Herceptin (Trastuzumab) in Treating Women With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER) 2-Positive Primary Breast Cancer

Study at a glance

From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Apr 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.

Official title

A Randomized Three-Arm, Multicenter Comparison of 1 Year and 2 Years of Herceptin Versus No Herceptin in Women With HER2-Positive Primary Breast Cancer Who Have Completed Adjuvant Chemotherapy

ClinicalTrials.gov ID

NCT00045032

Acronym / sponsor ID

HERA / BO16348

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Phase

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Recruitment status

Completed

Enrolment

5,099 participants (actual)

Lead sponsor

Hoffmann-La RocheIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)

Collaborators

Breast International Group, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC, NCIC Clinical Trials Group, ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundation

Study start

Nov 2001

Primary completion

Mar 2005 (actual)

Study completion

Jun 2015 (actual)

First posted

27 Jan 2003 (estimated)

Results

Posted 27 Apr 2017

Clinical summary

The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.

Study design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomised

Intervention model

Parallel groups

Masking

None (open label)

Number of arms

3

Who may qualify

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Female only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

Age groups

Adult, Older adult

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Interventions

Primary outcome

1. Percentage of Participants With Disease-Free Survival (DFS) Events in Herceptin 1-Year Arm Compared to Observation: 1-Year Median Follow-Up

   Time frame: From Baseline until time of event (median of 1 year)

   DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants with at least one DFS event was reported. The analysis of the Herceptin 1-Year Arm against the Observation Arm after 1-year median follow-up, as reported below, was performed by the Sponsor in 2006 following database cleaning. The analysis of the Herceptin 2-Year Arm against the Observation Arm was performed for an Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) in 2005 at a time the Sponsor was blinded. Therefore, these data are reported under a separate Outcome Measure.

2. Percentage of Participants With DFS Events in Herceptin 2-Year Arm Compared to Observation: 1-Year Median Follow-Up

   Time frame: From Baseline until time of event (median of 1 year)

   DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants with at least one DFS event was reported. The analysis of the Herceptin 2-Year Arm against the Observation Arm after 1-year median follow-up, as reported below, was performed for an IDMC in 2005 at a time the Sponsor was blinded. The analysis of the Herceptin 1-Year Arm against the Observation Arm was performed by the Sponsor in 2006 following database cleaning. Therefore, these data are reported under a separate Outcome Measure.

3. DFS Rate According to Kaplan-Meier Analysis in Herceptin 1-Year Arm Compared to Observation: 1-Year Median Follow-Up

   Time frame: Year 2

   DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants free of DFS events (i.e., the DFS rate) and corresponding 95 percent (%) confidence interval (CI) were estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis based on available data at the time of the 1-year median follow-up analysis. The analysis of the Herceptin 1-Year Arm against the Observation Arm after 1-year median follow-up, as reported below, was performed by the Sponsor in 2006 following database cleaning. The analysis of the Herceptin 2-Year Arm against the Observation Arm was performed for an IDMC in 2005 at a time the Sponsor was blinded. Therefore, these data are reported under a separate Outcome Measure.

4. DFS Rate According to Kaplan-Meier Analysis in Herceptin 2-Year Arm Compared to Observation: 1-Year Median Follow-Up

   Time frame: Year 2

   DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants free of DFS events (i.e., the DFS rate) and corresponding 95% CI were estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis based on available data at the time of the 1-year median follow-up analysis. The analysis of the Herceptin 2-Year Arm against the Observation Arm after 1-year median follow-up, as reported below, was performed for an IDMC in 2005 at a time the Sponsor was blinded. The analysis of the Herceptin 1-Year Arm against the Observation Arm was performed by the Sponsor in 2006 following database cleaning. Therefore, these data are reported under a separate Outcome Measure.

5. Percentage of Participants With DFS Events Compared to Observation: 8-Year Median Follow-Up

   Time frame: From Baseline until time of event (median of 8 years)

   DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants with at least one DFS event was reported.

6. DFS Rate at Year 3 According to Kaplan-Meier Analysis Compared to Observation: 8-Year Median Follow-Up

   Time frame: Year 3

   DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants free of DFS events (i.e., the DFS rate) and corresponding 95% CI were estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis based on available data at the time of the 8-year median follow-up analysis.

7. DFS Rate at Year 5 According to Kaplan-Meier Analysis Compared to Observation: 8-Year Median Follow-Up

   Time frame: Year 5

   DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants free of DFS events (i.e., the DFS rate) and corresponding 95% CI were estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis based on available data at the time of the 8-year median follow-up analysis.

