Prospective Study of the Prosigna Assay on Neoadjuvant Clinical Decision-making in Women With HR+/Her2- Breast Cancer

February 4, 2026 updated by: Sara Tolaney, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
This research study is evaluating a genomic analysis called Predictor Analysis of Microarray 50 (PAM50, by Prosigna®) as a tool to possibly guide the participant and the treating physician to choose the most personalized pre-operative treatment for breast cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

As the investigators understanding of how ER-positive breast cancer (a type of cancer in which the cells need the hormone estrogen to grow) improves, more treatment decisions are being tailored to an individual's unique genetic makeup. National medical guidelines now include the routine use of tumor profiling tests, like the Prosigna® assay, which look at the gene activity of a person's cancer cells to determine the likely outcome or course of a disease (prognosis) and predict the benefit of chemotherapy or endocrine therapy after breast surgery.

Currently, the Prosigna® assay (also called PAM-50) is FDA approved as a tool that physicians can use to help make decisions about a patient's treatment after their breast surgery. In these cases, physicians run this test using tumor tissue from a patient's breast surgery. However, the Prosigna® assay is not approved for use preoperatively, or before surgery.

Previous studies showed that the Prosigna® assay was able to identify tumor types that were more likely to benefit from treatment before surgery (whether it's hormonal therapy or chemotherapy). In this study, the investigators will use tumor tissue from the participant's biopsy to run the Prosigna® assay. The test may give both the participant and the investigators more information about the best possible treatment option for the participant before surgery.

This study is being done to determine how Prosigna® assay results may affect the physician's choice of treatment before surgery and how well patients understand the test and its implications.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
        • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients that are considered possible candidates for neoadjuvant treatment, irrespective whether chemotherapy or endocrine therapy, by clinical-pathologic features.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients pre- or post-menopausal must have histologically confirmed early stage/locally advanced invasive breast cancer
  • ER or PR ≥ 1% by immunohistochemistry (IHC)
  • HER2-negative status, according to guidelines by ASCO CAP guidelines:

https://www.asco.org/practice-guidelines/quality-guidelines/guidelines/breast-cancer#/9751

  • Tumor size ≥ 0.5cm (clinical or radiographic measurements)
  • Any nodal status allowed
  • Age > 18 years old
  • Felt to be a possible candidate for neoadjuvant systemic therapy by their treating physician

Exclusion Criteria:

  • ER-negative and PR-negative invasive breast cancer (< 1% by IHC)
  • Known metastatic disease

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Other
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Prosigna Assay
  • Biopsy specimen will be subject to molecular profiling via the Prosigna PAM-50 assay
  • The results of Prosigna assay will be provided to the study team in a standardized report.
  • This report will include the patient's intrinsic subtype, ROR score, and general risk (high, intermediate, low).
Looks at the gene activity of a person's cancer cells to determine the likely outcome or course of a disease (prognosis) and predict the benefit of chemotherapy or endocrine therapy after breast surgery

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The extent to which the Prosigna test results will change physician's pre-test decision regarding neoadjuvant treatment of patients with stage II-III ER/PR+, HER2-negative breast cancer
Time Frame: 2 years
Questionnaires will be used to record neoadjuvant treatment decisions pre- and post-test. Data will be summarized in a contingency table, and the extent to which decisions changed will be estimated as the proportion of discordant responses and reported with a two-sided exact 95% confidence interval.
2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The association of pCR/RCB following neoadjuvant therapy with Risk of recurrence (ROR).
Time Frame: 2 years
The association of the Prosigna test results to pathologic outcomes will be explored marginally in all patients who receive neoadjuvant treatment, and non-parametric Wilcoxon rank sum and Spearman test of correlation with two-sided alpha = 0.05 will be used to make inferences. Non-linear spline regression techniques will be used to explore the relationship between pre-treatment molecular phenotypes of response to neoadjuvant treatment.
2 years
To assess if treatment change was based on ROR score, intrinsic subtype or both
Time Frame: 2 years
Non-linear spline regression techniques will be used to explore the relationship between pre-treatment molecular phenotypes and response to neoadjuvant treatment. On the "Post-Prosigna Physician Questionnaire" physicians will be asked which of these item (ROR score, instrinsic subtype, or both) contributed to their neoadjuvant treatment decision-making.
2 years
To evaluate physicians' confidence in their therapy before and after the test
Time Frame: 2 years
Physicians will complete pre-test and post-test questionnaires that measure their confidence at each timepoint. The pre-test questionnaire will examine the percentage of physicians who are confident about their treatment recommendation. The same questions about confidence in diagnosis and treatment will be realized after Prosigna results and rates will be compared.
2 years
To evaluate patients' confidence in their therapy before and after the test
Time Frame: 2 years
Patients will complete pre-test and post-test questionnaires to measure their confidence at each timepoint. The pre-test questionnaire will examine the percentage of patients who understand their diagnosis and how Prosigna works and who are confident in treatment recommendation. The same question about diagnosis and treatment will be realized after Prosigna results and rates will be compared.
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sara Tolaney, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 21, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 29, 2023

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 19, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 17, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

November 21, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 6, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 4, 2026

Last Verified

February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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