Stage I HER2 Positive Invasive Breast Cancer De-escalation Study(IRIS) (IRIS)

An Open-label,Phase II Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Trastuzumab Combined With Oral Chemotherapy or Endocrine Therapy in Patients With HER-2 Positive Stage I Breast Cancer

This is an open label, phase II study evaluating the efficacy and safety of trastuzumab combined with oral chemotherapy or endocrine therapy in patients with HER-2 positive stage I breast cancer.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: capecitabine and trastuzumab; Drug: endocrine therapy and trastuzumab

Detailed Description

This study has two cohorts. In Cohort A, patients who met the inclusion criteria(ER，PR<10%, T≤2cm or ER,PR ≥10% 1cm<T≤2cm）would be given capecitabine for 6 cycles with standard trastuzumab for 1 year, in which HR+ patients would be given endocrine therapy for 5 years. In Cohort B, patients who met the inclusion criteria(ER,PR ≥10% T≤1cm) would be given endocrine therapy (premenopausal: tamoxifen or toremifene; postmenopausal: letrozole or anastrozole or exemestane) combined with standard trastuzumab for 1 year and complete endocrine therapy for 5 years.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 367
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Shanghai Municipality
    • Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 200032
      • Breast cancer institute of Fudan University Cancer Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Females 18-70 years old;
• Pathological confirmed of stage I breast cancer: histologically confirmed that the longest diameter of invasive cancer is no more than 2cm and the lymph node is negative (N0);
• In IRIS-A cohort, if a patient is HR negative(ER/PR<10%), the longest diameter of invasive cancer could not exceed 2cm; while if a patient is HR positive(ER and/or PR ≥10%）,the longest diameter of invasive cancer is greater than 1cm and no more than 2cm;
• In IRIS-B cohort, a patient need to be HR positive (ER and / or PR expression ≥10%) and the longest diameter of invasive cancer could not exceed 1cm;
• The pathological type of immunohistochemistry must meet the following conditions: HER-2 (3+) or HER-2 (0-2 +) with FISH detection is amplified;
• For patients with invasive lesions on both sides, if both lesions are HER-2 positive and meet the tumor size requirements, then can be enrolled;
• Has adequate organ function meeting the following criteria: (1) adequate bone marrow function: hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L (no blood transfusion within 14 days); absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 109 /L; platelet count ≥ 100 * 109 /L; (2)adequate liver and kidney function: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3×upper limit of normal (ULN), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3×ULN, Total Bilirubin (TBIL)≤ 1.5×ULN, serum creatinine ≤ 1×ULN#and with endogenous creatinine clearance rate of >50 ml/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula);
• LVEF>50%;
• The patient voluntarily joined the study, signed the informed consent form, had good compliance, and cooperated with the follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Has received neoadjuvant therapy (include chemotherapy, targeted therapy, radiotherapy or endocrine therapy;
• Has previous history of additional malignancy, with the exception of adequately treated basal cell carcinoma and cervical carcinoma in situ;
• Has metastic (Stage 4) breast cancer;
• Pregnant or breast feeding women, or women of childbearing age who cannot practice effective contraceptives;
• Patients participating in other clinical trials at the same time;
• Has severe organ dysfunction (cardiopulmonary liver and kidney) insufficiency, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 50% (cardiac ultrasound); severe cardio cerebral vascular disease within the 6 months previous of randomization (such as unstable angina, chronic heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension with blood pressure>150/90mmHg, myocardial infarction, or cerebral blood vessel); diabetic patients with poor blood glucose control; patients with severe hypertension;
• Has severe or uncontrolled infection;
• Has a history of psychotropic substance abuse and were unable to abandon drug habits, or those with history of mental disorders;
• The researchers considered patients to be unsuitable for the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: IRIS-A	Drug: capecitabine and trastuzumab; In IRIS-A cohort, patients who met the inclusion criteria(ER，PR<10%, T≤2cm or ER,PR ≥10% 1cm
Experimental: IRIS-B	Drug: endocrine therapy and trastuzumab; In IRIS-B cohort, patients who met the inclusion criteria(ER,PR ≥10% T≤1cm) would be given endocrine therapy (premenopausal: tamoxifen or toremifene; postmenopausal: letrozole or anastrozole or exemestane) combined with standard trastuzumab for 1 year and complete endocrine therapy for 5 years.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
iDFS	invasive disease-free survival	5 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
OS	overall survival	5 years
DDFS	distant disease-free survival，	5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Fudan University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 20, 2020
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 6, 2031
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 6, 2031

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 7, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 7, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): May 12, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 19, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 17, 2026
• Last Verified: August 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Skin Diseases; Breast Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Breast Neoplasms; Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; Proteins; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds; Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antibodies, Monoclonal; Antibodies; Immunoglobulins; Immunoproteins; Blood Proteins; Serum Globulins; Globulins; Deoxycytidine; Cytidine; Pyrimidine Nucleosides; Pyrimidines; Nucleosides; Uracil; Pyrimidinones; Deoxyribonucleosides; Fluorouracil; Trastuzumab; Capecitabine
• Other Study ID Numbers: SCHBCC-N030

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No