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CompletedNCT01702571Updated Apr 4, 2022Results posted

A Study of Trastuzumab Emtansine in Participants With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)-Positive Breast Cancer Who Have Received Prior Anti-HER2 And Chemotherapy-based Treatment

A Phase 3 interventional study of Trastuzumab Emtansine in Breast Cancer, sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche. Completed at 300 sites in 43 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-04-04.

Sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
2,185
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This two-cohort, open-label, multicenter study will assess the safety, efficacy and tolerability of trastuzumab emtansine in participants with HER2-positive locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) or metastatic breast cancer (mBC) who have received prior anti-HER2 and chemotherapy-based treatment. Participants in Cohort 1 will be drawn from the general participant population; Cohort 2 will include only Asian participants.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer

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In context

Breast Neoplasms

14,825 studies on the registry are indexed under Breast Neoplasms; 3,319 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 2,185 is above the median of 72 across 10,896 interventional studies indexed under Breast Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Hoffmann-La Roche is the lead sponsor of 2,101 studies on the registry; 87 are open to participants now.

Of its 330 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 248 (75%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • -positive disease determined locally
  • or cytologically confirmed invasive breast cancer
  • Prior treatment for breast cancer in the adjuvant, unresectable, locally advanced or setting must include both chemotherapy, alone or in combination with another agent, and an anti-HER2 agent, alone or in combination with another agent
  • Documented progression of incurable, unresectable, LABC, or mBC, defined by the investigator: progression must occur during or after most recent treatment for LABC/mBC or within 6 months of completing therapy
  • Measurable and/or non-
  • (LVEF) >/=50% by either echocardiogram (ECHO) or multiple-gated acquisition scan (MUGA)
  • (ECOG) performance status of 0,1 or 2
  • Adequate organ function
  • Use of highly effective as defined by the protocol

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of treatment with trastuzumab emtansine
  • Prior enrollment into a clinical study containing trastuzumab emtansine regardless of having received trastuzumab emtansine or not
  • Peripheral neuropathy of Grade >/= 3 per National Cancer Institute (NCI) (CTCAE) v 4.0
  • History of other within the previous 5 years, except for appropriately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, Stage 1 uterine cancer, synchronous or previously diagnosed -positive breast cancer
  • History of receiving any anti-cancer drug/biologic or treatment within 21 days prior to first study treatment except hormone therapy, which can be given up to 7 days prior to first study treatment; recovery of treatment-related toxicity consistent with other eligibility criteria
  • History of exposure to cumulative doses of anthracyclines
  • History of radiation therapy within 14 days of first study treatment. The participant must have recovered from any resulting acute toxicity (to Grade \</=1) prior to first study treatment.
  • central nervous system (CNS) disease only
  • which are symptomatic
  • History of a decrease in to less than (\<) 40% or symptomatic congestive heart failure (CHF) with previous trastuzumab treatment
  • History of symptomatic CHF ( [NYHA] Classes II-IV) or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring treatment
  • History of myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months of first study treatment
  • Current dyspnea at rest due to complications of advanced malignancy or requirement for continuous oxygen therapy
  • Current severe, uncontrolled systemic disease ( cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic disease)
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Currently known active infection with (HIV), virus, or virus
  • History of intolerance (such as Grade 3-4 infusion reaction) or to trastuzumab or murine proteins or any component of the product
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(18)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

HER2

HER2 is a protein, made from the ERBB2 gene, that drives the growth of some cancers. A study may look for a level of the protein, extra copies of the gene, or a particular change in it.

In breast cancer, protein tests are read as HER2-positive, HER2-low or HER2-negative; other cancers use their own rules. Check which test result the study requires.

Histologically or cytologically confirmed

The diagnosis was confirmed by looking at a sample under a microscope: tissue from a biopsy or surgery (histology), or cells from a fluid or needle sample (cytology).

Your pathology report is the document that shows this.

Metastases

Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.

Adjuvant and neoadjuvant

Neoadjuvant treatment is given before the main treatment (usually surgery), often to shrink a tumour. Adjuvant treatment is given after it, to lower the chance of the cancer coming back.