8. DFS Rate at Year 7 According to Kaplan-Meier Analysis Compared to Observation: 8-Year Median Follow-Up

   Time frame: Year 7

   DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants free of DFS events (i.e., the DFS rate) and corresponding 95% CI were estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis based on available data at the time of the 8-year median follow-up analysis.

9. DFS Rate at Year 8 According to Kaplan-Meier Analysis Compared to Observation: 8-Year Median Follow-Up

   Time frame: Year 8

   DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants free of DFS events (i.e., the DFS rate) and corresponding 95% CI were estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis based on available data at the time of the 8-year median follow-up analysis.

10. Percentage of Participants With DFS Events Compared to Observation: 10-Year Maximum Follow-Up

    Time frame: From Baseline until time of event (maximum of 10 years)

    DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants with at least one DFS event was reported.

11. DFS Rate at Year 3 According to Kaplan-Meier Analysis Compared to Observation: 10-Year Maximum Follow-Up

    Time frame: Year 3

    DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants free of DFS events (i.e., the DFS rate) and corresponding 95% CI were estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis based on available data at the time of the final analysis with a 10-year maximum follow-up for DFS events.

12. DFS Rate at Year 5 According to Kaplan-Meier Analysis Compared to Observation: 10-Year Maximum Follow-Up

    Time frame: Year 5

    DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants free of DFS events (i.e., the DFS rate) and corresponding 95% CI were estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis based on available data at the time of the final analysis with a 10-year maximum follow-up for DFS events.

13. DFS Rate at Year 7 According to Kaplan-Meier Analysis Compared to Observation: 10-Year Maximum Follow-Up

    Time frame: Year 7

    DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants free of DFS events (i.e., the DFS rate) and corresponding 95% CI were estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis based on available data at the time of the final analysis with a 10-year maximum follow-up for DFS events.

14. DFS Rate at Year 8 According to Kaplan-Meier Analysis Compared to Observation: 10-Year Maximum Follow-Up

    Time frame: Year 8

    DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants free of DFS events (i.e., the DFS rate) and corresponding 95% CI were estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis based on available data at the time of the final analysis with a 10-year maximum follow-up for DFS events.

15. DFS Rate at Year 9 According to Kaplan-Meier Analysis Compared to Observation: 10-Year Maximum Follow-Up

    Time frame: Year 9

    DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants free of DFS events (i.e., the DFS rate) and corresponding 95% CI were estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis based on available data at the time of the final analysis with a 10-year maximum follow-up for DFS events.

16. DFS Rate at Year 10 According to Kaplan-Meier Analysis Compared to Observation: 10-Year Maximum Follow-Up

    Time frame: Year 10

    DFS events included loco-regional or distant recurrence of breast cancer, development of contralateral breast cancer or second non-breast malignancy other than basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or death from any cause. The percentage of participants free of DFS events (i.e., the DFS rate) and corresponding 95% CI were estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis based on available data at the time of the final analysis with a 10-year maximum follow-up for DFS events.

