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Testing Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for non-small cell lung cancer

Official title: A Study of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in People With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for Patients With Stage II-III HER2-Amplified or HER2-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (HERCULES)

Condition: Non-Small Cell Lung CancerSponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterTarget enrollment: 14

Interventions

DRUG

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan

Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd, fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) is a novel HER2- targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC).

Canadian Sites (1)

Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montreal (Data Collection Only)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Eligibility Criteria

See who this study is looking for70 criteria

The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.

Inclusion

  • +Age ≥18 years
  • +Molecular testing results on tissue and/or cfDNA from a CLIA-certified laboratory showing presence of a mutation or amplification (defined as ≥ 4 copies) of HER2. (See Appendix C for a list of known activating HER2 mutations in NSCLC. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list. The presence of any activating HER2 mutation is suitable.)of HER2including via Foundation Medicine testing on the LCMC4 LEADER protocolProtocolThe detailed plan a study must follow.Read more →.
  • +Women of nonchildbearing potential, defined as premenopausal women with a documented tubal ligation or hysterectomy, or postmenopausal women, defined as those with 12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea (in questionable cases, a blood sample with simultaneous follicle-stimulating hormone \>40 mIU/mL and estradiol \<40 pg/mL \[\<147 pmol/L\] is confirmatory). Women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and whose menopausal status is in doubt will be required to use one of the contraception methods outlined for women of childbearing potential if they wish to continue their HRT during the study. Otherwise, they must discontinue HRT to allow confirmation of postmenopausal status before study enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →. For most forms of HRT, at least 2 to 4 weeks will elapse between the cessation of therapy and the blood draw; this interval depends on the type and dosage of HRT. After confirmation of their postmenopausal status, they can resume use of HRT during the study without the use of a contraceptive method
  • +Patients must meet the following criteria for study entry:
  • +Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • +Signed informed consent formInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more →
  • +Able to comply with the study protocol, in the investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more →'s judgment
  • +Pathologically documented NSCLC
  • +o Stage II, IIIA, or selected IIIB, including T3N2 or T4 (by size criteria, not by mediastinal invasion), NSCLC (on the basis of the 8th edition of the AJCC NSCLC staging system)
  • +Note: Patients may be enrolled on the basis of clinical stage, but documentation of nodal involvement by invasive mediastinal staging (e.g., endobronchial ultrasound or mediastinoscopy) is strongly encouraged
  • +Molecular testing results used for patient eligibilityEligibility criteriaThe full list of requirements for taking part in a study.Read more → should be obtained from a recent tumor biopsy (up to 6 months before enrollment). Alternatively, molecular testing results used to determine patient eligibility could have been obtained from a recent blood sample (up to 3 months before enrollment)\]
  • +Measurable disease as defined by RECIST v1.1 (exceptions may be made in cases of PERCIST-measurable disease \[e.g., T0N2 cancer otherwise appropriate for induction therapy\])
  • +NSCLC must have a solid or subsolid appearance on CT scan and cannot have a purely ground-glass-opacity appearance. For subsolid lesions, the tumor size (i.e., clinical T stage) should be measured on the basis of the solid component only, exclusive of the ground-glass-opacity component
