A Study of Trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1) Plus Pertuzumab/Pertuzumab Placebo Versus Trastuzumab [Herceptin] Plus a Taxane in Participants With Metastatic Breast Cancer (MARIANNE)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01120184 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 10, 2010
Results First Posted : February 23, 2017
Last Update Posted : November 7, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Breast Cancer | Drug: docetaxel Drug: paclitaxel Drug: pertuzumab Drug: pertuzumab-placebo Drug: trastuzumab [Herceptin] Drug: trastuzumab emtansine | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 1095 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, 3 Arm, Multicenter, Phase III Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and the Safety of T-DM1 Combined With Pertuzumab or T-DM1 Combined With Pertuzumab-Placebo (Blinded for Pertuzumab), Versus the Combination of Trastuzumab Plus Taxane, as First Line Treatment in HER2 Positive Progressive or Recurrent Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 31, 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 30, 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 16, 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Trastuzumab + Taxane (docetaxel or paclitaxel) |
Drug: docetaxel
75 mg/m2 or 100 mg/m2 intravenously every 3 weeks for a minimum of 6 cycles. Drug: paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 intravenously weekly for a minimum of 18 weeks Drug: trastuzumab [Herceptin] trastuzumab [Herceptin] doses when administered with docetaxel: 8 mg/kg intravenously on cycle 1 followed by 6 mg/kg every 3 weeks in subsequent cycles or trastuzumab (Herceptin) doses when administered with paclitaxel: 4 mg/kg intravenously on day 1 of cycle 1 followed by 2 mg/kg weekly starting on day 8 of cycle 1. |
Experimental: Trastuzumab emtansine + pertuzumab |
Drug: pertuzumab
840 mg intravenously on day 1 of cycle 1 followed by 420 mg intravenously every 3 weeks in subsequent cycles Drug: trastuzumab emtansine 3.6 mg/kg intravenously every 3 weeks |
Experimental: Trastuzumab emtansine + pertuzumab placebo |
Drug: pertuzumab-placebo
840 mg intravenously on day 1 of cycle 1 followed by 420 mg intravenously every 3 weeks in subsequent cycles Drug: trastuzumab emtansine 3.6 mg/kg intravenously every 3 weeks |
- Percentage of Participants With Death or Disease Progression According to Independent Review Facility (IRF) Assessment [ Time Frame: Up to 48 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Screening, every 9 weeks for 81 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]Tumor assessments were performed according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1, using radiographic images submitted to the IRF up to and including the confirmatory tumor assessment 4 to 6 weeks after study drug discontinuation. Disease progression was defined as a greater than or equal to (≥) 20 percent (%) and 5-millimeter (mm) increase in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum obtained during the study, or appearance of new lesion(s). The percentage of participants with death or disease progression was calculated as [number of participants with event divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100.
- Progression-Free Survival (PFS) According to IRF Assessment [ Time Frame: Up to 48 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Screening, every 9 weeks for 81 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]Tumor assessments were performed according to RECIST version 1.1, using radiographic images submitted to the IRF up to and including the confirmatory tumor assessment 4 to 6 weeks after study drug discontinuation. PFS was defined as the time from randomization to first documented disease progression or death from any cause. Disease progression was defined as a ≥20% and 5-mm increase in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum obtained during the study, or appearance of new lesion(s). Median duration of PFS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis, and corresponding confidence intervals (CIs) were computed using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.
- Percentage of Participants Who Died Prior to Clinical Cutoff [ Time Frame: Up to 70 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 15-May-2016 (every 3 months until death, loss to follow-up, withdrawal, or study termination) ]The percentage of participants who died prior to clinical cutoff was calculated as [number of participants with event divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100.
- Overall Survival (OS) at Clinical Cutoff [ Time Frame: Up to 70 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 15-May-2016 (every 3 months until death, loss to follow-up, withdrawal, or study termination) ]OS was defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause. Median duration of OS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis, and corresponding CIs were computed using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.
