A Study of Patritumab Deruxtecan (HER3-DXd) in Combination With Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (T-DXd) in Participants With HR-Positive, HER2-Low or HER2-Ultralow Unresectable or Metastatic Breast Cancer
A Phase 1b/2, Multicenter, Open-label, Dose Regimen Determination and Dose Expansion Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Anti-tumor Activity, and an Optimal Dose Regimen of Patritumab Deruxtecan (HER3-DXd) With Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (T-DXd) in Participants With Hormone Receptor Positive, HER2-low or HER2-ultralow, Unresectable or Metastatic Breast Cancer (HERTHENA-Breast02)
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
In plain language
This study tests two drugs, patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd) and trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd), given together to see how safe they are and how well they fight cancer. It is for people whose breast cancer uses hormones to grow, has low or very low levels of the HER2 protein, and cannot be removed by surgery or has spread.
The primary purpose of the study is to assess the safety, tolerability, and anti-tumor activity of HER3-DXd and T-DXd in the combination dosing regimens in participants with hormone receptor positive, HER2-low or HER2-ultralow, unresectable, or metastatic breast cancer.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- Have breast cancer confirmed by tissue testing that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread. Tests must show hormone receptors and low or very low HER2 levels.
- Provide a tumor tissue sample from an area not treated with radiation. It must be a new sample or one taken after the cancer worsened on the most recent drug treatment.
- Have scans showing that the cancer grew during or after the latest treatment, with at least one tumor that can be measured on a CT or MRI scan.
- Have cancer that worsened on at least one hormone treatment for advanced cancer. The study doctor must believe more hormone treatment would not help.
- Have received a CDK4/6 inhibitor, a drug that blocks proteins involved in cancer growth.
- If certain gene changes make you eligible for an approved targeted drug, have already received it unless it was unsafe for you or unavailable where you live.
- Have not had chemotherapy for breast cancer that cannot be removed or has spread. Chemotherapy before or after earlier surgery is allowed.
- Be fully active or able to do light work, and have blood tests showing enough healthy blood cells and adequate organ function.
Who can't join
- Have received an anti-HER3 antibody or a topoisomerase I inhibitor, a type of cancer drug. This includes T-DXd and similar antibody-linked drugs.
- Have current, past, or suspected lung inflammation or scarring called ILD or pneumonitis. Past lung inflammation from radiation may be allowed if it did not need steroids.
- Take long-term steroid medicine above 10 mg of prednisone daily, or other medicine that weakens the immune system. Inhaled or skin steroids and local steroid shots may be allowed.
- Have pressure on the spinal cord or active brain tumors causing symptoms or needing medicine to control symptoms. Brain tumors without symptoms may be allowed under specific rules, including at least 4 weeks of stable nerve and brain function.
- Have not waited long enough after certain treatments, major surgery, or a live-virus vaccine. Required waiting times vary by treatment.
- Have serious or uncontrolled heart or blood vessel disease, including certain heart rhythm problems, weak heart pumping, or high blood pressure.
- Have had another active cancer within the past 3 years. Some treated early cancers and certain prostate cancers are allowed.
- Have ongoing side effects from earlier cancer treatment. The supplied text cuts off before the full rule and its exceptions.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Pathologically documented breast cancer that meets the following: 1. Unresectable or metastatic. 2. HR+ based on testing performed locally. HR+ (estrogen receptor \[ER\] and/or progesterone receptor \[PgR\] positive \[ER or PgR greater than equal to (≥)1 percent (%)\] per American Society of Clinical Oncology \[ASCO\]/College of American Pathologists \[CAP\] 2020 guidelines) in the unresectable or metastatic setting. 3. Assessed as HER2-low (defined as Immunohistochemistry (IHC)2+/In-situ hybridization (ISH)- or IHC1+) or HER2-ultralow (defined as IHC 0 with any membrane staining in greater than (\>) 0 and lesser than equal to (≤)10% of the cancer cells) locally for Part 1 and centrally for Part 2. The HER2 result must be from a tumor sample obtained in the unresectable or metastatic setting. * For Dose Regimen Determination (Part 1), HER2 status used for eligibility assessment must be determined locally (according to applicable regulations) using the PATHWAY anti-HER2/neu (4B5) Rabbit Monoclonal Primary Antibody (Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.). Additional HER2 testing will be performed locally and according to applicable regulations using the prescribed test during Screening only if prior results obtained with this test are not available for eligibility assessment. * For Dose Expansion (Part 2), HER2 testing will be performed prospectively at a central laboratory using the pretreatment tumor tissue sample. 2. Provides a pretreatment tumor tissue sample that meets one of the following collection requirements: 1. Tissue biopsy collected from ≥1 lesion not previously irradiated and performed since progression with the most recent systemic cancer therapy regimen and prior to signature of the Tissue Screening informed consent form (ICF) (ARCHIVAL PRETREATMENT sample). OR 2. Newly obtained pretreatment tumor biopsy from ≥1 lesion not previously irradiated and amenable to sampling, after signature of the Tissue Screening ICF (FRESH PRETREATMENT sample). 3. Documented radiologic disease progression as per investigator assessment per RECIST v1.1 criteria (during or after most recent treatment). 4. Documented refractoriness to endocrine therapy, defined as disease progression on one or more line of endocrine therapy in the unresectable or metastatic setting and determined by the investigator that participant would no longer benefit from further treatment with endocrine therapy. 5. Prior treatment with a Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor in any setting. Subsequent endocrine therapies administered after progression on CDK4/6 inhibitor are allowed. 