A Clinical Study of Patritumab Deruxtecan to Treat Breast Cancer (MK-1022-016)

Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Sponsor score: 40

ClinicalTrials ID:NCT07060807

This study evaluates patritumab deruxtecan for HR+/HER2- unresectable or metastatic breast cancer. Eligible participants must have progressed on prior CDK4/6 inhibitor + endocrine therapy. Interventions include patritumab deruxtecan, paclitaxel, nab-paclitaxel, capecitabine, liposomal doxorubicin, and trastuzumab deruxtecan, administered via IV or oral routes.

Patient Parameters

Program Overview

Researchers are looking for other ways to treat breast cancer (BC) that is hormone receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR+/HER2-) and either unresectable locally advanced or metastatic.

  • HR positive (HR+) means the cancer cells have proteins that attach to estrogen or progesterone (hormones) which help the cancer to grow and spread
  • HER2 negative (HER2-) means the cancer cells have a low amount of a protein called HER2
  • Unresectable locally advanced means the cancer cannot be completely removed by surgery and has spread into nearby tissue or muscles
  • Metastatic means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body

Treatment for this type of breast cancer usually includes endocrine therapy (ET) and sometimes a second treatment. The main goal of this study is to learn if people who receive patritumab deruxtecan (also known as HER3-DXd and MK-1022) live longer overall or without the cancer growing/spreading, compared to people who receive chemotherapy or a different drug called trastuzumab deruxtecan.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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

  • Has a diagnosis of hormone receptor positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)- invasive breast carcinoma that is either locally advanced disease not amenable to resection with curative intent (herein called unresectable) or metastatic disease not treatable with curative intent

  • Has centrally-confirmed HR+ and HER2- results and human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) evaluable results from a biopsy obtained from a distant metastatic site or a locally advanced lesion on or after the most recent line of therapy (with certain exceptions)

  • Must have had progression or recurrence on prior cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)4/6 inhibitor + endocrine therapy (ET) with one of the following:

    • Radiographic disease progression, as assessed by the investigator, on CDK4/6 inhibitor + ET as 1L for treatment of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic HR+/HER2- breast cancer. CDK4/6 inhibitor + ET must be the only line of therapy received in the advanced setting, or
    • Disease recurrence, either radiographic and/or confirmed histologically via biopsy as assessed by the investigator, while on adjuvant ET in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor OR within 24 months from the date of last dose of adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitor
  • Has measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by the local site investigator/radiology

  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy

  • Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1 assessed within 7 days before randomization

Exclusion Criteria

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

  • Has breast cancer amenable to treatment with curative intent
  • Is eligible to receive additional endocrine-based treatment in the advanced setting as determined by the investigator
  • Has a known germline breast cancer gene (BRCA) mutation (deleterious or suspected deleterious) where poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor(s) is a potential treatment option
  • Has current visceral crisis or is at risk for impending visceral crisis that has or may cause imminent organ compromise and/or other life-threatening complications
  • Has any of the following: a pulse oximeter reading <92% at rest, or requires intermittent supplemental oxygen, or requires chronic supplemental oxygen
  • Has uncontrolled, significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease
  • Has ≥Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy.
  • Has clinically significant corneal disease
  • Has received prior chemotherapy for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer
  • Has received prior treatment with an anti-HER3 antibody and/or antibody-drug conjugate that consists of a topoisomerase I inhibitor (eg, T-DXd) or any other topoisomerase I inhibitor therapy
  • Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy within 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter) before randomization; participants previously treated with ET plus a CDK4/6 inhibitor may participate as long as at least 2 weeks have elapsed since the last dose of therapy was administered
  • Has received prior radiotherapy for non-central nervous system disease, or required corticosteroids for radiation-related toxicities, within 14 days of the first dose of study intervention
  • Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy
  • Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years
  • Has history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease (ILD) that required steroids, has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease, or has suspected ILD/pneumonitis that cannot be ruled out by imaging at Screening
  • Has severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to HER3-DXd and/or any of its excipients
  • Has severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to all the available TPC and/or any of their excipients

Locations

FACILITYZIPCITYSTATE
Los Angeles Hematology Oncology Medical Group ( Site 0026)90017Los AngelesCalifornia
St. Marys Hospital and Regional Medical Center-SCL Health Cancer Centers of Colorado ( Site 0021)81501Grand JunctionColorado
Comprehensive Hematology Oncology ( Site 0060)33709St. PetersburgFlorida
Clinical Research Alliance ( Site 0009)11590WestburyNew York
TriHealth Cancer Institute-Good Samaritan Hospital ( Site 0020)45220CincinnatiOhio
Cancer Care Associates Of York ( Site 0063)17403YorkPennsylvania
JPS Health Network ( Site 0067)76104Fort WorthTexas
Oncology Consultants P.A. ( Site 0061)77030HoustonTexas
Mays Cancer Center ( Site 0049)78229San AntonioTexas
Northwest Medical Specialties, PLLC ( Site 0062)98405TacomaWashington

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