Measurable disease

The amount of disease can be tracked with a defined measurement, so the study can see whether it shrinks or grows. It might be a tumour measured on a scan or, in some blood cancers such as myeloma, a marker measured in blood or urine.

The criteria or the study team say which measurement counts — having no tumour visible on a scan does not by itself rule you out.

LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction)

The share of blood the heart’s main pumping chamber (the left ventricle) pushes out with each beat, measured by an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) or a MUGA scan. About 50–70% is normal.

ECOG performance status

A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.

0
Fully active, no restrictions.
1
Limited in strenuous activity, but walking and able to do light work, such as housework or office work.
2
Walking and able to look after yourself, but unable to work; up and about more than half of waking hours.
3
Able to look after yourself only in part; in bed or a chair more than half of waking hours.
4
Unable to look after yourself at all; in bed or a chair all day.

Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

CTCAE grade

The US National Cancer Institute’s scale of how severe an adverse event is — any unwanted medical event during a study, such as a symptom, an illness or an abnormal test result, whether or not a treatment caused it. Whether it did is judged separately.

1
Mild.
2
Moderate.
3
Severe.
4
Life-threatening.
5
Death due to the event.

“Side effects of earlier treatment resolved to grade 1 or less” means they have settled to mild or gone.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Brain metastases

Cancer deposits in the brain from a cancer that started elsewhere in the body (CNS metastases include the spinal cord).

Studies differ: some leave out any brain metastases, some accept ones treated and stable for some weeks. Check what this study allows.

NYHA class (heart failure)

The New York Heart Association’s four classes of how much heart failure limits physical activity.

I
No limits: ordinary activity causes no undue tiredness or breathlessness.
II
Slight limits: comfortable at rest, ordinary activity causes symptoms.
III
Marked limits: comfortable at rest, less than ordinary activity causes symptoms.
IV
Symptoms even at rest; any activity makes them worse.

Studies set their own limit — many outside heart failure leave out class III–IV, while heart failure studies may ask for a particular class. Check the class this study names.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
2,185 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Trastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)

    This cohort will enroll all participants with HER2-positive, unresectable, LABC or mBC who have received prior anti-HER2 and chemotherapy treatment and have progressed on or after the most recent treatment for LABC or mBC, or within 6 months of completing adjuvant therapy. Participants will receive trastuzumab emtansine every 3 weeks until unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or disease progression.

    Drug: Trastuzumab Emtansine

  • Experimental
    Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)

    This cohort will enroll Asian race participants with HER2-positive, unresectable, LABC or mBC who have received prior anti-HER2 and chemotherapy treatment and have progressed on or after the most recent treatment for LABC or mBC, or within 6 months of completing adjuvant therapy. Participants will receive trastuzumab emtansine every 3 weeks until unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or disease progression.

    Drug: Trastuzumab Emtansine

Interventions

  • Participants will receive trastuzumab emtansine 3.6 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) intravenously on Day 1 of a 3-week cycle every 3 weeks until unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or disease progression.

    Also known as: RO5304020, T-DM1, Kadcyla

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events of Primary Interest (AEPIs)

    The AEPIs in this study were defined as the following: adverse events (AEs) Grade \>/= 3, specifically, hepatic events, allergic reactions, thrombocytopenia and hemorrhage events, all Grade \>/= 3 AEs related to trastuzumab emtansine and pneumonitis events of all grades.

    Time frame: Baseline up to approximately 7 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With Specific AEPIs

    The AEPIs in this study were defined as the following: adverse events (AEs) Grade \>/= 3, specifically, hepatic events, allergic reactions, thrombocytopenia and hemorrhage events, all Grade \>/= 3 AEs related to trastuzumab emtansine and pneumonitis events of all grades.

    Time frame: Baseline up to approximately 7 years

  2. Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs)

    AESIs included: 1) Potential drug-induced liver injury, which included any potential case of drug-induced liver injury as, assessed by laboratory criteria for Hy's law (AST and/or ALT elevations that were \>3 × ULN, Concurrent elevation of total bilirubin \>2 × ULN (or clinical jaundice if total bilirubin measures were not available), except in participants with documented Gilbert's syndrome. Those with Gilbert's syndrome, elevation of direct bilirubin \>2 × ULN was used instead. 2) Suspected transmission of an infectious agent by study drug was defined as any organism, virus, or infectious particle (e.g., prion protein transmitting transmissible spongiform encephalopathy), pathogenic or non-pathogenic. A transmission of an infectious agent suspected from clinical symptoms or laboratory findings indicating an infection in a participant exposed to a medicinal product.

