Concordance of the IHC4 Score Performed in Local or Central Laboratory to Endopredict in ER+/HER2- Breast Cancer (GEFPICS IHC4)

Retrospective Study Assessing the Concordance of the IHC4 Score Performed in Local Pathology Laboratory or in a Central Laboratory to a Molecular Gold Standard Test Endopredict in Breast Cancer Infiltrating ER+ HER2-

Retrospective observational, multicentric study assessing the immunohistochemistry (IHC) based test IHC4 score in infiltrating early breast cancer: comparison of the score performed in local laboratory vs in a central laboratory and concordance with a molecular gold standard classifier (EndoPredict).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Breast Neoplasm Female
• Intervention / Treatment: Diagnostic test: IHC4 score

Detailed Description

The IHC4 prognostic signature is an algorithm based on a combination of biomarkers evaluated in immunohistochemistry and anatomical-clinical parameters. Immunohistochemistry is routinely performed as a diagnostic procedure for estrogen receptor (ER; H-score 0-300), progesterone receptor (PR; % of marked cells), HER2 (positive vs negative status) and Ki67 (% of marked cells evaluated by counting). Clinical parameters include lymph node status (0N+, 1-3N+, >3N+, >3N+), tumour size in mm (≤10mm, 11-20, 21-50, >50mm), histologic grade (1, 2, 3), patient's age at diagnosis (<65 years, ≥65 years), and type of treatment (anti-estrogen or aromatase inhibitors).

The method for reading and scoring conditions is very precise and currently guarantee the validity of the test (validated centrally in TransATAC). However, there is not yet an open access web platform available for the calculation of the IHC4 score, due to the prior need for homogenisation of the interpretation of immunochemistry (standardisation of the protocol) to generate a reliable and validated IHC4 under decentralised "real life" conditions. There is currently few published data on the weight of technical parameters (antibody clones, automaton type, etc.) or interpretation methods (scoring) in the calculation of the IHC4 score (IHC4 robustness). However, only one study, published recently, shows a good tolerance of the test to variations in technical protocol or reading.

In this context, a study coordinated by the GEFPICS group, composed of expert pathologists in breast cancer, has been set up to better define the robustness and the scope of IHC4 score. These project will assess 2 main aspects: (i) validate the local "real life" technique for the calculation of the IHC4 score; and (ii) homogenise the IHC reading method (especially for Ki67), on a cohort of cases from the GEFPICS, tested in a prognostic molecular signatures.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 155

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Nice, France, 06180
    • Centre Antoine Lacassagne

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with ER+/HER2- infiltrating early breast cancer for which EndoPredict molecular signature was performed.

Description

Sample selection criteria:

1. Prior information of the patient.
2. Histologically proven invasive breast cancer,
3. ER-positive breast cancer, according to the following criteria: ER ≥10 % (local assessment)
4. HER2-negative tumor by IHC (score 0 or 1+) and/or fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)/chromogenic in situ hybridization (CISH) negative (local assessment)
5. IHC staining slides for ER, PR, KI67 and HER2 carry out on surgical resection according to local protocol available,
6. In situ hybridization (ISH) staining for HER2 carry out on surgical resection, in case of IHC 2+ for HER2 immunostaining
7. EndoPredict test results available (EPclin),
8. Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) block from surgical resection of the primary tumor available,
9. Patient ≥18 years old.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Retrospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Intervention / Treatment

ER+/HER2- infiltrating early breast cancer; Patients with ER+/HER2- infiltrating early breast cancer for which EndoPredict molecular signature was performed.

Diagnostic test: IHC4 score; The IHC4 score is a prognostic tool that incorporates immunohistochemical parameters of ER (H-score), PR (% of positive cells), HER2 (positive or negative status), and Ki67 (% of positive cells). IHC4 score, combined with nodal status and tumor grade, age, and the type of endocrine therapy (tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors) provides a clinical score IHC4+C. IHC4+C provides a prognostic risk of distant recurrence at 10 years for patients who underwent endocrine therapy for 5 years. IHC4+C defined three distinct risk categories: <10%: low risk; [10-20%]: intermediate risk; >20%: high risk

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
To assess the reproducibility of the IHC4 score testing performed in local pathology laboratory (i.e. real life) to in a central laboratory.	Inter-laboratory concordance rate of IHC4 score performed in a local laboratory versus central laboratory. The equivalence of the two methods is defined as a ≥90% concordance rate.	Day 1

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
To assess the inter-observer reproducibility of IHC4 scoring carry out by different local pathologists on digitalised slides.	Inter-observer reproducibility of IHC4 scoring carry out by different local pathologists on digitalised slides.	Day 1
Reproducibility of IHC4+C score compare to the molecular gold standard EPclin (Endopredict).	To assess the consistency of IHC4+C score (IHC4 combined with nodal status and tumor grade) to the molecular gold standard EPclin (Endopredict).	Day 1
To assess the consistency of the IHC4 scoring performed by a pathologist to an automatic image recognition algorithm.	Inter-observer reproducibility of IHC4 scoring carry out by a pathologist to an automatic image recognition algorithm	Day 1

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: UNICANCER
• Collaborators: Roche Diagnostics
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Juliette Haudebourg, MD, Centre Antoine Lacassagne

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 24, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 30, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 23, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 27, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): January 29, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): November 20, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 17, 2023
• Last Verified: November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: IHC4; IHC4+C; Endopredict
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: TRA05-GEFPICS

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

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