  • +Evaluated by the attending surgeon before study enrollment to verify that the primary tumor and any involved lymph nodes are technically completely resectable and to verify that the patient is medically operable
  • +Adequate pulmonary function to be eligible for surgical resection with curative intent
  • +Abnormal PFT results may be further evaluated with quantitative ventilation or perfusion scanning or cardiopulmonary exercise testing, at the discretion of the surgeon
  • +Postoperative percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second and diffusion capacity must be ≥40% and/or preoperative maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max) must be \>15 mL/kg/min
  • +It is acceptable to have the screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more → PFTs performed within 4 months of Cycle 1, Day 1, but they must be repeated before Cycle 1, Day 1, if clinically indicated
  • +The postinduction and preoperative PFTs must be performed at least 2 weeks after Cycle 2, Day 1
  • +Echocardiogram demonstrating left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50% within 28 days before enrollment. If clinically indicated, patients with underlying ischemic or valvular heart disease should be evaluated preoperatively by a cardiologist
  • +Adequate hematologic and end-organ function, defined by the following laboratory results obtained within 14 days before the first dose of study treatment:
  • +Absolute neutrophil count ≥1500/uL (granulocyte-colony stimulating factor administration is not allowed within 1 week before Cycle 1, Day 1)
  • +Platelet count ≥100,000/uL (platelet transfusion is not allowed within 1 week before Cycle 1, Day 1)
  • +International normalized ratio or prothrombin time and either partial thromboplastin or activated partial thromboplastin time ≤1.5 × the upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • +Hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL
  • +AST and ALT ≤3 × ULN
  • +Serum bilirubin ≤1.5 × ULN (up to 3 × ULN for patients with Gilbert syndrome)
  • +Creatinine clearance ≥30 mL/min (as calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault equation)
  • +Serum albumin ≥2.5 g/dL
  • +Intravaginal
  • +Transdermal
  • +Injectable
  • +Implantable
  • +Intrauterine device
  • +Intrauterine hormone-releasing system
  • +Bilateral tubal occlusion
  • +Vasectomized partner
  • +Male participants must not freeze or donate sperm starting at screening and throughout the study period and for at least 4.5 months after the final administration of the study drug. Preservation of sperm should be considered before enrollment in this trial
  • +Female participants must not donate or retrieve for their own use ova from the time of randomizationRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more → or enrollment and throughout the study treatment period and for at least 7 months after the final administration of the study drug
  • +Participants should be willing and able to comply with protocol visits and procedures
  • +ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1
  • +Male and female participants of reproductive or childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective form of contraception or avoid intercourse during and upon completion of the study and for at least 4.5 months after the last dose of the study drug. Methods considered to be highly effective forms of contraception include:
  • +o Combined (estrogen- and progestogen-containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation:
  • +o Progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation:
  • +Complete sexual abstinence, defined as refraining from heterosexual intercourse during and upon completion of the study and for at least 4.5 months after the last dose of the study drug. Periodic abstinence (calendar, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods) is not an acceptable method of contraception.
  • +Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) must be performed at screening and before surgery,in accordance with the preoperative calendar of events, and should include lung volumes, spirometry, and diffusion capacity
  • +Adjuvant Therapy Adjuvant systemic therapy (i.e., platinum-based chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy) may be given to patients at the discretion of the treating physician.

