
Journal: Cancer Research (2024)

Abstract Background Brain metastases (BM) are a severe complication of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. In the absence of any immediate indication for local therapy, the tyrosine-kinase inhibitor tucatinib combined with trastuzumab and capecitabine (TTC) is regarded as the preferred systemic treatment option for active BM, while data on the activity of antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) is limited. In the primary outcome analysis of TUXEDO-1, an intracranial response rate (RR) of 73.3% was reported with the ADC trastuzumab-deruxtecan (T-DXd). Here, we report final progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) results of this study. Patients and Methods: TUXEDO-1 is a prospective, single-centre, single-arm phase 2 trial. Adult patients with HER2-positive BC and active BM (newly diagnosed untreated or progressing after prior local therapy), prior treatment with trastuzumab and pertuzumab, ECOG performance status 0 or 1 without indication for immediate local therapy were accrued and received T-DXd until progression, inacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal for any other reason. The primary endpoint was intracranial RR centrally assessed by Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO)-BM criteria in the intention-to-treat population; secondary endpoints included PFS, OS, safety, quality-of-life (QoL), and neurocognitive function. PFS and OS were estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method and analysed in the per-protocol population (PPP). Results A total number of 15 patients were accrued; one patient was found to have dural metastases only upon restaging, resulting in a PPP of 14 patients. Patients had received a median number of two prior treatment lines (range, 1-5), 60% had progressive brain metastases and 60% had received prior T-DM1. At 26.5 months median follow-up, median PFS was 21 months (95% CI 13.3-n.r.) and median OS was not reached (95% CI 22.2-n.r.). A total of 238 cycles of T-DXd were administered (median 11.5 cycles; range 4-42). With longer follow-up, no new safety signals were observed. The most common grade 3 adverse event (AE) was fatigue (n=3; 20%). A total of 8 serious AEs were reported in 8 patients. Grade 2 interstitial lung disease and a grade 3 symptomatic drop of left-ventricular ejection fraction were observed in one patient each. QoL and neurocognitive functioning were maintained over the entire treatment duration and a significant deterioration of global QoL was observed upon progression (p=0.036). Most patients received TTC (n=5) or local therapy (n=4) as next subsequent treatment line. Ancillary biomarker studies are ongoing, and results will be presented at the meeting. Discussion In TUXEDO-1, T-DXd yielded prolonged intra- and extracranial disease control in patients with active HER2-positive breast cancer BM. The safety profile was consistent with previous reports. T-DXd did not impair QoL and neurocognitive functioning was maintained. Results therefore support the concept of ADCs as systemic therapy for active BM. Citation Format: Rupert Bartsch, Anna Sophie Berghoff, Julia Furtner, Maximilian Marhold, Elisabeth Sophie Bergen, Sophie Roider-Schur, Angelika Maria Starzer, Maximilian Mair, Heidrun Forstner, Beate Rottenmanner, Marie-Bernadette Aretin, Karin Dieckmann, Zsuzsanna Bago-Horvath, Helmuth Haslacher, Georg Widhalm, Aysegül Ilhan-Mutlu, Christoph Minichsdorfer, Thorsten Fuereder, Thomas Szekeres, Leopold Oehler, Birgit Gruenberger, Georg Pfeiler, Christian F. Singer, Ansgar Weltermann, Luzia Berchtold, Matthias Preusser. FINAL OUTCOME ANALYSIS FROM THE PHASE II TUXEDO-1 TRIAL OF TRASTUZUMAB-DERUXTECAN IN HER2-POSITIVE BREAST CANCER PATIENTS WITH ACTIVE BRAIN METASTASES [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2023 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2024;84(9 Suppl):Abstract nr PO2-04-05.