Results and safety

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Research links

• Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 27 Apr 2017.
• Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
• Background: PubMed 18757259Jahanzeb M. Adjuvant trastuzumab therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer. Clin Breast Cancer. 2008 Aug;8(4):324-33. doi: 10.3816/CBC.2008.n.037.
• Background: PubMed 17661170Shiroiwa T, Fukuda T, Shimozuma K, Ohashi Y, Tsutani K. The model-based cost-effectiveness analysis of 1-year adjuvant trastuzumab treatment: based on 2-year follow-up HERA trial data. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2008 Jun;109(3):559-66. doi: 10.1007/s10549-007-9679-4. Epub 2007 Jul 28.
• Results publication: PubMed 21354370Gianni L, Dafni U, Gelber RD, Azambuja E, Muehlbauer S, Goldhirsch A, Untch M, Smith I, Baselga J, Jackisch C, Cameron D, Mano M, Pedrini JL, Veronesi A, Mendiola C, Pluzanska A, Semiglazov V, Vrdoljak E, Eckart MJ, Shen Z, Skiadopoulos G, Procter M, Pritchard KI, Piccart-Gebhart MJ, Bell R; Herceptin Adjuvant (HERA) Trial Study Team. Treatment with trastuzumab for 1 year after adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer: a 4-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol. 2011 Mar;12(3):236-44. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70033-X. Epub 2011 Feb 25.
• Results publication: PubMed 20530280Procter M, Suter TM, de Azambuja E, Dafni U, van Dooren V, Muehlbauer S, Climent MA, Rechberger E, Liu WT, Toi M, Coombes RC, Dodwell D, Pagani O, Madrid J, Hall M, Chen SC, Focan C, Muschol M, van Veldhuisen DJ, Piccart-Gebhart MJ. Longer-term assessment of trastuzumab-related cardiac adverse events in the Herceptin Adjuvant (HERA) trial. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jul 20;28(21):3422-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.26.0463. Epub 2010 Jun 7.
• Results publication: PubMed 19364966Dowsett M, Procter M, McCaskill-Stevens W, de Azambuja E, Dafni U, Rueschoff J, Jordan B, Dolci S, Abramovitz M, Stoss O, Viale G, Gelber RD, Piccart-Gebhart M, Leyland-Jones B. Disease-free survival according to degree of HER2 amplification for patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy with or without 1 year of trastuzumab: the HERA Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Jun 20;27(18):2962-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.7939. Epub 2009 Apr 13.
• Results publication: PubMed 18296421Untch M, Gelber RD, Jackisch C, Procter M, Baselga J, Bell R, Cameron D, Bari M, Smith I, Leyland-Jones B, de Azambuja E, Wermuth P, Khasanov R, Feng-Yi F, Constantin C, Mayordomo JI, Su CH, Yu SY, Lluch A, Senkus-Konefka E, Price C, Haslbauer F, Suarez Sahui T, Srimuninnimit V, Colleoni M, Coates AS, Piccart-Gebhart MJ, Goldhirsch A; HERA Study Team. Estimating the magnitude of trastuzumab effects within patient subgroups in the HERA trial. Ann Oncol. 2008 Jun;19(6):1090-6. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdn005. Epub 2008 Feb 21.
• Results publicationMcCaskill-Stevens W, Procter M, Goodbrand J, et al.: Disease-free survival according to local immunohistochemistry for HER2 and central fluorescence in situ hydridization for patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy with and without trastuzumab in the HERA (BIG 01-01) trial. [Abstract] Breast Cancer Res Treat 106 (1): A-71, S18, 2007.
• Results publication: PubMed 17208639Smith I, Procter M, Gelber RD, Guillaume S, Feyereislova A, Dowsett M, Goldhirsch A, Untch M, Mariani G, Baselga J, Kaufmann M, Cameron D, Bell R, Bergh J, Coleman R, Wardley A, Harbeck N, Lopez RI, Mallmann P, Gelmon K, Wilcken N, Wist E, Sanchez Rovira P, Piccart-Gebhart MJ; HERA study team. 2-year follow-up of trastuzumab after adjuvant chemotherapy in HER2-positive breast cancer: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2007 Jan 6;369(9555):29-36. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60028-2.
• Results publication: PubMed 17646669Suter TM, Procter M, van Veldhuisen DJ, Muscholl M, Bergh J, Carlomagno C, Perren T, Passalacqua R, Bighin C, Klijn JG, Ageev FT, Hitre E, Groetz J, Iwata H, Knap M, Gnant M, Muehlbauer S, Spence A, Gelber RD, Piccart-Gebhart MJ. Trastuzumab-associated cardiac adverse effects in the herceptin adjuvant trial. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Sep 1;25(25):3859-65. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.09.1611. Epub 2007 Jul 23.
• Results publication: PubMed 16236737Piccart-Gebhart MJ, Procter M, Leyland-Jones B, Goldhirsch A, Untch M, Smith I, Gianni L, Baselga J, Bell R, Jackisch C, Cameron D, Dowsett M, Barrios CH, Steger G, Huang CS, Andersson M, Inbar M, Lichinitser M, Lang I, Nitz U, Iwata H, Thomssen C, Lohrisch C, Suter TM, Ruschoff J, Suto T, Greatorex V, Ward C, Straehle C, McFadden E, Dolci MS, Gelber RD; Herceptin Adjuvant (HERA) Trial Study Team. Trastuzumab after adjuvant chemotherapy in HER2-positive breast cancer. N Engl J Med. 2005 Oct 20;353(16):1659-72. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa052306.
• Derived from this study: PubMed 41671466Bae SJ, Moon S, Kook Y, Baek SH, Lee M, Jeong J, Ahn SG. Ovarian Function Suppression in HR-Positive, HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: An Exploratory Analysis of the HERA Trial. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2025 Dec;23(12):539-547. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2025.7080.
• Derived from this study: PubMed 40175431Bae SJ, Moon S, Kook Y, Baek SH, Lee M, Kim JH, Ahn SG, Jeong J. Clinical relevance of clinical treatment score post-5 years (CTS5) in HR-positive, HER2-positive breast cancer. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2025 Apr 2;11(1):33. doi: 10.1038/s41523-025-00747-6.

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