Exclusion

  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to the study treatment or any of the study drug excipients
  • History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to other monoclonal antibodies
  • Active primary immunodeficiency, known uncontrolled active HIV infection, or active hepatitis B or C infection, such as those with serologic evidence of viral infection within 28 days of Cycle, 1 Day 1. Participants with past or resolved hepatitis B virus infection who are anti-HBc positive (+) are eligible only if they are HBsAg negative (-)
  • NSCLC that is clinically T4 by virtue of mediastinal organ invasion or stage IIIB by virtue of N3 disease
  • Patients who on initial assessment by treating thoracic surgeon, appear to require a total pneumonectomy to achieve a complete resection are ineligible for study enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →
  • Previous lung cancer in remission for \<3 years, with the exception of minimally invasive adenocarcinoma or incidental typical carcinoid tumors
  • History of (noninfectious) ILD or pneumonitis that required steroids or current ILD or pneumonitis or suspected ILD or pneumonitis that cannot be ruled out by imaging at screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →
  • Lung-specific intercurrent clinically significant illnesses including but not limited to any underlying pulmonary disorder (e.g., pulmonary emboli within 3 months of study enrollment, severe asthma, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease \[COPD\], restrictive lung disease, pleural effusion)
  • Any autoimmune, connective tissue, or inflammatory disorders (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's, sarcoidosis) where there is documentation or suspicion of pulmonary involvement, at the time of screening. Full details of the disorder should be recorded in the eCRF for patients who are included in the study
  • Previous pneumonectomy (complete)
  • Uncontrolled infection requiring IV antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals
  • Corrected QT interval prolongation to \>470 msec (women) or \>450 msec (men) on the basis of the average of the screening triplicate 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Receipt of live, attenuated vaccine (mRNA and replication-deficient adenoviral vaccines are not considered attenuated live vaccines) within 30 days before the first dose of T-DXd.
  • Note: Patients, if enrolled, should not receive live vaccine during the study and for up to 30 days after the last dose of the study drug
  • Substance abuse or any other medical conditions that would increase the safety risk to the participant or interfere with participation of the participant or evaluation of the clinical study,in the opinion of the investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more →
  • Major surgical procedure within 28 days before Cycle 1, Day 1
  • Malignancies other than the disease under study within 3 years before Cycle 1, Day 1, with the exception of patients with a negligible risk of metastasis or death and with expected curative outcome (such as adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal or squamous cell skin cancer, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, localized prostate cancer treated surgically with curative intent, or ductal carcinoma in situ treated surgically with curative intent) or patients undergoing active surveillance per standard-of-care management (e.g., Rai stage 0 chronic lymphocytic leukemia, prostate cancer with Gleason score ≤6, and prostate-specific antigen \[≤10 ng/mL\])
  • Treatment with an investigational agent for any condition within 4 weeks before Cycle 1, Day 1 (or within 5 half-lives of the investigational product, whichever is longer)
  • Medical history of myocardial infarction, symptomatic congestive heart failure (CHF; New York Heart Association class II-IV), unstable angina, or serious cardiac arrhythmia
  • Social, familial, or geographical factors that would interfere with study participation or follow-upFollow-upContinued check-ins after the treatment part is finished.Read more →
  • Concomitant medical condition that would increase the risk of toxicity, in the opinion of the investigator
  • Pregnant or lactating or intending to become pregnant during the study o Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test result within 7 days before initiation of treatment
  • Any previous therapy for lung cancer, including chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy, within 3 years
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In plain language

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Learning 
What this study is

This study is testing a treatment for a condition.

Phase 2Phase 2A middle-stage study looking at what a treatment does and watching for side effects.Read more → — a middle-stage study in a few hundred people at most, looking at what the treatment does and watching for side effectsSide effectAn unwanted effect thought to be caused by the treatment itself.Read more →.

What is being given or done in this study: Trastuzumab Deruxtecan.

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How the study is run

There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

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Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

There is one group in this study.

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Who the study is looking for

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

The study is open to people of any sex.

The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.

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How big and how long

The study aims to enrol about 14 people.

The study is currently expected to finish around February 2027.

The main measurement is taken over: up to 1 year.

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What the study measures

Major Pathologic Response/MPR Rate — measured over up to 1 year.

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Source: NCT07428044 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.

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What is being tested — in plain terms

About Trastuzumab DeruxtecanDrug

Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd, fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) is a novel HER2- targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC).

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

Common questions

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Am I eligible for this trial?

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.

What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.

The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.

The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.

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Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

From the trial registry
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

It is open to people of any sex.

It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
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How long would this take?

The study's main measurement is taken over: up to 1 year.

The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2027-02-13.

How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.

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  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?

The study aims to enrol about 14 people.

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Where is this happening?

This study lists 7 locations, including: Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States; Rochester, Minnesota, United States; Commack, New York, United States; Harrison, New York, United States; New York, New York, United States, and 1 more.

Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.

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About This Trial

The purpose of this study is to find out how many people with HER2-amplified or HER2-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) experience a decrease in tumor viability when they receive trastuzumab deruxtecan before routine surgery to remove tumors.

Other Sites (6)

University of Michigan (Data Collection Only)

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Mayo Clinic (Data Collection Only)

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)

Commack, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)

Harrison, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activites)

New York, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activites)

Rockville Centre, New York, United States

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