    Time frame: Baseline up to approximately 7 years

  3. Progression-Free Survival According to Response Evaluation for Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version (v) 1.1 As Per Investigator Assessment

    Progression free survival is defined as the time (in months) between the date of first dose and the date of disease progression or death from any cause. Progressive disease (PD) is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum of diameters on study (including baseline). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum of diameters must also demonstrate an absolute increase of \>/= 5 millimeters (mm).

    Time frame: Baseline up to disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed every 12 weeks during treatment period thereafter 28-42 days after the last dose or every 3-6 months up to approximately 7 years)

  4. Overall Survival

    Overall survival is defined as time to death, which is the time from the date of dosing until the date of death, regardless of the cause of death.

    Time frame: Baseline until death (up to approximately 7 years)

  5. Percentage of Participants With Best Overall Response (Complete Response [CR] or Partial Response [PR]) According to RECIST v 1.1 As Per Investigator Assessment

    Best Overall Response reported here is the Best confirmed Overall Response. To be assigned a status of PR or CR, i.e., to be a responder, changes in tumor measurements had to be confirmed by repeat assessments that had to be performed no less than 4 weeks after the criteria for response were first met, i.e., participants needed to have two consecutive assessments of PR or CR. CR: disappearance of all target lesions. PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters, in the absence of CR.

    Time frame: Baseline up to disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed every 12 weeks during treatment period thereafter 28-42 days after the last dose or every 3-6 months up to approximately 7 years)

  6. Percentage of Participants With Clinical Benefit (CR or PR or Stable Disease [SD]) According to RECIST v 1.1

    Clinical Benefit was defined as CR plus PR plus SD. CR: disappearance of all target lesions. PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters, in the absence of CR. SD: neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for CR or PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD.

    Time frame: Baseline up to disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed every 12 weeks during treatment period thereafter 28-42 days after the last dose or every 3-6 months up to approximately 7 years)

  7. Duration of Response (DOR) According to RECIST v 1.1

    DOR is defined as the period from the date of initial confirmed PR or CR (whichever occurs first) until the date of PD or death from any cause. CR: disappearance of all target lesions. PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters, in the absence of CR. PD: at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum of diameters on study (including baseline). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum of diameters must also demonstrate an absolute increase of \>/= 5 millimeters (mm).

    Time frame: Baseline up to disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed every 12 weeks during treatment period thereafter 28-42 days after the last dose or every 3-6 months up to approximately 7 years)

  8. Time to Response According to RECIST v 1.1

    Time to Response is defined as the time from first dose to first documentation of confirmed PR or CR (whichever occurs first). CR: disappearance of all target lesions. PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters, in the absence of CR.

    Time frame: Baseline up to disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed every 12 weeks during treatment period thereafter 28-42 days after the last dose or every 3-6 months up to approximately 7 years)

  9. Number of Hospital Visits

    The number of hospital visits were recorded to evaluate the resoruce expenditures while participants were on study treatment.

    Time frame: Baseline up to approximately 7 years

  10. Type of Hospital Visits

    The type of hospital visits (intensive care unit (ICU) versus other) were recorded to evaluate the resoruce expenditures while participants were on study treatment. The number of participants with at least one ICU visit are based on the number of participants with at least one hospital visit, in each group.

