6 months versus 12 months of adjuvant trastuzumab for patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer (PHARE) : a randomised phase 3 trial

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BACKGROUND: Since 2005, 12 months of adjuvant trastuzumab has been the standard treatment for patients with HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer. However, the optimum duration of treatment has been debated. We did a non-inferiority trial of a shorter exposure of 6 months versus the standard 12 months of trastuzumab for patients with early breast cancer.

METHODS: We did an open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial in 156 centres in France. Patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer who had received at least four cycles of chemotherapy, had breast-axillary surgery, and had received up to 6 months of trastuzumab (administered by intravenous infusions over 30-90 min every 3 weeks; initial loading dose 8 mg/kg; 6 mg/kg thereafter) before randomisation were eligible. Patients were randomly assigned via central randomisation procedure with web-based software to continue trastuzumab for another 6 months (12 months total duration; control group) or to discontinue trastuzumab at 6 months (6 months total duration; experimental group). Randomisation was stratified by concomitant or sequential administration of trastuzumab with chemotherapy, oestrogen-receptor status, and centre using a minimisation algorithm. The primary endpoint was disease-free survival, with a prespecified non-inferiority margin of 1·15. Analyses were done in the intention-to-treat population. This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00381901.

FINDINGS: 1691 patients were randomly assigned to receive 12 months of trastuzumab and 1693 to receive 6 months of trastuzumab; 1690 patients in each group were included in the intention-to-treat analyses. After a median follow-up of 42·5 months (IQR 30·1-51·6), 175 disease-free survival events were noted in the 12-month group and 219 in the 6-month group. 2-year disease-free survival was 93·8% (95% CI 92·6-94·9) in the 12-month group and 91·1% (89·7-92·4) in the 6-month group (hazard ratio 1·28, 95% CI 1·05-1·56; p=0·29). 119 (93%) of the 128 cardiac events (clinical or based on assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction) occurred while patients were receiving trastuzumab. Significantly more patients in the 12-month group experienced a cardiac event than did those in the 6-month group (96 [5·7%] of 1690 patients vs 32 [1·9%] of 1690 patients, p<0·0001).

INTERPRETATION: After 3·5 years follow-up, we failed to show that 6 months of treatment with trastuzumab was non-inferior to 12 months of trastuzumab. Despite the higher rates of cardiac events, 12 months of adjuvant trastuzmab should remain the standard of care.

FUNDING: French National Cancer Institute.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Lancet Oncol. 2013 Jul;14(8):678-9. - PMID 23764182

