Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

De-escalation Therapy in Stage I ER-Positive Breast Cancer: A Non-Inferiority Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Fudan University

Conditions:

Breast Cancer Early Stage Breast Cancer (Stage 1-3)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This study is a prospective, randomized, open-label, non-inferiority Phase III clinical trial, planning to enroll 2,934 patients, with a 1:1 allocation to either the conventional endocrine therapy gro...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Females aged 18 years or older;
  • Postoperative pathological stage I early breast cancer: histologically confirmed invasive carcinoma with a maximum diameter ≤2 cm and node-negative (N0);
  • Immunohistochemistry (IHC) shows ER-positive (ER ≥50%), HER2 IHC score of 0, 1+, or 2+ with no amplification confirmed by FISH, and Ki-67 ≤20%;
  • Presence of at least one of the following potential low-risk factors:
  • 1)Tumor size ≤1 cm, 2)21-gene recurrence score \<11, 3)Fudan digital pathological subtype classified as SNF1, 4)Age ≥65 years;
  • ECOG performance status of 0 or 1;
  • Patients with bilateral synchronous invasive lesions are eligible if both lesions are ER-positive, HER2-negative, and meet the tumor size criteria;
  • Normal major organ function, meeting the following criteria:
  • Hematological: HB ≥90 g/L (no transfusion within 14 days), ANC ≥1.5×10⁹/L, PLT ≥100×10⁹/L;
  • Biochemical: TBIL ≤1.5×ULN, ALT and AST ≤3×ULN, serum Cr ≤1×ULN, and creatinine clearance \>50 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula);
  • Participants voluntarily enroll, sign informed consent, demonstrate good compliance, and cooperate with follow-up.

Exclusion

  • Primary tumor size \>2 cm in maximum diameter and/or axillary lymph node positivity;
  • Prior neoadjuvant therapy, any systemic therapy, or local therapy (except surgery), including chemotherapy, targeted therapy, radiotherapy, or endocrine therapy;
  • Prior adjuvant chemotherapy;
  • Use of CDK4/6 inhibitors in the adjuvant setting;
  • History of other malignancies (except cured basal cell carcinoma or cervical carcinoma in situ);
  • Metastasis at any site;
  • Pregnancy, lactation, or women of childbearing potential unable to use effective contraception;
  • Concurrent participation in other clinical trials;
  • Severe cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, or renal dysfunction; LVEF \<50% (by echocardiography); severe cardio-cerebrovascular diseases within 6 months (e.g., unstable angina, chronic heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension \>150/90 mmHg, myocardial infarction, or stroke); poorly controlled diabetes; severe hypertension;
  • Severe or uncontrolled infections;
  • History of drug abuse or psychiatric disorders;
  • Patients deemed unsuitable for the study by the investigator.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2033

Estimated Enrollment :

2934 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07153757

Start Date

September 1 2025

End Date

September 1 2033

Last Update

September 4 2025

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270 Dongan Road, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

Shanghai, China, 200032