Estimation of the Prevalence of HER2 Low and Describe the SoC, Treatment Patterns, and Outcome in Real-world Practice Among Unresectable and/or Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients With HER2 Low Status

A Multicenter Study to Estimate the Prevalence of HER2 Low and Describe the SoC, Treatment Patterns, and Outcome in Real-world Practice Among Unresectable and/or Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients With HER2-low Status - the RetroBC-HER2L Study

This is a worldwide, multicenter, non-interventional, retrospective study of patient medical records from metastatic breast cancer (mBC) patients previously identified as human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2-neg), regardless of hormone status.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: None (Observational study)

Detailed Description

This is a worldwide, multicenter, non-interventional, retrospective study. The study will consist of 2 components. The first component involves local lab rescoring of qualified historical HER2 fixed tissue immunohistochemistry (IHC) stained slides (preferably using Ventana 4B5 assay) at sites (post-training) for mBC patients previously identified as HER2-neg, and independent central retesting of HER2 status using Ventana 4B5 assay for any enrolled patients with available archived tissue samples at designated central laboratories. Local lab rescoring and independent central retesting/local lab retesting will be conducted blinded of historical HER2 IHC scores.

The second component involves linking the rescored IHC status to the patient medical record either through registry databases or patient chart review. Such information will be used to describe the patient demographics, histopathological features, clinical presentation, and treatment patterns following mBC diagnosis, and clinical outcomes in real-world settings for all patients with HER2 scores of 0, >0 and < 1+, and 1+2+/ISH- (HER2 low). The clinicopathological and other relevant BC biomarker information will also be examined based on historical biomarker testing results and/or new testing conducted as part of this study.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 798

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Australia
  • Melbourne, Australia
    • Research Site
• Canada
  • Quebec
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1R2
      • Research Site
• France
  • Clermont-Ferrand, France, 63011
    • Research Site
• Germany
  • Erlangen, Germany, 91054
    • Research Site
• Italy
  • Milano, Italy, 20141
    • Research Site
• Japan
  • Chuo-ku, Japan, 104-8560
    • Research Site
  • Fukuoka, Japan, 811-1395
    • Research Site
  • Isehara, Japan, 259-1193
    • Research Site
• Korea, Republic of
  • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 03722
    • Research Site
• Portugal
  • Lisbon, Portugal, 1649-035
    • Research Site
  • Porto, Portugal, 4200-319
    • Research Site
• United Kingdom
  • Manchester, United Kingdom, M20 4BX
    • Research Site
• United States
  • Pennsylvania
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
      • Research Site

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 130 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients will be eligible for study inclusion if their mBC diagnosis date is between 01 January 2015 and 31 December 2017 (dating back from 31 December 2017 but no older than 01 January 2015).

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Men or women:

   1. ≥ 18 years of age when consent provided for future sample and clinical data use - applicable for all countries participating in the study except Japan
   2. ≥ 20 years of age when consent provided for future sample and clinical data use - applicable for Japan only
2. Must have a histological or cytological confirmed diagnosis of unresectable or/and mBC between 01 January 2015 and 31 December 2017
3. Must have provided written consent allowing for data and samples to be used in the future and this study would be covered by the consent for future use. If the patient is deceased, a waiver may be accepted
4. Diagnosed as HER2-neg (HER2 IHC 0, 1+, 2+/ISH-), regardless of hormone status
5. Progressed on any systemic anti-cancer therapy (eg, endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, CDK4/6i, targeted therapies other than anti-HER2, or immunotherapy) in the metastatic setting
6. Must have historical HER2 fixed tissue IHC stained slides (preferably stained using Ventana 4B5 assay) in acceptable quality for accurate rescoring.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Have a history of other malignancies, other than basal cell carcinoma of the skin and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
2. Patients with historical HER2 status of IHC 2+/ISH+ or 3+, or HER2 amplified.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Intervention / Treatment

Retrospective cohort; Patients with confirmed diagnosis of HER2-neg, unresectable and/or mBC regardless of hormone status dating back from 31 December 2017 - but no older than 01 January 2015 - who progressed on any systematic anti-cancer therapy will be involved in this study.

