A Phase III, Randomized Clinical Trial of Standard Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy +/- Chemotherapy in Patients With 1-3 Positive Nodes, Hormone Receptor-Positive and Her2-Negative Breast Cancer With Recurrence Score (RS) of 25 or Less. RxPONDER: a Clinical Trial Rx or Positive Node, Endocrine Responsive Breast Cancer
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the effect of endocrine therapy with versus without chemotherapy in patients
with node-positive breast cancer who do not have high Recurrence Scores (RS) by Oncotype DX.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To compare overall survival (OS), distant disease-free survival (DDFS), and local
disease-free interval (LDFI) by receipt of chemotherapy or not and its interaction with RS.
II. To compare the toxicity across the treatment arms. III. To perform other assays or tests
(in particular the PAM50 risk of relapse score) as they are developed and validated that
measure potential benefit of chemotherapy and compare them to Oncotype DX.
IV. To determine the impact of management with Oncotype DX on patient-reported anxiety
(co-primary Health-Related Quality of Life [HRQL] outcome) prior to screening, after
disclosure of test results, and during the randomized trial.
V. To determine the impact of Oncotype DX on the initial management cost of node-positive,
HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.
VI. To compare patient-reported utilities (e.g., QOL) for those randomized to chemotherapy
versus no chemotherapy.
VII. To estimate the cost-effectiveness of management with Oncotype DX vs usual care using
modeling and DFS information from the trial.
VIII. To determine the role of other assays (e.g., PAM50) as predictors of DFS, DDFS, and
LDFI of patients randomized to chemotherapy versus no chemotherapy.
IX. To determine the impact of treatment with chemotherapy versus no chemotherapy on
patient-reported fatigue and cognitive concerns (secondary HRQL outcomes).
X. To determine the impact of management with Oncotype DX on patient-reported decision
conflict, perceptions regarding Oncotype DX testing, and survivor concerns prior to
screening, after disclosure of test results, and during the randomized trial (secondary HRQL
outcomes).
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to Recurrence Score
(0-13 vs 14-25), menopausal status (pre-menopausal vs post-menopausal), and type of nodal
dissection (axillary lymph node dissection [with or without sentinel node mapping] vs
sentinel node biopsy without axillary lymph node dissection). Patients are randomized to 1
of 2 treatment arms.
ARM I: Patients receive a protocol-approved chemotherapy regimen based on the patient and/or
physician preference. Patients then receive a protocol-approved adjuvant endocrine therapy
comprising tamoxifen citrate, an aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole, letrozole, or
exemestane), or both for 5-10 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable
toxicity.
ARM II: Patients receive a protocol-approved endocrine therapy comprising tamoxifen citrate,
an aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole, letrozole, or exemestane), or both for 5-10 years in
the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients may complete health-related quality-of-life (QOL) questionnaires at baseline and
periodically during study. Information on Medicare and/or insurance coverage and on health
coverage decisions may also be collected periodically.
After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years,
every 6 months for 3 years, and then yearly for at least 15 years.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Invasive disease-free survival (DFS) of women with node-positive breast cancer treated with endocrine therapy with vs without chemotherapy
Defined as the time from the second registration (randomization) to local, regional, or distant recurrence, new invasive primary, or death due to any cause. The STEEP definition of invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) is used, although it is referred to here by the more common acronym DFS. Survival times are censored at time of last follow-up for individuals who did not have any event meeting the above definition.
Up to 15 years
No
Ana Maria Gonzalez-Angulo
Principal Investigator
Southwest Oncology Group
United States: Food and Drug Administration
NCI-2011-02623
NCT01272037
January 2011
Name | Location |
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Aspirus Regional Cancer Center | Wausau, Wisconsin 54401 |