Study of Patritumab Deruxtecan Plus Pembrolizumab With Other Anticancer Agents in Participants With High-Risk Early-Stage Triple-Negative or Hormone Receptor-Low Positive/HER-2 Negative Breast Cancer (MK-1022-010, HERTHENA-Breast-03)

Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Sponsor score: 40

ClinicalTrials ID:NCT06797635

This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of patritumab deruxtecan, pembrolizumab, and chemotherapy in high-risk early-stage breast cancer. Eligible participants have non-metastatic, triple-negative or HR-low+/HER2- breast cancer. Interventions include various drugs administered as neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatments, with specific options for those with residual disease or BRCA mutations.

Patient Parameters

Program Overview

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and hormone receptor (HR) low positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) negative breast cancer. The main goals of this study are to learn:

  • About the safety of the study treatments and if people tolerate them
  • If people who receive patritumab deruxtecan, pembrolizumab, and chemotherapy before surgery have fewer cancer cells removed during surgery compared to those who receive only pembrolizumab (pembro) and chemotherapy.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

  • Has locally advanced, non-metastatic (M0), breast cancer, defined as any of the following combined primary tumor (T) and regional lymph node (N) staging per current American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) criteria: cT1c, N1-N2; cT2, N0-N2; cT3, N0-N2; or cT4a-d, N0-N2
  • Has centrally confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer that is triple-negative or HR-low+/HER2- breast cancer that will be treated according to the triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) paradigm
  • Participants who are Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received Hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV viral load
  • Participants with a history of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable
  • Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1 within 28 days prior to allocation/randomization
  • Has left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of ≥50% or ≥ lower limit of normal (LLN) as assessed by echocardiogram (ECHO) or multigate acquisition scan (MUGA) scan

Exclusion Criteria

The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

  • Has uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease before randomization
  • Has clinically significant corneal disease
  • Has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with a history of Kaposi sarcoma and/or multicentric Castleman disease
  • Has received prior therapy with an anti-programmed death (PD)-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent, or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or coinhibitory T-cell receptor
  • Has received any prior treatment, including radiation, systemic therapy, and/or definitive surgery for currently diagnosed breast cancer
  • Has received prior treatment with an anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) antibody and/or antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that consists of an exatecan derivative that is a topoisomerase I inhibitor (e.g., trastuzumab deruxtecan)
  • Has metastatic (Stage IV) breast cancer or cN3 nodal involvement
  • Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 5 years
  • Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
  • Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease, or where suspected ILD/pneumonitis cannot be ruled out by standard diagnostic assessments
  • Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy
  • Has concurrent active HBV and HCV infection
  • Has clinically severe respiratory compromise resulting from intercurrent pulmonary illness

Locations

FACILITYZIPCITYSTATE
Orchard Healthcare Research Inc. ( Site 0006)60077SkokieIllinois
Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional Hospital - Cancer Centers of Montana ( Site 0003)59102BillingsMontana
Northwest Cancer Specialists (Compass Oncology) ( Site 8003)97223TigardOregon
SCRI Oncology Partners ( Site 7000)37203NashvilleTennessee
Texas Oncology - DFW ( Site 8000)75246DallasTexas
Virginia Oncology Associates (VOA) ( Site 8001)23502NorfolkVirginia

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