- Percentage of Participants With Death or Disease Progression According to Investigator Assessment [ Time Frame: Up to 48 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Screening, every 9 weeks for 81 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]Tumor assessments were performed by the investigator according to RECIST version 1.1. Disease progression was defined as a ≥20% and 5-mm increase in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum obtained during the study, or appearance of new lesion(s). The percentage of participants with death or disease progression was calculated as [number of participants with event divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100.
- PFS According to Investigator Assessment [ Time Frame: Up to 48 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Screening, every 9 weeks for 81 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]Tumor assessments were performed by the investigator according to RECIST version 1.1. PFS was defined as the time from randomization to first documented disease progression or death from any cause. Disease progression was defined as a ≥20% and 5-mm increase in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum obtained during the study, or appearance of new lesion(s). Median duration of PFS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis, and corresponding CIs were computed using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.
- Percentage of Participants Experiencing Treatment Failure [ Time Frame: Up to 48 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 ]Treatment failure was defined as the discontinuation of all study medications in the treatment arm for any reason including disease progression, treatment toxicity, death, physician decision, or participant withdrawal. The percentage of participants with treatment failure was calculated as [number of participants with event divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100.
- Time to Treatment Failure (TTF) [ Time Frame: Up to 48 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 ]Treatment failure was defined as the discontinuation of all study medications in the treatment arm for any reason including disease progression, treatment toxicity, death, physician decision, or participant withdrawal. TTF was defined as the time from randomization to treatment failure. Median TTF was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis, and corresponding CIs were computed using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.
- One-Year Survival Rate [ Time Frame: From randomization until 1 year ]The percentage of participants alive at 1 year after randomization was estimated as the one-year survival rate using Kaplan-Meier analysis, and corresponding CIs were computed using Greenwood's estimate of the standard error.
- Percentage of Participants With Grade ≥3 Adverse Events [ Time Frame: Up to 50 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (continuously until 28 days after last dose ]Adverse events were graded according to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0. Grade 3: Severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; limiting self care activity of daily living with inability to perform bathing, dressing and undressing, feeding self, using the toilet, taking medications but not bedridden. Grade 4: An immediate threat to life. Urgent medical intervention is required in order to maintain survival. Grade 5: Death.
- Percentage of Participants Who Died at 2 Years [ Time Frame: From randomization until 2 years ]
- Overall Survival Truncated at 2 Years [ Time Frame: From randomization until 2 years ]Overall Survival truncated at 2 years was defined as the percentage of participants alive at 2 years.
- Percentage of Participants With Grade 5 Adverse Events [ Time Frame: Up to 50 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (continuously until 28 days after last dose) ]Adverse events were graded according to NCI CTCAE version 4.0. Grade 5 adverse events are those events which led to death.
- Percentage of Participants With Grade 3-4 Laboratory Parameters [ Time Frame: Day 1, 8, and 15 of Cycle 1-3 and on Day 1 of each subsequent cycle up to 50 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 ]Laboratory results were graded according to NCI CTCAE version 4.0. Grade 3: Severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; limiting self care activity of daily living with inability to perform bathing, dressing and undressing, feeding self, using the toilet, taking medications but not bedridden. Grade 4: An immediate threat to life. Urgent medical intervention is required in order to maintain survival.
- Percentage of Participants With Decline of ≥2 Points From Baseline in Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day 1 of every Cycle up to Clinical Data Cut (up to 48 months) ]The ECOG performance status is a scale used to quantify cancer participants' general well-being and activities of daily life. The scale ranges from 0 to 5, with 0 denoting perfect health and 5 indicating death. The 6 categories are 0=Asymptomatic (Fully active, able to carry on all predisease activities without restriction), 1=Symptomatic but completely ambulatory (Restricted in physically strenuous activity but ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature), 2=Symptomatic, < 50% in bed during the day (Ambulatory and capable of all self-care but unable to carry out any work activities. Up and about more than 50% of waking hours), 3=Symptomatic, > 50% in bed, but not bedbound (Capable of only limited self-care, confined to bed or chair 50% or more of waking hours), 4=Bedbound (Completely disabled. Cannot carry on any self-care. Totally confined to bed or chair), 5=Death.