    Time frame: Baseline up to approximately 7 years

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Results

Posted Aug 5, 2021

Participant flow

Cohort 1 has 2003 participants and Cohort 2 has 182 participants representing the total enrollment study number. Cohort 1 was conducted in 281 centers in 40 countries worldwide whereas Cohort 2 was conducted in an Asian population in 14 centers in China, Thailand and Indonesia.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneTrastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)
Started2003182
Completed49465
Not completed1509117
Withdrew: Death106776
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up14410
Withdrew: Adverse event/unacceptable toxicity40
Withdrew: Investigator decision50
Withdrew: Not classifiable10
Withdrew: On study treatment at lplv/cohort 1930
Withdrew: On study treatment at lplv/cohort 201
Withdrew: Progressive disease30
Withdrew: Protocol violation20
Withdrew: Safety fu done < 3 months prior to ccod91
Withdrew: Termination by sponsor40
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject17729

Outcome measures

PrimaryPercentage of Participants With Adverse Events of Primary Interest (AEPIs)

The AEPIs in this study were defined as the following: adverse events (AEs) Grade \>/= 3, specifically, hepatic events, allergic reactions, thrombocytopenia and hemorrhage events, all Grade \>/= 3 AEs related to trastuzumab emtansine and pneumonitis events of all grades.

Time frame:
Baseline up to approximately 7 years
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of Participants
Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events of Primary Interest (AEPIs)
Percentage of ParticipantsTrastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)
Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events of Primary Interest (AEPIs)23.1 (21.2 to 25.0)51.4 (43.9 to 58.9)
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With Specific AEPIs

The AEPIs in this study were defined as the following: adverse events (AEs) Grade \>/= 3, specifically, hepatic events, allergic reactions, thrombocytopenia and hemorrhage events, all Grade \>/= 3 AEs related to trastuzumab emtansine and pneumonitis events of all grades.

Time frame:
Baseline up to approximately 7 years
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of Participants
Percentage of Participants With Specific AEPIs
Percentage of ParticipantsTrastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)
AEs Grade >/= 3 for hepatic events6.912.2
AEs Grade >/= 3 for allergic reactions2.31.1
AEs Grade >/= 3 for thrombocytopenia3.736.5
AEs Grade >/= 3 for hemorrhage events2.31.7
AEs Grade >/= 3 related to trastuzumab emtansine18.448.6
Pneumonitis of all grades1.02.2
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs)

AESIs included: 1) Potential drug-induced liver injury, which included any potential case of drug-induced liver injury as, assessed by laboratory criteria for Hy's law (AST and/or ALT elevations that were \>3 × ULN, Concurrent elevation of total bilirubin \>2 × ULN (or clinical jaundice if total bilirubin measures were not available), except in participants with documented Gilbert's syndrome. Those with Gilbert's syndrome, elevation of direct bilirubin \>2 × ULN was used instead. 2) Suspected transmission of an infectious agent by study drug was defined as any organism, virus, or infectious particle (e.g., prion protein transmitting transmissible spongiform encephalopathy), pathogenic or non-pathogenic. A transmission of an infectious agent suspected from clinical symptoms or laboratory findings indicating an infection in a participant exposed to a medicinal product.

Time frame:
Baseline up to approximately 7 years
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of Participants
Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs)
Percentage of ParticipantsTrastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)
Potential drug-induced liver injury1.21.1
Suspected transmission of an infectious agent0.20.0
SecondaryProgression-Free Survival According to Response Evaluation for Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version (v) 1.1 As Per Investigator Assessment

Progression free survival is defined as the time (in months) between the date of first dose and the date of disease progression or death from any cause. Progressive disease (PD) is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum of diameters on study (including baseline). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum of diameters must also demonstrate an absolute increase of \>/= 5 millimeters (mm).

Time frame:
Baseline up to disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed every 12 weeks during treatment period thereafter 28-42 days after the last dose or every 3-6 months up to approximately 7 years)
Reported as:
Median · months
Progression-Free Survival According to Response Evaluation for Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version (v) 1.1 As Per Investigator Assessment
monthsTrastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)
Progression-Free Survival According to Response Evaluation for Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version (v) 1.1 As Per Investigator Assessment6.8 (5.8 to 7.6)5.7 (5.5 to 7.0)
SecondaryOverall Survival

Overall survival is defined as time to death, which is the time from the date of dosing until the date of death, regardless of the cause of death.