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

The Lancet. Oncology - 14(2013), 8 vom: 13. Juli, Seite 741-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pivot, Xavier [VerfasserIn]
Romieu, Gilles [VerfasserIn]
Debled, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Pierga, Jean-Yves [VerfasserIn]
Kerbrat, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Bachelot, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Lortholary, Alain [VerfasserIn]
Espié, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Fumoleau, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Serin, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Jacquin, Jean-Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Jouannaud, Christelle [VerfasserIn]
Rios, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Abadie-Lacourtoisie, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Tubiana-Mathieu, Nicole [VerfasserIn]
Cany, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Catala, Stéphanie [VerfasserIn]
Khayat, David [VerfasserIn]
Pauporté, Iris [VerfasserIn]
Kramar, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
PHARE trial investigators [VerfasserIn]
Piprot, C [Sonstige Person]
Cals, L [Sonstige Person]
Chaigneau, L [Sonstige Person]
Demarchi, F [Sonstige Person]
N'Guyen, T [Sonstige Person]
Stein, U [Sonstige Person]
Villanueva, C [Sonstige Person]
Bréau, J L [Sonstige Person]
Chouahnia, A K [Sonstige Person]
Saintigny, P [Sonstige Person]
Boué, F [Sonstige Person]
de Saint-Hilaire, P [Sonstige Person]
Guimont, I [Sonstige Person]
Grossat, N [Sonstige Person]
Valenza, B [Sonstige Person]
Lévy, E [Sonstige Person]
Médioni, J [Sonstige Person]
Delbaldo, C [Sonstige Person]
Grenier, J [Sonstige Person]
Pouessel, D [Sonstige Person]
Lavau-Denès, S [Sonstige Person]
Falandry, C [Sonstige Person]
Fournel-Fédérico, C [Sonstige Person]
Freyer, G [Sonstige Person]
Tartas, S [Sonstige Person]
Trillet-Lenoir, V [Sonstige Person]
Bons, F [Sonstige Person]
Auclerc, G [Sonstige Person]
Chièze, S [Sonstige Person]
Raban, N [Sonstige Person]
Tournigand, C [Sonstige Person]
Trager-Maury, S [Sonstige Person]
Bousquet, G [Sonstige Person]
Cuvier, C [Sonstige Person]
Giacchetti, S [Sonstige Person]
Hocini, A [Sonstige Person]
Le Maignan, C [Sonstige Person]
Misset, J L [Sonstige Person]
Avenin, D [Sonstige Person]
Beerblock, C [Sonstige Person]
Gligorov, J [Sonstige Person]
Rivera, P [Sonstige Person]
Roché, H [Sonstige Person]
Bougnoux, P [Sonstige Person]
Hajjaji, N [Sonstige Person]
Capitain, O [Sonstige Person]
Delva, R [Sonstige Person]
Maillart, P [Sonstige Person]
Soulié, P [Sonstige Person]
Bonnefoi, H [Sonstige Person]
Durand, M [Sonstige Person]
Madranges, N [Sonstige Person]
Mauriac, L [Sonstige Person]
Chollet, P [Sonstige Person]
Dillies, A F [Sonstige Person]
Durando, X [Sonstige Person]
Ferrière, J P [Sonstige Person]
Mouret-Reynier, C [Sonstige Person]
Nabholtz, J M [Sonstige Person]
Van Praagh, I [Sonstige Person]
Cottu, P [Sonstige Person]
Diéras, V [Sonstige Person]
Durieux, A [Sonstige Person]
Galotte, M [Sonstige Person]
Girre, V [Sonstige Person]
Henry, S [Sonstige Person]
Iurisci, I [Sonstige Person]
Jouve, M [Sonstige Person]
Laurence, V [Sonstige Person]
Mignot, L [Sonstige Person]
Piperno-Neumann, S [Sonstige Person]
Tresca, P [Sonstige Person]
Coudert, B [Sonstige Person]
Ferrant, E [Sonstige Person]
Mayer, F [Sonstige Person]
Vanneuville, A C [Sonstige Person]
Bonneterre, J [Sonstige Person]
Servent, V [Sonstige Person]
Vanlemmens, L [Sonstige Person]
Vennin, P [Sonstige Person]
Guastalla, J P [Sonstige Person]
Biron, P [Sonstige Person]
Dupuy-Brousseau, L [Sonstige Person]
Lancry, L [Sonstige Person]
Ray-Coquard, I [Sonstige Person]
Rebattu, P [Sonstige Person]
Trédan, O [Sonstige Person]
Extra, J M [Sonstige Person]
Rousseau, F [Sonstige Person]
Tarpin, C [Sonstige Person]
Fabbro, M [Sonstige Person]
Luporsi, E [Sonstige Person]
Uwer, L [Sonstige Person]
Weber, B [Sonstige Person]
Berton-Rigaud, D [Sonstige Person]
Bourbouloux, E [Sonstige Person]
Campone, M [Sonstige Person]
Ferrero, J M [Sonstige Person]
Follana, P [Sonstige Person]
Largillier, R [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Antineoplastic Agents
Clinical Trial, Phase III
Comparative Study
EC 2.7.10.1
ERBB2 protein, human
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
P188ANX8CK
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Randomized Controlled Trial
Receptor, ErbB-2
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Trastuzumab

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Date Completed 09.09.2013

Date Revised 09.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00381901

CommentIn: Lancet Oncol. 2013 Jul;14(8):678-9. - PMID 23764182

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70225-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM22832100X