- Hospitalization Days [ Time Frame: Up to 48 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 ]Hospitalization was defined as a non-administration-related hospitalization due to serious adverse event, while on study treatment. Reported values represent number of days admitted per participants.
- Percentage of Participants With Hospitalization [ Time Frame: Up to 48 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 ]Hospitalization was defined as a non-administration-related hospitalization due to serious adverse event, while on study treatment.
- Percentage of Participants With Objective Response According to IRF Assessment [ Time Frame: Up to 46 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Screening, every 9 weeks for 81 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]Objective response was defined as having complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), assessed according to RECIST version 1.1, using radiographic images submitted to the IRF up to and including the confirmatory tumor assessment 4 to 6 weeks after study drug discontinuation. CR was defined as the disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and short-axis reduction in pathological lymph nodes to <10 mm. PR was defined as a ≥30% decrease in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the Baseline sum. Response was determined using 2 consecutive tumor assessments at least 4 weeks apart. The percentage of participants with a best overall response of CR or PR (ie, the objective response rate [ORR]) was calculated as [number of participants meeting the respective criteria divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100. Corresponding CIs were computed using the Blyth-Still-Casella exact method.
- Percentage of Participants With Objective Response According to Investigator Assessment [ Time Frame: Up to 46 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Screening, every 9 weeks for 81 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]Objective response was defined as having CR or PR, assessed according to RECIST version 1.1, by investigator. CR was defined as the disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and short-axis reduction in pathological lymph nodes to <10 mm. PR was defined as a ≥30% decrease in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the Baseline sum. Response was determined using 2 consecutive tumor assessments at least 4 weeks apart. The percentage of participants with a best overall response of CR or PR (ie, the ORR) was calculated as [number of participants meeting the respective criteria divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100. Corresponding CIs were computed using the Blyth-Still-Casella exact method.
- Duration of Response According to IRF Assessment [ Time Frame: Up to 46 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Screening, every 9 weeks for 81 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]Tumor assessments were performed according to RECIST version 1.1, using radiographic images submitted to the IRF up to and including the confirmatory tumor assessment 4 to 6 weeks after study drug discontinuation. Duration of response was defined as the time from confirmed PR or CR to first documented disease progression or death from any cause. CR was defined as the disappearance of all target lesions and non-target lesions and short-axis reduction in pathological lymph nodes to <10 mm. PR was defined as a ≥30% decrease in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the Baseline sum. Response was determined using 2 consecutive tumor assessments at least 4 weeks apart. Median duration of response was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis, and corresponding CIs were computed using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.
- Percentage of Participants With a Best Overall Response of CR, PR, or Stable Disease (SD) According to IRF Assessment [ Time Frame: Up to 46 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Screening, every 9 weeks for 81 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]Tumor assessments were performed according to RECIST version 1.1, using radiographic images submitted to the IRF up to and including the confirmatory tumor assessment 4 to 6 weeks after study drug discontinuation. CR was defined as the disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and short-axis reduction in pathological lymph nodes to <10 mm. PR was defined as a ≥30% decrease in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the Baseline sum. SD was defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to quality for PR nor sufficient (20%) increase to qualify for disease progression. Response was determined using 2 consecutive tumor assessments at least 4 weeks apart. The percentage of participants with a best overall response of CR, PR, or SD was calculated as [number of participants meeting the respective criteria divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100.
- Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Clinically Significant Increase in Taxane-Related Treatment Symptoms as Measured by Taxane Subscale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) Taxane (FACT-TaxS) Score [ Time Frame: Up to 39 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Baseline, on Day 1 of Cycles 2 to 8 and every even-numbered cycle thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]The FACT-Taxane is a self-reported instrument which measures the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of participants receiving taxane-containing chemotherapy. The FACT-TaxS consists of 16 items including 11 neurotoxicity-related questions and 5 additional questions assessing arthralgia, myalgia, and skin discoloration. Items are rated from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much) and a total score is inversely derived. Scores may range from 0 to 64, with higher scores indicating fewer/no symptoms. A minimally clinically important difference in treatment-related symptoms was defined as a ≥5% decrease (ie, 3.2 points) in FACT-TaxS score from Baseline. The percentage of participants with treatment-related symptoms was calculated using following formula: [number of participants meeting the above threshold divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100. Corresponding CIs were computed using the Blyth-Still-Casella exact method.
- Percentage of Participants Reporting Nausea According to the Relevant Single Items of The FACT Colorectal Cancel (FACT-C) Module [ Time Frame: At Baseline, Day 8 of Cycle 1, and Days 1 and 8 of Cycle 2 ]The FACT-C is a self-reported instrument which measures HRQOL pertaining to colorectal cancer. Response options on each question may range from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much). The percentage of participants with nausea was calculated using following formula: [number of participants with any level of either symptom divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100.
- Percentage of Participants Reporting Diarrhea According to the Relevant Single Items of The FACT-C Module [ Time Frame: At Baseline, Day 8 of Cycle 1, and Days 1 and 8 of Cycle 2 ]The FACT-C is a self-reported instrument which measures HRQOL pertaining to colorectal cancer. Response options on each question may range from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much). The percentage of participants with diarrhea was calculated using following formula: [number of participants with any level of either symptom divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100.
- Percentage of Participants With a Clinically Significant Deterioration in Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) as Measured by FACT Breast (FACT-B) Trial Outcome Index-Physical Function Breast (TOI-PFB) Score [ Time Frame: Up to 39 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Baseline, on Day 1 of Cycles 2 to 8 and every even-numbered cycle thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]The FACT-B is a self-reported instrument which measures HRQOL of participants with breast cancer. It consists of 5 subscales including physical well-being (PWB), social well-being (SWB), emotional well-being (EWB), functional well-being (FWB), and a breast cancer subscale (BCS). The TOI-PFB score is taken by adding the scores from the PWB (7 items), FWB (7 items), and BCS (9 items) subscales. Items are rated from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much) and a total score is derived. Scores may range from 0 to 92, with higher scores indicating better HRQOL. A 5 point change has been identified as the clinically minimal important difference (CMID) on the FACT-TOI-PFB scale. The percentage of participants with deterioration was calculated as [number of participants meeting the above threshold divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100.
- Time to Deterioration in HRQoL as Assessed by FACT-B TOI-PFB Score [ Time Frame: Baseline up to 39 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 ]The FACT-B is a self-reported instrument which measures HRQOL of participants with breast cancer. It consists of 5 subscales including PWB, SWB, EWB, FWB, and BCS. The TOI-PFB score is taken by adding the scores from the PWB (7 items), FWB (7 items), and BCS (9 items) subscales. Items are rated from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much) and a total score is derived. Scores may range from 0 to 92, with higher scores indicating better HRQOL. A 5 point change has been identified as the clinically minimal important difference (CMID) on the FACT-TOI-PFB scale. Time to deterioration was defined as the time from Baseline until the first decrease in FACT-B TOI-PFB score. Median time to deterioration was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis, and corresponding CIs were computed using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.
- Change From Baseline in Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (RSCL) Activity Level Scale Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Cycle 7 (Week 18) ]The RSCL is a self-reported instrument which consists of 4 domains including physical symptom distress, psychological distress, activity level, and overall global life quality. Only the activity level scale was collected and assessed. Scores may range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating increased burden of disease. Mean RSCL activity scale score changes were calculated as [mean score at the assessment visit minus mean score at Baseline]. The higher the score, the higher the level of impairment or burden.
