A Phase 2 interventional study of Atezolizumab 1200 mg in 20 ML Injection and Inavolisib in Early-stage Breast Cancer, sponsored by German Cancer Research Center. Recruiting at 9 sites in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-03-20.
Sponsored by German Cancer Research Center · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
In early breast cancer (eBC), pathological complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant therapy acts as surrogate marker for metastasis and overall survival. Therapy intensification by adding an adjuvant therapy line (post-neoadjuvant treatment) substantially lowers the risk of relapse in high-risk breast cancer patients with residual disease after neoadjuvant treatment (non-pCR). While this approach was exemplified in two phase III trials without biomarker-stratification (CREATE-X, KATHERINE), even higher efficiency might be achieved by individualized genomic-guided post-neoadjuvant therapies.
Within the seven-arm umbrella phase-II clinical trial COGNITION-GUIDE, we aim to deliver molecularly-tailored cancer care by implementing an additional response- and genomics-guided post-neoadjuvant therapy after finishing the guideline-compliant post-neoadjuvant treatment in high-risk breast cancer patients with residual cancer burden after neoadjuvant therapy to reduce the substantial risk of local and distant relapse.
The trial evaluates not a single drug but rather a general strategy of precision oncology in the curative setting and provides the basis for future confirmatory biomarker-driven trials.
Allocation to the therapy-arms is conducted by in depth molecular characterization of tumors within the COGNITION registry program.
The study aims to show an overall benefit of the precision medicine approach in high-risk eBC patients and to allow for secondary exploratory evaluation of each study-arm.
The primary endpoint of the study is invasive Disease-Free Survival (IDFS) after 4 years measured from surgery to local or distant relapse or death. The sample size of the entire trial is 240 eligible patients.
In early breast cancer (eBC), pathological complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant therapy acts as surrogate marker for metastasis and overall survival.
Therapy intensification by adding an adjuvant therapy line (post-neoadjuvant treatment) substantially lowers the risk of relapse in high-risk breast cancer patients with residual disease after neoadjuvant treatment (non-pCR).
While this approach was exemplified in two phase III trials without biomarker-stratification (CREATE-X, KATHERINE), even higher efficiency might be achieved by individualized genomic-guided post-neoadjuvant therapies.
To date, prospective whole genomic and transcriptomic sequencing in the framework of precision oncology concepts is predominantly conducted in advanced-stage cancer, limiting the overall benefit mainly to prolongation of progression-free survival rather than cure.
In contrast, the implementation of precision oncology in an early disease stage may empower targeted intervention based on high throughput sequencing at a time point with low tumor burden and limited clonal complexity, harbouring the prospect to substantially improve cure rates by prohibition of incurable metastasis.
Whole-genome (WGS), whole exome (WES), gene panel and transcriptome sequencing in the molecular diagnostic registry platform COGNITION (neoadjuvant-treated eBC patients) revealed relevant diagnostic information on molecular-druggable alterations in a substantial proportion of patients in different molecular pathways (e.g. phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/ serine/threonine kinase (AKT), Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), apoptosis, DNA-repair, immune escape etc.).
Within the seven-arm umbrella phase-II clinical trial COGNITION-GUIDE, we aim to deliver molecularly-tailored cancer care by implementing an additional response- and genomics-guided post-neoadjuvant therapy after finishing the guideline-compliant post-neoadjuvant treatment in high-risk breast cancer patients with residual cancer burden after neoadjuvant therapy to reduce the substantial risk of local and distant relapse.
The trial evaluates not a single drug but rather a general strategy of precision oncology in the curative setting and provides the basis for future confirmatory biomarker-driven trials.
Eligible patients are identified considering pCR-status and clinical stage estrogen receptor status grade (CPS-EG)-score following surgery after neoadjuvant therapy.
Allocation to the therapy-arms is conducted by in depth molecular characterization of tumors within the COGNITION registry program.
Recruitment of adequate patient numbers in well-defined molecular subgroups is achieved in a multicenter approach.
The study aims to show an overall benefit of the precision medicine approach in high-risk eBC patients and to allow for secondary exploratory evaluation of each study-arm.
The primary endpoint of the study is invasive Disease-Free Survival (IDFS) after 4 years measured from surgery to local or distant relapse or death.
The sample size of the entire trial is 240 eligible patients.
For patients with initially triple negative (TNBC) or HER2-positive breast cancer:
For patients with initially hormone receptor positive and HER2-negative breast cancer: Non-pCR and CPS-EG score
Postmenopausal or evidence of non-childbearing status. For women of childbearing potential negative urine pregnancy test at post-operative screening and baseline as well as highly effective forms of contraception have to be in place thereafter
Postmenopausal or evidence of non-childbearing status is defined as:
The biomarker-guided eligibility for the respective study arm is evaluated and determined exclusively by the NCT molecular tumor board on the basis of results of the COGNITION molecular diagnostic registry platform. Biomarkers that allow inclusion in the respective arm are:
Exclusion Criteria:
Atezolizumab Dosage: 1200 mg, intravenous, on d1, q21d
Drug: Atezolizumab 1200 mg in 20 ML Injection
Inavolisib Dosage: 9 mg, oral, on d1-d28, q28d
Drug: Inavolisib
Ipatasertib Dosage: 400 mg, oral, on d1-d21, q28d
Drug: Ipatasertib
Olaparib Dosage: 300 mg, oral, bid d1-d28, q28d
Drug: Olaparib
Sacituzumab Govitecan Dosage: 10 mg/kg BW, intravenous, on d1 and d8, q21d
Drug: Sacituzumab govitecan
Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab Administration: subcutaneous; Initial dose: Trastuzumab 600 mg, Pertuzumab 1200 mg, 30 000 units hyaluronidase; Maintainance dose: Trastuzumab 600 mg, Pertuzumab 600 mg, 20 000 units hyaluronidase; Frequency: on d1, q21d
Drug: Trastuzumab/pertuzumab
Observation
Arm 1
Also known as: Tecentriq
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Also known as: Lynparza
Arm 5
Also known as: Trodelvy
Arm 6
Also known as: Phesgo
Invasive Disease-free Survival (IDFS) as defined by Hudis et al in the entire study population four years after surgery
Primary objective is to improve clinical outcome in early high-risk breast cancer by biomarker-guided post-neoadjuvant therapy (systemic treatment in the adjuvant setting following neoadjuvant therapy, surgery and post-neoadjuvant standard therapy)
Time frame: Four years after surgery
Invasive Disease-free Survival (IDFS) as defined by Hudis et al
in each study arm separately
Time frame: Four years after surgery
Distant Disease-free Survival (DDFS) as defined by Hudis et al
in each study arm separately and overall
Time frame: Four years after surgery
Overall Survival
in each study arm separately and overall
Time frame: When the last patient has completed four years after surgery
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (safety and tolerability)
in each study arm separately and overall
Time frame: Through treatment period of the study, an average of 1 year
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