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QuantifyHER: Quantitative Immunofluorescence and/or RT-qPCR for Measuring HER2 in HER2-low Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT06551116 · Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
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About this study
This study will assess whether a quantitative, HER2 assay can accurately and reliably discriminate between responders and non-responders among patients with HER2 IHCI+ metastatic breast cancer who are receiving T-Dxd.
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Women and men age \> 18 years * Metastatic breast cancer, histologically- confirmed. Any estrogen receptor (ER) status is allowed. ER status will be determined by local laboratory assessment utilizing ASCO/CAP guidelines. * Primary and/or metastatic tumor with 1+ level of expression of HER2 by immunohistochemistry as determined by local laboratory assessment utilizing ASCO/CAP guidelines. * Measurable disease by cross-sectional imaging at the start of treatment. Patients with measurable bone-only disease or active brain metastases are eligible. * Archival tissue available for biomarker assessment. One specimen should be the most recent metastatic biopsy. If HER2 1+ status was determined on a different specimen (either primary or metastatic tissue), that specimen is also required. Samples obtained from bone metastases that were processed via decalcification methods are not eligible. * Intention to initiate therapy with T-DXd (Enhertu) at FDA-approved dose and schedule as next line of therapy. If T-DXd was already initiated, patients must be registered within 30 days of initiation. * Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Concurrent Her2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer (as confirmed by a metastatic biopsy with IHC 3+ or IHC 2+ with FISH amplified as per standard ASCO/CAP guidelines)
Study design
Enrollment target: 200 participants
Age groups: adult, older_adult
Timeline
Starts: 2024-10-10
Estimated completion: 2029-09-01
Last updated: 2026-07-08
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: CE-10-IVD
Primary outcomes
  • Real-World Objective Response Rate (from date of first dose of T-DXd to date of last dose of T-DXd for each. Up to 100 months)
Sponsor
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine · other
With: Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium, Danaher Inc.
Contacts & investigators
ContactAngela DeMichele, MD · contact · angela.demichele@pennmedicine.upenn.edu · 215-908-2599
InvestigatorAngela DeMichele, MD · principal_investigator, Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
All locations (37)
University of California San Francisco Medical CenterRecruiting
San Francisco, California, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital-Derby Care CenterRecruiting
Derby, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care CenterRecruiting
Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital at GlastonburyRecruiting
Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at GreenwichRecruiting
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care CenterRecruiting
Guilford, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Saint FrancisRecruiting
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Yale-New Haven Hospital North Haven Medical CenterRecruiting
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Yale Cancer CenterRecruiting
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Long RidgeRecruiting
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital-Torrington Care CenterRecruiting
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care CenterRecruiting
Trumbull, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital-Waterbury Care CenterRecruiting
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - WaterfordRecruiting
Waterford, Connecticut, United States
Georgetown University - Lombardi CCCRecruiting
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
MedStar Washington Hospital CenterRecruiting
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Sibley Memorial HospitalRecruiting
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
University of Chicago Medical CenterRecruiting
Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver CrossRecruiting
New Lenox, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago Medicine-Orland ParkRecruiting
Orland Park, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago Medicine Northwest IndianaRecruiting
Crown Point, Indiana, United States
John's Hopkins HospitalRecruiting
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Penn Medicine Princeton Medical CenterRecruiting
Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States
Montefiore Einstein Medical CenterRecruiting
The Bronx, New York, United States
UNC Chapel HillRecruiting
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaRecruiting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterRecruiting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
UPMC Hillman CCRecruiting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care CenterRecruiting
Westerly, Rhode Island, United States
Ben Taub General HospitalRecruiting
Houston, Texas, United States
MD Anderson Cancer centerRecruiting
Houston, Texas, United States
Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer CenterRecruiting
Houston, Texas, United States
MD Anderson Cancer CenterRecruiting
Houston, Texas, United States
MD Anderson Cancer centerRecruiting
League City, Texas, United States
MD Anderson Cancer CenterRecruiting
Sugar Land, Texas, United States
MD Anderson Cancer centerRecruiting
Woodland, Texas, United States
University of Washington - Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterRecruiting
Seattle, Washington, United States
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