Time frame:
Baseline until death (up to approximately 7 years)
Reported as:
Median · months
Overall Survival
monthsTrastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)
Overall Survival27.2 (25.5 to 28.7)29.5 (21.1 to NA)
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With Best Overall Response (Complete Response [CR] or Partial Response [PR]) According to RECIST v 1.1 As Per Investigator Assessment

Best Overall Response reported here is the Best confirmed Overall Response. To be assigned a status of PR or CR, i.e., to be a responder, changes in tumor measurements had to be confirmed by repeat assessments that had to be performed no less than 4 weeks after the criteria for response were first met, i.e., participants needed to have two consecutive assessments of PR or CR. CR: disappearance of all target lesions. PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters, in the absence of CR.

Time frame:
Baseline up to disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed every 12 weeks during treatment period thereafter 28-42 days after the last dose or every 3-6 months up to approximately 7 years)
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of Participants
Percentage of Participants With Best Overall Response (Complete Response [CR] or Partial Response [PR]) According to RECIST v 1.1 As Per Investigator Assessment
Percentage of ParticipantsTrastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)
Percentage of Participants With Best Overall Response (Complete Response [CR] or Partial Response [PR]) According to RECIST v 1.1 As Per Investigator Assessment29.3 (27.1 to 31.6)29.6 (22.8 to 37.1)
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With Clinical Benefit (CR or PR or Stable Disease [SD]) According to RECIST v 1.1

Clinical Benefit was defined as CR plus PR plus SD. CR: disappearance of all target lesions. PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters, in the absence of CR. SD: neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for CR or PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD.

Time frame:
Baseline up to disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed every 12 weeks during treatment period thereafter 28-42 days after the last dose or every 3-6 months up to approximately 7 years)
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of Participants
Percentage of Participants With Clinical Benefit (CR or PR or Stable Disease [SD]) According to RECIST v 1.1
Percentage of ParticipantsTrastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)
Percentage of Participants With Clinical Benefit (CR or PR or Stable Disease [SD]) According to RECIST v 1.147.1 (44.7 to 49.6)39.6 (32.2 to 47.4)
SecondaryDuration of Response (DOR) According to RECIST v 1.1

DOR is defined as the period from the date of initial confirmed PR or CR (whichever occurs first) until the date of PD or death from any cause. CR: disappearance of all target lesions. PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters, in the absence of CR. PD: at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum of diameters on study (including baseline). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum of diameters must also demonstrate an absolute increase of \>/= 5 millimeters (mm).

Time frame:
Baseline up to disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed every 12 weeks during treatment period thereafter 28-42 days after the last dose or every 3-6 months up to approximately 7 years)
Reported as:
Median · months
Duration of Response (DOR) According to RECIST v 1.1
monthsTrastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)
Duration of Response (DOR) According to RECIST v 1.113.8 (12.2 to 15.0)14.2 (11.1 to 24.4)
SecondaryTime to Response According to RECIST v 1.1

Time to Response is defined as the time from first dose to first documentation of confirmed PR or CR (whichever occurs first). CR: disappearance of all target lesions. PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters, in the absence of CR.

Time frame:
Baseline up to disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed every 12 weeks during treatment period thereafter 28-42 days after the last dose or every 3-6 months up to approximately 7 years)
Reported as:
Median · months
Time to Response According to RECIST v 1.1
monthsTrastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)
Time to Response According to RECIST v 1.122.3 (11.8 to 38.2)8.3 (5.7 to NA)
SecondaryNumber of Hospital Visits

The number of hospital visits were recorded to evaluate the resoruce expenditures while participants were on study treatment.

Time frame:
Baseline up to approximately 7 years
Reported as:
Mean · Number of Hospital Visits
Number of Hospital Visits
Number of Hospital VisitsTrastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)
Number of Hospital Visits2.7 ± 2.782.1 ± 1.70
SecondaryType of Hospital Visits

The type of hospital visits (intensive care unit (ICU) versus other) were recorded to evaluate the resoruce expenditures while participants were on study treatment. The number of participants with at least one ICU visit are based on the number of participants with at least one hospital visit, in each group.