- Change From Baseline in Work Productivity According to Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) Questionnaire Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Cycle 7 (Week 18) ]The WPAI is a patient-reported measure which assesses the effect of general health and symptom severity on work productivity and regular activities. The General Health questionnaire asks participants to estimate the number of hours missed from work due to reasons related and unrelated to their health problems, as well as the total number of hours actually worked in the preceding 7-day period. The percentage of participants reporting that they were employed (working for pay) was assessed at baseline was assessed along with Absenteeism (work time missed), Presenteeism (impairment at work / reduced on-the-job effectiveness), Work productivity loss (overall work impairment / absenteeism plus presenteeism), and Activity Impairment. The reported changes represent change from baseline at Cycle 7. The score range for the scales of the WPAI is between 0 (no effect) to 100% (max effect)
- Change From Baseline in Activity Impairment According to Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) Questionnaire Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Cycle 7 (Week 18) ]The WPAI is a patient-reported measure which assesses the effect of general health and symptom severity on work productivity and regular activities. The General Health questionnaire asks participants to estimate the number of hours missed from work due to reasons related and unrelated to their health problems, as well as the total number of hours actually worked in the preceding 7-day period. The percentage of participants reporting that they were employed (working for pay) was assessed at baseline was assessed along with Absenteeism (work time missed), Presenteeism (impairment at work / reduced on-the-job effectiveness), Work productivity loss (overall work impairment / absenteeism plus presenteeism), and Activity Impairment. The reported changes represent change from baseline at Cycle 7. The score range for the scales of the WPAI is between 0 (no effect) to 100% (max effect).
- Percentage of Participants With a Best Overall Response of CR or PR According to IRF Assessment Among Those With High Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) Levels [ Time Frame: Up to 46 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Screening, every 9 weeks for 81 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]Tumor assessments were performed according to RECIST version 1.1, using radiographic images submitted to the IRF up to and including the confirmatory tumor assessment 4 to 6 weeks after study drug discontinuation. CR was defined as the disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and short-axis reduction in pathological lymph nodes to <10 mm. PR was defined as a ≥30% decrease in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the Baseline sum. Response was determined using 2 consecutive tumor assessments at least 4 weeks apart. The percentage of participants with a best overall response of CR or PR (ie, the ORR) was calculated as [number of participants meeting the respective criteria divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100.
- Percentage of Participants With a Best Overall Response of CR or PR According to IRF Assessment Among Those With Low HER2 mRNA Levels [ Time Frame: Up to 46 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Screening, every 9 weeks for 81 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]Tumor assessments were performed according to RECIST version 1.1, using radiographic images submitted to the IRF up to and including the confirmatory tumor assessment 4 to 6 weeks after study drug discontinuation. CR was defined as the disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and short-axis reduction in pathological lymph nodes to <10 mm. PR was defined as a ≥30% decrease in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the Baseline sum. Response was determined using 2 consecutive tumor assessments at least 4 weeks apart. The percentage of participants with a best overall response of CR or PR (ie, the ORR) was calculated as [number of participants meeting the respective criteria divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100.
- Percentage of Participants With Death or Disease Progression According to IRF Assessment Among Those With High HER2 mRNA Levels [ Time Frame: Up to 48 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Screening, every 9 weeks for 81 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]Tumor assessments were performed according to RECIST version 1.1, using radiographic images submitted to the IRF up to and including the confirmatory tumor assessment 4 to 6 weeks after study drug discontinuation. Disease progression was defined as a ≥20% and 5-mm increase in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum obtained during the study, or appearance of new lesion(s). The percentage of participants with death or disease progression was calculated as [number of participants with event divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100.
- PFS According to IRF Assessment Among Those With High HER2 mRNA Levels [ Time Frame: Up to 48 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Screening, every 9 weeks for 81 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]Tumor assessments were performed according to RECIST version 1.1, using radiographic images submitted to the IRF up to and including the confirmatory tumor assessment 4 to 6 weeks after study drug discontinuation. PFS was defined as the time from randomization to first documented disease progression or death from any cause. Disease progression was defined as a ≥20% and 5-mm increase in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum obtained during the study, or appearance of new lesion(s). Median duration of PFS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis.
