Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Combination With Toripalimab for HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer : a Randomized, Open-label, Parallel-controlled, Multi-center Phase III Study (NEOTORCH-BREAST04)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-75
SponsorFirst Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University

About this trial

Our center plans to conduct a randomized, open-label, parallel-controlled, multi-center phase III study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with Toripalimab for HR+/HER2- breast cancer. The aim is to further explore the treatment strategy of chemotherapy with immunotherapy for patients with HR+/HER2- breast cancer, provide more treatment options for breast cancer patients, and offer a potential theoretical basis for the precision treatment of breast cancer.The primary study objective is to evaluate the pathologic complete response(PCR)and RCB0-1 ratio of neodjuvant treatment of HR+/HER2- breast cancer.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Female patients aged 18-75 years old;

ECOG score is 0-1 points;

breast cancer meets the following standards: Histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer with tumor diameter>1cm (T1c-3; N0-3; M0). All patients were pathohistologically confirmed as HR+/HER2- breast cancer. According to the breast cancer diagnosis and treatment guidelines and specifications of the Chinese Anti Cancer Association (2021 version), Luminal B is divided into Luminal B (HER2 negative) and Luminal B (HER2 positive). Luminal B (HER2 negative) is ER/PR positive, HER2 negative and Ki-67 proliferation index is high or PR low expression. Luminal type B (HER2 positive) is ER/PR positive, HER2 positive (protein overexpression or gene amplification), and Ki-67 in any state. Therefore, HR+/HER2- breast cancer is a Luminal type breast cancer patient excluding HER2+.

The functional level of major organs must meet the following requirements (no blood transfusion within 2 weeks before screening, no use of...)

Disqualifiers

Stage IV breast cancer.

Inflammatory breast cancer.

Previously received anti-tumor treatment or radiation therapy for any malignant tumor, excluding those that have been cured Malignant tumors such as cervical carcinoma in situ, basal cell carcinoma, or squamous cell carcinoma.

Simultaneously undergoing anti-tumor treatment in other clinical trials, including but not limited to chemotherapy and endocrine therapy. Treatment, biological therapy, bone improvement drug therapy, or immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, etc.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Combination with Toripalimab

    Drug

    Epirubicin (or Liposomal Doxorubicin)+Cyclophosphamide, intravenous infusion of 100 mg/m2. Epirubicin (or 35 mg/m2 liposomal doxorubicin)+600 mg/m2 cyclophosphamide, starting from the first day of the week, for a total of 12 weeks. Paclitaxel, administered intravenously at a dose of 260 mg/m2 every 3 weeks for a total of 12 weeks. During neoadjuvant chemotherapy and postoperative adjuvant therapy, use of Toripalimab: intravenous infusion of 240 mg, once every 3 weeks, combined with preoperative neoadjuvant and postoperative adjuvant therapy for a total of 1 year.

  • Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

    Drug

    Epirubicin (or Liposomal Doxorubicin)+Cyclophosphamide, intravenous infusion of 100 mg/m2. Epirubicin (or 35 mg/m2 liposomal doxorubicin)+600 mg/m2 cyclophosphamide, starting from the first day of the week, for a total of 12 weeks. Paclitaxel, administered intravenously at a dose of 260 mg/m2 every 3 weeks for a total of 12 weeks.

Treatment groups

194 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Experimental Group: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Combination with ToripalimabExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control Group: Neoadjuvant ChemotherapySham comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Pathologic Complete Response(PCR)

The primary study objective is to evaluate the pathologic complete response(PCR) of the control group and experimental group.

Time frame
2 years
2

RCB 0-1 Ratio

Time frame
2 years

Secondary outcomes

1

Event Free Survival(EFS)

Event Free Survival (EFS) refers to the time from the start of randomization (the start of treatment in a single-arm trial) to the first occurrence of any of the following events: disease progression that makes surgical treatment impossible, local or distant recurrence, death due to any cause, etc. It can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug.

Time frame
5 years
2

Objective Response Rate (ORR)

Objective Response Rate (ORR) is a key indicator used in medical research, especially in oncology, to evaluate the effectiveness of a treatment. It refers to the proportion of patients whose tumor volume shrinks to a certain extent and remains in that state for a specific period of time after receiving a particular treatment.

Time frame
5 years

Other outcomes

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