Time frame:
Baseline up to approximately 7 years
Reported as:
Number · Participants
Type of Hospital Visits
ParticipantsTrastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)
Other Hospital Visit55833
ICU Visit390

Adverse events

Collected over Baseline up to approximately 7 years. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Trastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)1,072/2,002 (53.5%)427/2,002 (21.3%)1,734/2,002 (86.6%)
Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)77/181 (42.5%)36/181 (19.9%)170/181 (93.9%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventTrastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)
THROMBOCYTOPENIABlood and lymphatic system disorders11/200210/181
PNEUMONIAInfections and infestations22/20028/181
PLATELET COUNT DECREASEDInvestigations2/20028/181
UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGEGastrointestinal disorders3/20022/181
VOMITINGGastrointestinal disorders17/20021/181
ANAEMIABlood and lymphatic system disorders13/20020/181
PYREXIAGeneral disorders13/20020/181
ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMECardiac disorders3/20021/181
PALPITATIONSCardiac disorders1/20021/181
CATARACTEye disorders0/20021/181
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventTrastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE INCREASEDInvestigations136/200277/181
NAUSEAGastrointestinal disorders651/200228/181
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE INCREASEDInvestigations86/200258/181
PLATELET COUNT DECREASEDInvestigations91/200255/181
FATIGUEGeneral disorders556/200212/181
THROMBOCYTOPENIABlood and lymphatic system disorders165/200247/181
PYREXIAGeneral disorders339/200247/181
ASTHENIAGeneral disorders491/200218/181
HEADACHENervous system disorders454/200219/181
EPISTAXISRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders402/200230/181

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(Years)Trastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)Total
Mean54.5 ± 11.449.1 ± 10.154.1 ± 11.4
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)Total
Female19891822171
Male14014
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)Total
Caucasian139701397
Black21021
Asian72182254
Native American41041
N/A as per local regulation4660466
Unknown303
Other202
Missing101
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (All Participants)Trastuzumab Emtansine (Asian Participants)Total
Hispanic/Latino3000300
Chinese29147176
N/A as per local regulation997161013
Other41719436
Mixed909
Indian (Indian subcontinent)404
Unknown2470247
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Study locations

