A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Parallel-group, Phase III Study of the Efficacy and Safety of QL1701 Plus Docetaxel Versus Herceptin® Plus Docetaxel as First Line Therapy in Patients With HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

This is a Phase III, double-blind, randomized multicenter study to compare the efficacy and to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of QL1701 and Herceptin® in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive, locally recurrent or previously untreated metastatic breast cancer.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: QL1701; Drug: Docetaxel; Drug: Herceptin®

Detailed Description

This is a Phase III, double-blind, randomized multicenter study to compare the efficacy and to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of QL1701 and Herceptin® in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive, recurrent or previously untreated metastatic breast cancer. Eligible patients will be assessed centrally for HER2 status and the presence of at least one measurable target lesion before randomization. Patients will undergo a tumor assessment for evaluation of response according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) every 6 weeks up to 24 weeks (regardless of the number of cycles actually given);

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 474
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Beijing, China
    • Cancer Hospital,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients have voluntarily agreed to participate and given written informed consent.
2. Female ≥18 years of age on day of signing the informed consent form (ICF).

3. Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast that is HER2-positive by molecular pathology [IHC or fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)]; (4) Locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer (including patients with first diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer) that cannot be treated with radical surgery or radiotherapy has an indication of taxane antitumor drug therapy regimen (according to the NCCN or Chinese treatment guidelines); (5) No systemic chemotherapy or targeted drug therapy for metastatic breast cancer has been performed in the past. If endocrine therapy has been performed, it must be stopped at least 2 weeks before enrollment; For patients who had received relevant neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy in the past, HER2- related drugs should have been discontinued for at least 12 months before enrollment, and other non-HER2-related drugs should have been discontinued for at least 1 month before enrollment.

   • There is at least one measurable lesion (non-bone metastatic lesion), which was evaluated according to RECIST 1.1 criteria.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous systemic chemotherapy or targeted drug therapy for metastatic breast cancer (including Herceptin ®, such as trastuzumab, pertuzumab, TDM-1, etc.; And non-herceptin ®, such as lapatinib, pyrrotinib, neratinib, etc.);
2. Currently receiving other systemic antitumor therapies (such as chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy) or other therapies not specified in the study protocol that may affect the study;
3. Use of other investigational drugs within 28 days before signing the informed consent;
4. Definite confirmation of brain metastases (except those that have been evaluated asymptomatic or asymptomatic for at least 4 weeks after local lesion management and do not require steroid treatment);

5. Have a history of other malignant tumors within 5 years before signing the informed consent, excluding cervical carcinoma in situ, basal cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has received radical treatment;

   • Previous HIV infection or HIV screening positive, or HCV RNA positive, or syphilis antibody positive and active titer test;

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: QL1701+Docetaxel; Participants received intravenous infusion of QL1701 with docetaxel. The initial load dose of QL1701 was 8mg/kg, followed by 6mg/kg every three weeks; The recommended dose of docetaxel is 75mg/m2, given once every 3 weeks for a treatment cycle of 3 weeks.	Drug: QL1701; 8 mg/kg administered intravenously over 90 minutes as a loading dose on Day 1, Cycle 1 then 6 mg/kg every 3 weeks for subsequent cycles.; Drug: Docetaxel; The recommended dose is 75mg/m2 and the infusion time is approximately 70min (±20min) (or adjusted according to clinical experience at each study center). The drug was administered once every 3 weeks for a treatment cycle of 3 weeks, with the exception of the second day of the first cycle, followed by the first day of each cycle for at least 8 cycles
Active Comparator: Herceptin®+Docetaxel; Participants received intravenous infusion of Herceptin® with docetaxel. The initial load dose of Herceptin® was 8mg/kg, followed by 6mg/kg every three weeks; The recommended dose of docetaxel is 75mg/m2, given once every 3 weeks for a treatment cycle of 3 weeks.	Drug: Docetaxel; The recommended dose is 75mg/m2 and the infusion time is approximately 70min (±20min) (or adjusted according to clinical experience at each study center). The drug was administered once every 3 weeks for a treatment cycle of 3 weeks, with the exception of the second day of the first cycle, followed by the first day of each cycle for at least 8 cycles; Drug: Herceptin®; 8 mg/kg administered intravenously over 90 minutes as a loading dose on Day 1, Cycle 1 then 6 mg/kg every 3 weeks for subsequent cycles.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
ORR at Week 24 by IRC	calculated as the proportion of patients with a best response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) from first assessment until Week 24 according to RECIST 1.1.	From time of First treatment to week 24

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
ORR at Week 24 by Investigator	alculated as the proportion of patients with a best response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) from first assessment until Week 24 according to RECIST 1.1.	From time of First treatment to week 24
PFS up to 12 months	The probability of being alive without documented progression up to 12 months after randomization	From time of first treatment to 12 months
DoR	The time from first documentation of CR or PR to the first documentation of progression	From time of first treatment to 12 months
DCR	The proportion of patients who achieve CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) of at least 12 weeks	From time of first treatment to 12 months
Overall survival at 12 months	the probability of being alive 12 months after randomization	From time of first treatment to 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 29, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 31, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): April 13, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 18, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): November 29, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 23, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 21, 2024
• Last Verified: November 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antineoplastic Agents; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Docetaxel; Trastuzumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: QL1701-002

Drug and device information, study documents

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