6. Participants with genomic alterations/mutations (Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-Bisphosphate 3-Kinase Catalytic Subunit Alpha (PIK3CA), phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), AKT, or Breast Cancer gene (BRCA)1/2) who are eligible for approved targeted therapies in combination with endocrine therapy or as monotherapy (according to local label and availability) must have received the corresponding therapy prior to enrollment, unless contraindicated or not accessible in their country/region. 7. No prior chemotherapy for unresectable or metastatic breast cancer. Participants who have received chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting are eligible. 8. ECOG performance status 0 or 1 at the time of Screening. 9. Has ≥1 measurable lesion on CT or MRI per RECIST v1.1 by investigator assessment. 10. Has adequate bone marrow reserve and organ function based on local laboratory data within 7 days prior to the first dose as specified in the protocol. Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior treatment with an anti-HER3 antibody and/or antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that consists of a topoisomerase I inhibitor (e.g., T-DXd) or any other topoisomerase I inhibitor therapy. 2. Has any history of interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis irrespective of steroid use, or current ILD, or suspected ILD, or ILD that cannot be ruled out by imaging at Screening. Examples of suspected ILD/pneumonitis by imaging include the presence of lung parenchymal fibrosis, such as CPFE, and any radiographic features consistent with ILA, including but not limited to, extensive ground glass opacities, reticular opacities, traction bronchiectasis, and honeycombing. Participants may be eligible if they had history of radiation pneumonitis that did not require steroids. 3. Is receiving chronic systemic corticosteroids dosed at \>10 mg prednisone daily or equivalent anti-inflammatory activity or any form of immunosuppressive therapy prior to randomization. Participants who require use of bronchodilators, inhaled or topical steroids, or local steroid injections may be included in the trial. 4. Evidence of spinal cord compression or brain metastases, defined as being clinically active and symptomatic, or requiring therapy with corticosteroids or anticonvulsants to control associated symptoms. Participants with clinically inactive or treated brain metastases who are asymptomatic (i.e., without neurologic signs or symptoms and do not require treatment with corticosteroids or anticonvulsants) may be included in the trial but must have a stable neurologic status for ≥4 weeks prior to Cycle 1 Day 1. Participants with asymptomatic brain metastases and treated with anticonvulsants as prophylaxis can enroll. 5. Inadequate washout period of prior treatment before randomization: 1. Whole brain radiation therapy less than (\<)28 days. 2. Monoclonal antibodies other than immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) (e.g., bevacizumab) and anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) (e.g., cetuximab) \< 28 days. 3. Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy \<21 days. 4. Major surgery (excluding placement of vascular access) \<28 days. 5. Radiotherapy treatment to more than 30% of the bone marrow or wide field radiation or palliative stereotactic radiation to chest \<28 days or palliative stereotactic radiation therapy to other anatomic areas \<14 days. 6. Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine ≤14 days. 7. Hormonal therapy \<21 days prior to first dose of HER3-DXd. 8. Live or live attenuated virus vaccination \<30 days. 6. Uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease, including any of the following: 1. QTcF prolongation interval \>450 milliseconds (ms) (average of triplicate determinations at screening). 2. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤50%. 3. Resting systolic blood pressure \>160 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or diastolic blood pressure \>100 mmHg. 4. Myocardial infarction within 6 months. 5. New York Heart Association (NYHA) Classes 3 or 4 congestive heart failure. 6. Uncontrolled angina pectoris within 6 months. 7. Cardiac arrhythmia requiring ongoing antiarrhythmic treatment. 8. Diagnosed or suspected long QT syndrome or known family history of long QT syndrome. 9. History of clinically relevant ventricular arrhythmias, such as ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, or Torsade de Pointes. 10. Bradycardia of \<50 beats per minute (bpm) unless the participant has a pacemaker. 11. History of second- or third-degree heart block. Participants with a history of heart block may be eligible if they currently have pacemakers and have no history of fainting or clinically relevant arrhythmia with pacemakers. 12. Coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft within 6 months. 13. Complete left bundle branch block. 7. Has history of other active malignancy within 3 years prior to randomization, except the following: 1. Adequately resected nonmelanoma skin cancer. 2. Adequately treated intraepithelial carcinoma of the cervix. 3. Any other curatively treated in situ disease. 4. Prostate carcinoma with a prostate-specific antigen value \<0.2 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL). 8. Has unresolved toxicities from previous anticancer therapy, defined as toxicities (other than alopecia) not yet resolved to National Cancer Institute-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 (NCI-CTCAE v5.0) Grade ≤1 or baseline. 9. Any known contraindication to treatment, including hypersensitivity to either the drug substances or inactive ingredients in the drug products. Note: Other protocol specified inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
Study sites (12)
CA
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute · Los Angeles, CA 90048More trials in Los Angeles
- Stanford Medicine Cancer Center · Stanford, CA 94305More trials in Stanford
CO
- University of Colorado Denver - School of Medicine - Anschutz Medical Campus · Aurora, CO 80045More trials in Aurora
CT
- Yale University School of Medicine - Yale Cancer Center · New Haven, CT 06510More trials in New Haven
MA
- Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA 02114More trials in Boston
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA 02216More trials in Boston
NY
- David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY 10065More trials in New York
OR
- Compass Oncology - Rose Quarter Cancer Center · Portland, OR 97227More trials in Portland
TN
- The West Cancer Center · Memphis, TN 38138More trials in Memphis
- SCRI Oncology Partners · Nashville, TN 37203More trials in Nashville
TX
- University of Texas Southwestern · Dallas, TX 75244More trials in Dallas
VA
- Virginia Oncology Associates · Norfolk, VA 23502More trials in Norfolk