Breast Cancer
EA1211 / DIRECT
Testing the Role of FDG-PET/CT to Predict Response to Therapy Prior to Surgery for HER2-positive Breast Cancer, The DIRECT Trial
STATUS: Active
This phase II trial tests how well an imaging procedure called fludeoxyglucose F-18 (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) works in predicting response to standard of care chemotherapy prior to surgery in patients with HER2-positive stage IIa-IIIc breast cancer. FDG is a radioactive tracer that is given in a vein before PET/CT imaging and helps to identify areas of active cancer. PET and CT are imaging techniques that make detailed, computerized pictures of areas inside the body. The use of FDG-PET/CT may help doctors better decide if a patient needs more or less treatment before surgery in order to get the best response. This study evaluates whether FDG-PET/CT is useful in predicting a patient's response to standard of care chemotherapy.
- Patients (all genders) must be >= 18 years of age.
- Patient must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
- Patient must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2.
- Patient must have histologically confirmed HER2-positive primary invasive breast carcinoma by American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines that has been determined by local testing.
- Patient must have known (either positive or negative) hormone receptor (estrogen receptor [ER] or progesterone receptor [PR]) status by local testing, per ASCO/CAP guidelines. Patients with either hormone receptor–positive or hormone receptor- negative HER2-positive breast cancer are eligible.
- Patient must have American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 8th Edition stage IIa-IIIc according to anatomic staging table at diagnosis and below criteria. * Patients without nodal involvement (cN0) are eligible if T size > 2.0 cm (T2-4) * Patients with nodal involvement (cN1-3) are eligible if T2-4 * Patients with clinical T4d are not eligible
- Patients with bilateral invasive breast cancers are eligible if both cancers are HER2-positive and at least one meets all protocol eligibility criteria and neither cancer renders the patient ineligible.
- Patients with multiple ipsilateral invasive tumors are eligible as long as all tumors are HER2-positive and at least one tumor focus meets all eligibility criteria. Multiple lesions that appear part of the same index tumor do not require additional biopsy/HER2 testing.
- Patient must not have any prior treatment for the current breast cancer, including surgery, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, radiation or experimental therapy.
- Patient must plan to start a standard neoadjuvant pertuzumab (or other biosimilars) based regimen.
- Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of this imaging intervention are eligible for this trial.
- Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months of registration are eligible for this trial.
- Patient must not be pregnant or breast-feeding due to the potential harm to an unborn fetus and possible risk for adverse events in nursing infants with the teratogenic effects of FDG in addition to the radiation exposure during PET/CT. All patients of childbearing potential must have a blood test or urine study within 7 days prior to registration to rule out pregnancy. * NOTE: A pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the T0 scan is also required but will only need to be done if a) the T0 scan is completed after study registration and b) if the pregnancy test done prior to registration is completed outside of the 7-day window. A patient of childbearing potential is defined as anyone, regardless of sexual orientation or whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the following criteria: 1) has achieved menarche at some point, 2) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 3) has not been naturally postmenopausal (amenorrhea following cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential) for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months).
- Patient must not have any contraindication to FDG-PET/CT imaging which includes routine glucose values > 200 mg/dL and severe claustrophobia.
- Patient must be participating in the trial at an institution which has agreed to perform the imaging research studies, completed the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-American College of Radiology Imaging Network Cancer Center Group (ECOG-ACRIN) defined PET/CT scanner qualification procedures and received ECOG-ACRIN PET/CT scanner approval. * For patients who completed the baseline (T0) FDG-PET/CT PRIOR to registration, neoadjuvant pertuzumab-based regimen must start after study registration and within 21 days after the T0 scan. ** Patients must not have used colony stimulating growth factors within 14 days prior to completing a T0 scan done prior to registration.
