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COntinue the SaMe Systemic Therapy After Local Ablative Therapy for Oligo Progression in Metastatic Breast Cancer - the COSMO Study

A Phase 2 interventional study of Surgery and Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer Invasive, Metastatic Cancer and Oligoprogressive, sponsored by The Netherlands Cancer Institute. Recruiting at 7 sites in Netherlands. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-11.

Sponsored by The Netherlands Cancer Institute · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
56
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Patients with oligoprogression of metastatic breast cancer during palliative treatment that is amenable to local therapy will be included. The local ablative therapy (LAT) may consist of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR), also known as stereotactic body radiation therapy, surgery or percutaneous ablation.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer Invasive
  • Metastatic Cancer
  • Oligoprogressive

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer
  • Metastatic breast cancer
  • o Oligoprogression is defined as an increase of ≥20% in size or, in case of FDG-PET-CT, metabolic activity (≥20% in SUVmax) involving a maximum of two lesions. These lesions may consist of: 1 or 2 distant metastatic lesions limited to 1 organ, the primary tumor or locoregional lymph nodes.
  • Systemic treatment can be either endocrine, targeted, chemotherapy or immune-checkpoint blockade
  • Patients should be on systemic therapy for at least six months. Status should be stable disease or partial or complete response for at least 6 months.
  • Oligoprogression has to be detected with radiological imaging comparing the lesion on the same type of imaging modality as has been used at the start of systemic therapy.
  • Lesion(s) must be amenable to resection, radiotherapy or percutaneous ablation with the intent of local obliteration.
  • The radiological imaging that shows progression must be performed within 70 days prior to LAT.
  • Bone metastases are classified as progressive if the lytic component of the lesion increases by ≥20% or the FDG-uptake increases by ≥20% on FDG-PET-CT
  • Lymph nodes should be larger than 15 mm upon first detection of oligoprogression to be classified as progressive.
  • Oligo-progression has to be confirmed with a FDG-PET-CT-scan 5-7 weeks after the initial scan that showed oligoprogression.
  • Age ≥18
  • World Health Organization (WHO) Performance Status 0 or 1
  • Signed written informed consent before patient registration according to ICH/GCP, and national/local regulations

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having received more than two lines of systemic therapy for MBC If a treatment regimen has been de-escalated without adding other therapies, this is seen as one line of therapy. For example: Pertuzumab/trastuzumab+docetaxel followed by pertuzumab/trastuzumab will be viewed as one line of systemic therapy.
  • Other malignancy except carcinoma in situ and basal-cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, unless the other malignancy was treated ≥5 years ago with curative intent without the use of chemotherapy or radiation therapy
  • Current pregnancy or breastfeeding. Women of childbearing potential must use adequate contraceptive protection
  • Presence of any medical condition that would place the patient at unusual risk, up to the discretion of the clinician
  • Presence of any psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
56 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Other
    Surgery, radiotherapy or radiofrequent ablation

    The oligoprogresive lesion(s) will be treated with Surgery, radiotherapy or percutaneous ablation depending on the location of the lesion. treatment will be standard of care and will be decided by the treating team of the patient.

    Procedure: Surgery · Radiation: Radiotherapy · Other: Radiofrequent ablation

Interventions

  • ProcedureSurgery

    resection of the oligometastatic lesion(s)

  • RadiationRadiotherapy

    radiation of the oligometastatic lesion(s)

  • OtherRadiofrequent ablation

    radiofrequent ablation of the oligometastatic lesion(s)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of patients free of progression at 6 months

    progression-free survival at 6 months (PFS-6)

    Time frame: At 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of patients free of progression at 6 months per histoligical subtype

    PFS-6 for breast cancer subtypes: ER+/HER2- vs. HER2+ vs. TN

    Time frame: At 6 months

  2. Number of patients free of progression at 6 months per breast cancer subtype

    PFS-6, stratified by breast cancer subtype \- localization of progressive lesion

    Time frame: At 6 months

  3. Number of patients free of progression at 6 months per localization of progressive lesion

    PFS at 6 months separately for localization of progressive lesion: locoregional vs. cranial vs. visceral vs. bone

    Time frame: At 6 months

  4. Overall Surival (OS)

    Evaluation of overall survival measured from baseline till death due to any cause

    Time frame: Up to 120 months

  5. Time to next line of treatment

    Time to next line of systemic therapy meeasured from baseline

    Time frame: Up to 120 months

  6. Number of patients who develop "visceral crisis"

    number of patients who develop "visceral crisis"

    Time frame: Up to 120 months

  7. Number of patients who develop complications after local ablative treatment

    Assess the number of patients who develop complications after local ablative treatment

    Time frame: Up to 120 months

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Study locations

7 of 7 sites recruiting
  • Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep
    Alkmaar, Netherlands
    • S Vrijaldenhoven, MD · Contact
    • S Vrijaldenhoven, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Recruiting
  • Rijnstate
    Arnhem, Netherlands
    • K J Beelen, MD · Contact · info@rijnstate.nl · +31880058888
    • K J Beelen, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Deventer ziekenhuis
    Deventer, Netherlands
    • LW. Kessels, MD · Contact
    • A Imholz, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • ADRZ
    Goes, Netherlands
    Recruiting
  • Martini ziekenhuis
    Groningen, Netherlands
    • A van der Velden, MD · Contact
    • A van der Velden, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Antonius ziekenhuis
    Utrecht, Netherlands
    • M Agterof, MD · Contact
    • M Agterof, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided — to be determined

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05301881
Lead sponsor
The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Collaborators
Maarten van de Weijden Foundation
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 31, 2022
Start date
Apr 17, 2023
Primary completion
Apr 1, 2035 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 1, 2040 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 11, 2026

Study contacts

G Sonke, MD
Contact
g.sonke@nki.nl
+31-20-512 ext. 9111
Robin van den Borg, MD
Contact
r.vd.borg@nki.nl
G Sonke
principal investigator · The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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