Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

NOSTRA-Feasibility Study: A Study Looking at Ultrasound Guided Biopsies for Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

University of Birmingham

Collaborating Sponsors:

Roche Pharma AG

Cancer Research UK

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Brief Summary

A prospective non-randomised multi-centre feasibility study to assess if patients with residual cancer following dual-targeted neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment for HER2-positive, ER-negative early b...

Detailed Description

The NOSTRA-Feasibility study is designed to determine if it is safe to omit surgery after the planned neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus dual-targeted anti-HER2 treatment. The study is needed to determine ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient with histological diagnosis of operable HER2-positive, ER-negative, early stage invasive breast cancer
  • Tumour size ≥ 1cm and visible on US (T1c to T4d)
  • Patient fit and willing to receive, or is already receiving and has received no more than five cycles of a NOSTRA-Feasibility Study approved treatment regimen, in the opinion of the responsible clinician
  • Eastern Co-operative Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • Women of child-bearing potential, prepared to adopt highly effective contraceptive measures if sexually active for at least 6 months after completion of study medication
  • Female, 18 years or older
  • Able to provide informed consent for the study
  • Availability of embedded paraffin tumour blocks from pre-chemotherapy biopsy
  • The radiology team are able and willing to perform the tumour bed core biopsies

Exclusion

  • Previous ipsilateral invasive breast cancer or Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
  • Unequivocal evidence of distant metastatic disease at registration
  • Multi-focal disease at diagnosis
  • Active malignancy
  • Previous chemotherapy
  • Prior extensive radiotherapy (as judged by the Investigator) to bone marrow
  • Risk factors precluding the safe administration of the intended cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen
  • Patient unsuitable for the planned dual-targeted anti-HER2 treatment in opinion of the Investigator
  • Prior diagnosis of cardiac failure
  • Uncontrolled hypertension, coronary heart disease or other significant cardiac abnormality
  • Bleeding diathesis
  • Any evidence of other disease which in the opinion of the Investigator places the patient at high risk of treatment related complications
  • Pregnant (female patients of child bearing potential must have a urine or blood Human Chorionic Gonadotropin test performed to rule out pregnancy prior to study entry)
  • Patient lactating
  • Patients who have received live vaccine within 4 weeks of the date of study entry
  • Any concomitant medical or psychiatric problems which in the opinion of the Investigator would prevent completion of treatment or follow-up
  • Patient unfit and/or unwilling to undergo surgery
  • Patient unwilling or unable to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan and study procedures
  • Patient has started protocol non-compliant neo-adjuvant chemotherapy
  • Patient has started approved neoadjuvant chemotherapy but insufficient data is available to complete relevant CRFs
  • Patient has already received more than five cycles of approved neoadjuvant chemotherapy
  • Additional Inclusion Criteria for ctDNA Sub-Study
  • Patient has not yet started neoadjuvant treatment
  • Patient is willing and able to give blood samples as per ctDNA Sub-Study Guidelines

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 22 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

72 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04118192

Start Date

May 22 2019

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

January 24 2025

Active Locations (24)

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Basildon Hospital

Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom, SS16 5NL

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Belfast City Hospital

Belfast, United Kingdom

3

City Hospital

Birmingham, United Kingdom, B18 7QH

4

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Birmingham, United Kingdom