300 sites
  • CEMIC
    Buenos Aires, C1431FWO, Argentina
  • Centro Oncologico Riojano Integral (CORI)
    La Rioja, F5300COE, Argentina
  • Hospital Privado De Comunidad; General Practice
    Mar Del Plata, 7600, Argentina
  • Mater Hospital; Patricia Ritchie Centre for Cancer Care and Research
    North Sydney, New South Wales 2059, Australia
  • Calvary Mater Newcastle; Medical Oncology
    Waratah, New South Wales 2298, Australia
  • Westmead Hospital; Medical Oncology and Pallative Care
    Westmead, New South Wales 2145, Australia
  • Haematology & Oncology Clinics of Australia Research Centre
    South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia
  • Ashford Cancer Center Research
    Kurralta Park, South Australia 5037, Australia
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Medical Oncology
    Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
  • Sunshine Hospital; Oncology Research
    St Albans, Victoria, Australia
  • Fiona Stanley Hospital
    Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
  • Lkh Salzburg - Univ. Klinikum Salzburg; Iii. Medizinische Abt.
    Salzburg, 5020, Austria
  • Medizinische Universität Wien; Univ.Klinik für Frauenheilkunde - Klinik für Gynäkologie
    Wien, 1090, Austria
  • Medizinische Universität Wien; Univ.Klinik für Innere Medizin I - Abt. für Onkologie
    Wien, 1090, Austria
  • Institut Jules Bordet
    Anderlecht, 1070, Belgium
  • UZ Brussel
    Brussel, 1090, Belgium
  • Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc
    Bruxelles, 1200, Belgium
  • GHdC Site Notre Dame
    Charleroi, 6000, Belgium
  • UZ Antwerpen
    Edegem, 2650, Belgium
  • UZ Gent
    Gent, 9000, Belgium
  • UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg
    Leuven, 3000, Belgium
  • CHU Sart-Tilman
    Liège, 4000, Belgium
  • Clinique Ste-Elisabeth
    Namur, 5000, Belgium
  • Sint Augustinus Wilrijk, Apotheek
    Wilrijk, 2610, Belgium
  • *X*Instituto Nacional do Cancer - INCA
    Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20560-120, Brazil
  • Hospital Sao Lucas - PUCRS
    Porto Alegre, RS 90610-000, Brazil
  • Centro de Pesquisas Oncologicas - CEPON
    Florianopolis, SC 88034-000, Brazil
  • Hospital Sirio Libanes; Centro de Oncologia
    Sao Paulo, SP 01308-050, Brazil
  • Hospital Sao Jose
    Sao Paulo, SP 01321-001, Brazil
  • MHAT Serdika; Department of medical oncology
    Sofia, 1303, Bulgaria
  • SHATO - Sofia
    Sofia, 1756, Bulgaria
  • SHATOD - Sofia
    Sofia, 1784, Bulgaria
  • District Oncology Dispensary Wit Stationary
    Varna, 9010, Bulgaria
  • BC Cancer - Surrey
    Surrey, British Columbia V3V 1Z2, Canada
  • British Columbia Cancer Agency (Bcca) - Vancouver Cancer Centre
    Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4E6, Canada
  • Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre; Oncology
    St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1B 3V6, Canada
  • Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre; c/o Oncology Clinical Trials
    Barrie, Ontario L4M 6M2, Canada
  • London Regional Cancer Centre
    London, Ontario N6A 4L6, Canada
  • Southlake Regional Health Center; Community Care Clinic / Oncology
    Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 2P9, Canada
  • St. Michael'S Hospital
    Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada
  • Hopital Maisonneuve- Rosemont; Oncology
    Montreal, Quebec H1T 2M4, Canada
  • Mcgill University - Royal Victoria Hospital; Oncology
    Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1, Canada
  • Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.
    Beijing, 100021, China
  • Beijing Cancer Hospital
    Beijing, 100142, China
  • Chinese PLA General Hospital
    Beijing, 100853, China
  • Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
    Guangzhou, 510000, China
  • Sun Yet-sen University Cancer Center
    Guangzhou, 510060, China
  • Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital
    Harbin, 150081, China
  • Jiangsu Cancer Hospital
    Nanjing City, 211100, China
  • Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
    Shanghai City, 200120, China
  • Tianjin Cancer Hospital
    Tianjin, 300060, China
  • Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
    Zhejiang, 310022, China
  • Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb
    Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
  • Aalborg Universitetshospital, Klinik Kirurgi-Kræft, Onkologisk afd.
    Aalborg, 9000, Denmark
  • Herlev Hospital; Afdeling for Kræftbehandling
    Herlev, 2730, Denmark
  • Nordsjællands Hospital, Hillerød, Onkologisk Afdeling
    Hillerod, 3400, Denmark
  • Rigshospitalet; Onkologisk Klinik
    København Ø, 2100, Denmark
  • Odense Universitetshospital, Onkologisk Afdeling R
    Odense C, 5000, Denmark
  • Sygehus Syd Roskilde; Onkologisk/haematologisk ambulatorium
    Roskilde, 4000, Denmark
  • Vejle Sygehus; Onkologisk Afdeling
    Vejle, 7100, Denmark
  • Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago
    Santiago, 51000, Dominican Republic
  • Clinica Alcivar, torre 1;Private office
    Guayaquil, EC090114, Ecuador
  • Hospital Solca Portoviejo; Oncologia
    Portoviejo, EC130104, Ecuador
  • North Estonia Medical Centre Foundation; Oncology Center
    Tallinn, 13419, Estonia
  • Helsingin yliopistollinen keskussairaala
    Helsinki, 00290, Finland
  • KYS Sadesairaala; Syopatautien poliklinikka
    Kuopio, 70210, Finland
  • Tampere University Hospital; Dept of Oncology
    Tampere, 33520, Finland
  • Turku Uni Central Hospital; Oncology Clinics
    Turku, 20520, Finland
  • Clinique De L Europe; Radiotherapie Chimiotherapie
    Amiens, 80090, France
  • ICO Paul Papin; Oncologie Medicale.
    Angers, 49055, France
  • Institut Sainte Catherine
    Avignon, 84082, France
  • Hopital Jean Minjoz - CHU de Besançon
    Besançon, 25030, France
  • Clinique Tivoli; Chimiotherapie Radiotherapie
    Bordeaux, 33030, France
  • Institut Bergonie; Oncologie
    Bordeaux, 33076, France
  • Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine; Chimiotherapie Radiotherapie
    Bordeaux, 33077, France
  • Cli De La Porte De Saint Cloud; Hop De Jour De Chimiotherapie
    Boulogne-billancourt, 92100, France
  • Hopital Morvan; Oncologie - Radiotherapie
    Brest, 29609, France
  • Centre Francois Baclesse; Radiotherapie
    Caen, 14076, France
  • Centre Jean Perrin; Oncologie
    Clermont Ferrand, 63011, France
  • Centre Georges Francois Leclerc; Oncologie 3
    Dijon, 21079, France
  • Chu Grenoble - Hopital Albert Michallon; Departement de Cancero-Hematologie
    Grenoble, 38043, France
  • Centre Hartmann
    Levallois Perret, 92300, France
  • Centre Oscar Lambret; Senologie
    Lille, 59020, France
  • Clinique Chenieux; Oncology
    Limoges, 87039, France
  • Ch Bretagne Sud Site Scorff; Oncologie Medicale
    Lorient, 56100, France
  • Centre Leon Berard
    Lyon, 69008, France
  • Institut Paoli Calmettes; Oncologie Medicale
    Marseille, 13273, France
  • Hopital Layne; Medecine Ambulatoire
    Mont-de-marsan, 40024, France
  • Centre Val Aurelle Paul Lamarque; Recherche Clinique
    Montpellier, 34298, France
  • Centre Antoine Lacassagne; Hopital De Jour A2
    Nice, 06189, France
  • Institut Curie; Oncologie Medicale
    Paris, 75231, France
  • HOPITAL TENON; Cancerologie Medicale
    Paris, 75970, France
  • Polyclinique Francheville; Med Chimiotherapie Radiotherapie
    Perigueux, 24000, France
  • Centre Catalan D' Oncologie
    Perpignan, 66000, France
  • Clinique Armoricaine Radiologie; Hopital de Jour
    Plerin, 22190, France
  • Pole Regional De Cancerologie
    Poitiers, 86021, France
  • Institut Jean Godinot; Oncologie Medicale
    Reims CEDEX, 51056, France
  • Polyclinique De Courlancy; Centre Radiotherapie Oncologie
    Reims, 51057, France
  • Centre Eugene Marquis; Unite Huguenin
    Rennes, 35042, France
  • Centre Henri Becquerel; Oncologie Medicale
    Rouen, 76038, France

