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Adding Surgery and Radiation to the Usual Treatment for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer That Had Already Spread at Diagnosis
Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
Summary
This phase III trial evaluates the effect of adding locoregional therapy (surgery and radiation) and metastasis-directed stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) to standard systemic therapy following standard HER2-targeted systemic therapy, compared to standard systemic therapy alone, in treating patients with HER2-positive stage IV breast cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) or to a limited number of sites (oligometastatic). The usual approach for patients with (oligo)metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer is systemic drug treatment, which means medicines that travel through the whole body to treat both the breast and any areas where the cancer has spread. There are a number of approved HER2-targeted systemic therapy regimens available to patients. These typically include immunotherapy and/or chemotherapy. Immunotherapy drugs may induce changes in body's immune system and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Unlike systemic therapy, locoregional therapies like surgery and radiation are focused treatments at the site of disease, delivered with the intent of sparing healthy tissues. Breast surgeries such as breast conserving therapy or total mastectomy are procedures in which the cancerous breast tissue (and healthy breast tissue in the case of total mastectomy) are surgically removed from the body. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. SBRT is a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position a patient and precisely deliver radiation to tumors in the body (except the brain). The total dose of radiation is divided into smaller doses given over several days. This type of radiation therapy helps spare normal tissue. Adding locoregional therapy, as well as metastasis-directed SBRT, to standard systemic therapy may help patients with (oligo)metastatic, HER2-positive stage IV breast cancer live longer overall or before their cancer progresses, and may help more patients achieve no evidence of disease, when compared to standard systemic therapy alone.
Official title: Randomized Phase III Trial of Multimodality Therapy Versus Standard of Care Systemic Therapy in HER2 Positive (HER2+) De Novo (AJCC Stage IV) Oligometastatic Breast Cancer With Response to Initial Chemotherapy
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
562
Start Date
2027-03-09
Completion Date
2033-05-31
Last Updated
2026-05-27
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Biopsy Procedure
Undergo biopsy
Biospecimen Collection
Undergo collection of blood samples
Breast Conservation Treatment
Undergo breast conserving therapy
Computed Tomography
Undergo CT and/or PET/CT
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4 Inhibitor
Given CDK4/6 inhibitor
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6 Inhibitor
Given CDK4/6 inhibitor
Echocardiography Test
Undergo ECHO
HER2-targeted Therapy
Receive HER2-targeted systemic therapy
Hormone Therapy
Given endocrine therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Undergo MRI
Mammography
Undergo mammography
Pertuzumab
Given pertuzumab
Positron Emission Tomography
Undergo PET/CT
Radiation Boost
Undergo RT boost
Radiation Therapy
Undergo RT
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Undergo SBRT
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Undergo SRS/SRT
Taxane Compound
Given taxane therapy
Total Mastectomy
Undergo total mastectomy
Trastuzumab
Given trastuzumab
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan
Given T-DXd
Trastuzumab Emtansine
Given T-DM1
Ultrasound Imaging
Undergo ultrasound