Other: None (Observational study); The data source for this project will be HER2 IHC historical scores, local lab rescoring of historical HER2 fixed tissue slides, independent central retesting or local lab retesting (under special occasions) of HER2 IHC status for enrolled patients who have available tissue, other biomarker testing results based on historical testing and/or testing of archived tissue samples when available, and curated patient-level data. Real-world data sources include electronic health records/electronic medical records (EHR/EMR) and biobank registries. Data from EHR/EMR sources will be curated. Biobank tissue for enrolled patients who have multiple samples available will be selected consecutively when possible and will start with the latest available samples then move backward in time.; Other Names: Observational study

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Prevalence/Incidence of HER2 low among HER2-neg mBC patients, based on rescoring of historical HER2 fixed tissue IHC stained slides by Ventana 4B5 assay	To describe the overall prevalence and disease burden of HER2 low (IHC 1+, 2+/ISH-) among unresectable and/or mBC patients identified as HER2-neg, based on rescoring of historical HER2 fixed tissue IHC stained slides by Ventana 4B5 assay. The prevalence of HER2 low (IHC 1+, 2+/ISH-) at unresectable/metastatic BC diagnosis, determined based on rescoring of historical HER2 IHC slides locally, among patients confirmed to be HER2-neg (HER2 IHC zero and HER2 IHC 1+ and 2+/ISH-) by rescoring of historical HER2 IHC slides, will be calculated by the following, based on the re-established HER2 status determined for each patient: Prevalence of HER2 low = (Number of patients with HER2 low)/(Total number of HER2 negative patients )	Retrospective: From 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2020
Disease outcome: Time to first subsequent treatment (TFST)	To compare TFST between HER2 low BC patients and the HER2 IHC zero patient population. TFST is defined as the length of time from the initiation of treatment to the initiation of the patient's next systemic treatment.	Retrospective: From 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2020
Disease outcome: Time to treatment failure (TTF)	To compare TTF between HER2 low BC patients and the HER2 IHC zero patient population. TTF is defined as the length of time from initiation of treatment to premature discontinuation.	Retrospective: From 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2020
Disease outcome: Overall survival (OS)	To compare OS between HER2 low BC patients and the HER2 IHC zero patient population. OS is defined as the length of time from the initiation of treatment that patients are still alive.	Retrospective: From 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2020

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Clinicopathological characteristics in patients with HER2 low BC	HER2 low disease will be assessed using descriptive statistics of histopathological and clinicopathological characteristics. A comparison will be made with the HER2 IHC zero patient population.	Retrospective: From 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2020
Concordance of HER2 rescore with historical HER2 score	The concordance between historical HER2 IHC scores and local lab rescoring in the HER2-neg region (IHC score zero, 1+, and 2+) will be characterized. The concordance between historical scoringHER2 IHC scores and independent central retesting of HER2 IHC status in the HER2-neg region will be assessed using Cohen's Kappa statistics to assess agreement beyond chance alone. By convention, Kappa equal or greater than 0.8 is often considered almost perfect agreement, Kappa between 0.8 and 0.6 is considered substantial agreement.	Retrospective: From 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2020
Prevalence of HER2 low among unresectable and/or mBC patients identified as HER2-neg based on other IHC assays	To describe HER2 low prevalence among unresectable and/or mBC patients identified as HER2-neg based on other IHC assays, compared with Ventana 4B5 assay.	Retrospective: From 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2020
Prevalence of HER2 low in HR-positive and HR-negative population	The overall prevalence of HER2 low among unresectable and/or mBC patients identified as HER2-neg, regardless of assays used, will be summarized descriptively for HR-positive and HR-negative population, respectively.	Retrospective: From 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2020

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: AstraZeneca
• Collaborators: Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

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Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 28, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 26, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): April 26, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 18, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 18, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): March 19, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): March 6, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 3, 2023
• Last Verified: February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Metastatic breast cancer; Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative; Epidemiology study; Retrospective study; Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 low
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: D9673R00004

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

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

IPD Plan Description

Qualified researchers can request access to anonymized individual patient-level data from AstraZeneca group of companies sponsored clinical trials via the request portal.

All request will be evaluated as per the AZ disclosure commitment:

https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure.

Yes, indicates that AZ are accepting requests for IPD, but this does not mean all requests will be shared.

• IPD Sharing Time Frame: AstraZeneca will meet or exceed data availability as per the commitments made to the EFPIA Pharma Data Sharing Principles. For details of our timelines, please rerefer to our disclosure commitment at https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure.
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: When a request has been approved AstraZeneca will provide access to the deidentified individual patient-level data in an approved sponsored tool . Signed Data Sharing Agreement (non-negotiable contract for data accessors) must be in place before accessing requested information. Additionally, all users will need to accept the terms and conditions of the SAS MSE to gain access. For additional details, please review the Disclosure Statements at https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure.

Drug and device information, study documents

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