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References and documents

Publications

  • Wuerstlein R, Ellis P, Montemurro F, Anton Torres A, Delaloge S, Zhang Q, Wang X, Wang S, Shao Z, Li H, Rachman A, Vongsaisuwon M, Liu H, Fear S, Pena-Murillo C, Barrios C. Final results of the global and Asia cohorts of KAMILLA, a phase IIIB safety trial of trastuzumab emtansine in patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer. ESMO Open. 2022 Oct;7(5):100561. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100561. Epub 2022 Sep 7. PubMed 36084395 ↗
  • Engebraaten O, Yau C, Berg K, Borgen E, Garred O, Berstad MEB, Fremstedal ASV, DeMichele A, Veer LV', Esserman L, Weyergang A. RAB5A expression is a predictive biomarker for trastuzumab emtansine in breast cancer. Nat Commun. 2021 Nov 5;12(1):6427. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26018-z. PubMed 34741021 ↗
  • Montemurro F, Delaloge S, Barrios CH, Wuerstlein R, Anton A, Brain E, Hatschek T, Kelly CM, Pena-Murillo C, Yilmaz M, Donica M, Ellis P. Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer and brain metastases: exploratory final analysis of cohort 1 from KAMILLA, a single-arm phase IIIb clinical trial☆. Ann Oncol. 2020 Oct;31(10):1350-1358. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.06.020. Epub 2020 Jul 5. PubMed 32634611 ↗

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Updates

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01702571
Lead sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 8, 2012
Start date
Nov 27, 2012
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2020
Completion
Jul 31, 2020
Results posted
Aug 5, 2021
Last update
Apr 4, 2022

Study contacts

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FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
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