- Percentage of Participants With Death or Disease Progression According to IRF Assessment Among Those With Low HER2 mRNA Levels [ Time Frame: Up to 48 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Screening, every 9 weeks for 81 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]Tumor assessments were performed according to RECIST version 1.1, using radiographic images submitted to the IRF up to and including the confirmatory tumor assessment 4 to 6 weeks after study drug discontinuation. Disease progression was defined as a ≥20% and 5-mm increase in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum obtained during the study, or appearance of new lesion(s). The percentage of participants with death or disease progression was calculated as [number of participants with event divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100.
- PFS According to IRF Assessment Among Those With Low HER2 mRNA Levels [ Time Frame: Up to 48 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 16-Sept-2014 (at Screening, every 9 weeks for 81 weeks, then every 12 weeks thereafter and/or up to 42 days after last dose) ]Tumor assessments were performed according to RECIST version 1.1, using radiographic images submitted to the IRF up to and including the confirmatory tumor assessment 4 to 6 weeks after study drug discontinuation. PFS was defined as the time from randomization to first documented disease progression or death from any cause. Disease progression was defined as a ≥20% and 5-mm increase in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum obtained during the study, or appearance of new lesion(s). Median duration of PFS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis.
- Percentage of Participants Who Died Prior to Clinical Cutoff Among Those With High HER2 mRNA Levels [ Time Frame: Up to 70 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 15-May-2016 (every 3 months until death, loss to follow-up, withdrawal, or study termination) ]The percentage of participants who died prior to clinical cutoff was calculated as [number of participants with event divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100.
- OS at Clinical Cutoff Among Those With High HER2 mRNA Levels [ Time Frame: Up to 70 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 15-May-2016 (every 3 months until death, loss to follow-up, withdrawal, or study termination) ]OS was defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause. Median duration of OS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis.
- Percentage of Participants Who Died Prior to Clinical Cutoff Among Those With Low HER2 mRNA Levels [ Time Frame: Up to 70 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 15-May-2016 (every 3 months until death, loss to follow-up, withdrawal, or study termination) ]The percentage of participants who died prior to clinical cutoff was calculated as [number of participants with event divided by the number analyzed] multiplied by 100.
- OS at Clinical Cutoff Among Those With Low HER2 mRNA Levels [ Time Frame: Up to 70 months from randomization until clinical cutoff of 15-May-2016 (every 3 months until death, loss to follow-up, withdrawal, or study termination) ]OS was defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause. Median duration of OS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis. Reported upper bound of confidence interval for "Trastuzumab Emtansine + Placebo" and confidence interval values for "Trastuzumab + Taxane" and "Trastuzumab Emtansine + Pertuzumab" are censored values.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult participants >/=18 years of age
- HER2-positive breast cancer
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast with locally recurrent or metastatic disease, and be a candidate for chemotherapy. Participants with locally advanced disease must have recurrent or progressive disease, which must not be amenable to resection with curative intent.
- Participants must have measurable and/or non-measurable disease which must be evaluable per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0 or 1
- Adequate organ function as determined by laboratory results
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of prior (or any) chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer or recurrent locally advanced disease
- An interval of <6 months from the last dose of vinca-alkaloid or taxane cytotoxic chemotherapy until the time of metastatic diagnosis
- Hormone therapy <7 days prior to randomization
- Trastuzumab therapy and/or lapatinib (neo- or adjuvant setting) <21 days prior to randomization
- Prior trastuzumab emtansine or pertuzumab therapy

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01120184

Study Director: | Clinical Trials | Hoffmann-La Roche |
Responsible Party: | Hoffmann-La Roche |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01120184 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
BO22589 2009-017905-13 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | May 10, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | February 23, 2017 |
Last Update Posted: | November 7, 2017 |
Last Verified: | November 2017 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases Paclitaxel Maytansine Docetaxel Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine Trastuzumab Pertuzumab |
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