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Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
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Phoenix
Cancer Center at Saint Joseph's
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Santa Monica
Saint John's Cancer Institute
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Aiea
Hawaii Cancer Care - Westridge
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Hawaii Cancer Care Inc - Waterfront Plaza
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Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
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Queen's Cancer Cenrer - POB I
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Queen's Cancer Center - Kuakini
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Queen's Medical Center
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University of Hawaii Cancer Center
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Lihue
Wilcox Memorial Hospital and Kauai Medical Clinic
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ID
Twin Falls
Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Twin Falls
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IL
Chicago
Northwestern University
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Danville
Carle at The Riverfront
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DeKalb
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Kishwaukee
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Effingham
Carle Physician Group-Effingham
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Geneva
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Delnor
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Lake Forest
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
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Mattoon
Carle Physician Group-Mattoon/Charleston
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Urbana
Carle Cancer Center
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Warrenville
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville
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MA
Boston
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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MI
Detroit
Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
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MN
Burnsville
Minnesota Oncology - Burnsville
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Coon Rapids
Mercy Hospital
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Maplewood
Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA-Maplewood
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Minneapolis
Abbott-Northwestern Hospital
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Saint Paul
United Hospital
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Woodbury
Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA-Woodbury
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MO
Springfield
CoxHealth South Hospital
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Southhaven
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Desoto
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Chapel Hill
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Bellevue
Nebraska Medicine-Bellevue
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Omaha
Nebraska Medicine-Village Pointe
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Morristown
Morristown Medical Center
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Paterson
Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center
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NY
Bronx
Montefiore Medical Center-Einstein Campus
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OH
Beavercreek
Indu and Raj Soin Medical Center
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Cleveland
MetroHealth Medical Center
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Kettering
Kettering Medical Center
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Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
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Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr Hospital
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Riddle Memorial Hospital
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Bryn Mawr Health Center
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Paoli
Paoli Memorial Hospital
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West Chester
Chester County Hospital
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Wynnewood
Lankenau Medical Center
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Bayamon
Cancer Center-Metro Medical Center Bayamon
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Manati
Doctors Cancer Center
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San Juan
Centro Comprensivo de Cancer de UPR
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San Juan City Hospital
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San Juan Community Oncology Group
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Collierville
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Collierville
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Memphis
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Memphis
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Salt Lake City
Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah
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WI
Eau Claire
Marshfield Medical Center-EC Cancer Center
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Ladysmith
Marshfield Clinic - Ladysmith Center
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Madison
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
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Marshfield
Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
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Minocqua
Marshfield Clinic-Minocqua Center
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Neillsville
Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville
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Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake
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Marshfield Medical Center-River Region at Stevens Point
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Weston
Marshfield Medical Center - Weston
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Wisconsin Rapids
Marshfield Clinic - Wisconsin Rapids Center
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To estimate the negative predictive value (NPV) of neoadjuvant interim (ni)FDG-PET/CT for pathologic complete response (pCR), using delta maximum standardized uptake value corrected for lean body mass day 15 (deltaSULmaxD15), completed through central review, of the primary breast cancer at a threshold of 40%, in patients treated with neoadjuvant HER2-directed therapy. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To estimate the sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value (PPV) of niFDG-PET/CT for pCR, using deltaSULmaxD15 of the primary breast cancer at a threshold of 40%, in patients treated with neoadjuvant HER2-directed therapy. II. To evaluate the performance of niFDG-PET/CT, using deltaSULmaxD15 of the primary breast cancer at a threshold of 40%, as a predictor of 3-year event-free survival (EFS) from time of study registration. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. To estimate the NPV of niFDG-PET/CT for pCR, using deltaSULmaxD15 of the primary breast cancer at a grid of alternative thresholds ranging from 30% to 60%, in patients treated with neoadjuvant HER2-directed therapy. II. To compare deltaSULmaxD15 using automated image analysis of FDG-PET/CT by AutoPERCIST (trademark) to standard PET analysis software. OUTLINE: Patients receive FDG intravenously (IV), undergo PET/CT, receive standard of care chemotherapy, and undergo standard of care surgery on study. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, and then every 6 months thereafter for up to 5 years after date of registration.
Interactive content above is from the official study record on the National Cancer Institute website, cancer.gov.
The ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group designed this trial and is conducting it with funding from the National Cancer Institute through its National Clinical Trials Network.