This study will evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of adjuvant atezolizumab
when given in combination with trastuzumab emtansine compared with placebo and
trastuzumab emtansine for patients with residual invasive HER2-positive breast cancer
following neoadjuvant taxane-based and HER2-targeted therapy including trastuzumab, who
are at high risk of disease recurrence. The primary endpoint for this study is invasive
disease-free survival (IDFS).
Principal Investigator
Virginia Kaklamani
Frances Crawford
210-450-5037
crawfordf1@uthscsa.edu
Myrna Montenegro
210-450-5954
montenegro@uthscsa.edu
Kathleen Rodriguez
210-450-1365
rodriguezk3@uthscsa.edu
Benjamin Schleif
210-450-1366
schleifb@uthscsa.edu
Morgan Seekatz
210-450-1133
seekatz@uthscsa.edu
Jessica Villarreal
villarreal24@uthscsa.edu
Signed Informed Consent Form
Age 18 years at time of signing the Informed Consent Form
Ability to comply with the study protocol
Histologically confirmed invasive breast carcinoma
Clinical stage at presentation (as per American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC]
Cancer Staging Manual, 8th edition): cT4/anyN/M0, any cT/N2–3/M0, or
cT1-3/N0-1/M0 (patients with cT1mi/T1a/T1b/N0 are not eligible) including the
following requirements:
- Patients with cT1-3/N0-1/M0 disease at presentation (patients with
cT1mi/T1a/T1b/N0 are not eligible) must have pathologic evidence of residual
invasive carcinoma in axillary lymph node(s) at surgery (with or without residual
invasive disease in the breast)
- Patients with cT4/anyN/M0 or any cT/N2–3/M0 disease at presentation must
have pathologic evidence of residual invasive carcinoma in the breast and/or
axillary lymph node(s) at surgery
Diagnosis of HER2-positive breast cancer with assessment of known hormone
receptor (ER positive or negative/PgR positive or negative) and known PD-L1
status (positive or negative), as documented through central testing of a
representative tumor tissue specimen from a pretreatment (prior to neoadjuvant
therapy) biopsy. The tumor tissue specimen must be submitted prior to study
enrollment.
Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer
Inadequate excision (as described in Section 4.1.1)
An overall response of disease progression according to the investigator at the
conclusion of preoperative systemic therapy
Patients for whom radiotherapy would be recommended for breast cancer treatment
but for whom it is contraindicated because of medical reasons (e.g., connective
tissue disorder or prior ipsilateral breast radiation)
History of other malignancy within 5 years prior to screening, except for
appropriately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma,
Stage I uterine cancer, or DCIS
History of exposure to the following cumulative doses of anthracyclines:
- Doxorubicin 240 mg/m2
- Epirubicin or liposomal doxorubicin-hydrochloride (Myocet) 480 mg/m2
- For other anthracyclines, exposure equivalent to doxorubicin 240 mg/m2
Prior treatment with atezolizumab
Prior treatment with trastuzumab emtansine in the neoadjuvant setting or relapse
to trastuzumab emtansine in the adjuvant setting
Prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies,
including anticytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein-4, antiPD-1, and
antiPD-L1 therapeutic antibodies
Current NCI CTCAE v5.0 Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy
Dyspnea at rest
Cardiopulmonary dysfunction as defined by any of the following:
- History of NCI CTCAE v5.0 Grade 3 symptomatic heart failure or New York
Heart Association (NYHA) criteria Class II
- Angina pectoris requiring anti-anginal medication, serious cardiac arrhythmia
not controlled by adequate medication, severe conduction abnormality, or
clinically significant valvular disease
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- High-risk uncontrolled arrhythmias (i.e., atrial tachycardia with a heart
rate 100/min at rest, significant ventricular arrhythmia (ventricular
tachycardia) or higher-grade atrioventricular (AV)-block (second-degree
AV-block Type 2 [Mobitz 2] or third degree AV-block)
- Significant symptoms (Grade 2) relating to left ventricular dysfunction, cardiac
arrhythmia, or cardiac ischemia while or since receiving preoperative therapy
- History of a decrease in LVEF to 40% during prior trastuzumab treatment
(e.g., during preoperative therapy)
- Myocardial infarction within 12 months prior to randomization
- Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure 180 mmHg and/or diastolic
blood pressure 100 mmHg)
- Evidence of transmural infarction on ECG
- Requirement for continuous oxygen therapy
Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency, including, but not
limited to, myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus
erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, antiphospholipid
antibody syndrome, Wegener granulomatosis, Sjögren syndrome, Guillain-Barré
syndrome, or multiple sclerosis (see Appendix 9 for a more comprehensive list of
autoimmune diseases and immune deficiencies), with the following exceptions:
- Patients with a history of autoimmune-related hypothyroidism who are on a
stable dose of thyroid-replacement hormone are eligible for the study.
- Patients with controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus who are on a stable insulin
regimen are eligible for the study.
- Patients with eczema, psoriasis, lichen simplex chronicus, or vitiligo with
dermatologic manifestations only (e.g., patients with psoriatic arthritis are
excluded) are eligible for the study provided all of following conditions are met:
o Rash must cover 10% of body surface area
o Disease is well controlled at baseline and requires only low-potency
topical corticosteroids.
o No occurrence of acute exacerbations of the underlying condition
requiring psoralen plus ultraviolet A radiation, methotrexate, retinoids,
biologic agents, oral calcineurin inhibitors, or high-potency or oral
corticosteroids within the previous 12 months.
History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis
obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of
active pneumonitis
- History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field (fibrosis) is permitted.
Active tuberculosis