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NCT Number: NCT07019363

CDK4/6 Inhibitors Combined With Standard Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in High-Risk, HR+/HER2+ Early Breast Cancer Patients(CHESS)

This study is a prospective, open-label, multicenter, randomized controlled Phase III clinical trial. Building upon anti-HER2 targeted therapy combined with endocrine therapy, the addition of CDK4/6 inhibitors has demonstrated greater clinical benefits for advanced TPBC patients. This study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of CDK4/6 inhibitor combination with standard adjuvant endocrine therapy in HR+/HER2+ early breast cancer patients.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Fudan cancer center

Shanghai, China

Location status: Recruiting

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Females aged ≥18 and ≤70 years.
  • ECOG systemic status grade 0 to 1.
  • Histologically confirmed invasive HR+/HER2+ breast cancer (Specific definition: breast cancer patients whose estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) are all determined to be positive by pathologic testing. Specifically: ER positive: IHC>10%, PR positive: IHC>10%, HER2 positive: IHC+++ or IHC++ but amplified by FISH.
  • Early-stage breast cancer after radical mastectomy with postoperative pathology consistent with TNM staging of ≥pN1 ; or postoperative pathology suggestive of non-pCR after neoadjuvant therapy; or postoperative pathology suggestive of pCR after neoadjuvant therapy but with clinical staging consistent with cT4 or N3 before neoadjuvant therapy
  • Within 1 year of completion of adjuvant anti-HER2 targeted therapy: anti-HER2 targeted therapy includes trastuzumab-based therapy, and/or T-DM1 therapy, and/or TKI therapy.
  • The function of major organs is basically normal, and the following conditions are met: ① The criteria for routine blood tests need to be met: HB ≥ 90g/L (no blood transfusion within 14 days); ANC ≥ 1.5 × 109/L; PLT ≥ 75 × 109/L; ② The biochemical tests need to be met as follows: TBIL ≤ 1.5 × ULN (the upper limit of normal value); ALT and AST ≤ 3 × ULN; serum Cr ≤ 1 × ULN, and endogenous creatinine clearance > 50 ml/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula).
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential are required to use a medically approved form of contraception during study treatment, and for at least 3 months after the last dose of study drug.
  • Subjects voluntarily enrolled in the study, signed an informed consent form, were compliant, and cooperated with follow-up visits.

Exclusion criteria

  • Bilateral breast cancer;
  • Metastasis to any site;
  • Taking food or medications that are strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3/4.
  • Strong inhibitors of CYP3/4 include: boceprevir, clarithromycin, konifactam, delavirdine, indinavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, ritonavir, mibefradil, miconazole, fazodone, nelfinavir, propoxiconazole, ritonavir, saquinavir, naloxone, telaprevir, telithromycin, voriconazole, grapefruit, grapefruit juice, or grapefruit containing foods.
  • Strong inducers of CYP3/4 including carbamazepine, phenytoin, pramipexole, rifampin, and St. John's wort.
  • History of clinically significant or uncontrolled cardiac disease including congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within the last 6 months, or ventricular arrhythmia;
  • other malignancy within the previous 5 years, excluding cured carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal cell carcinoma of the skin, or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin;
  • Pregnant or lactating women, women of childbearing age who are unable to use effective contraception;
  • Patients who are concurrently enrolled in other clinical trials;
  • severe or uncontrolled infection;
  • Patients with known active HBV or HCV infection or Hepatitis B DNA ≥500, or chronic stage with abnormal liver function;
  • Those with a history of psychotropic substance abuse that cannot be stopped or those with psychiatric disorders;
  • Patients who, in the judgment of the investigator, are not suitable for participation in this study.

Treatment and study plan

Endocrine Therapy (Tamoxifen, Anastrozol, Letrozole, Exemestane)

Drug

Standard endocrine therapy

Standard endocrine therapy combined with CDK4/6 Inhibitor

Drug

CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy for 2 years in combination with standard endocrine therapy

Primary outcomes

  1. 5-years Invasive disease free survival

    Time frame: 5 years

    5-year invasive disease-free survival (iDFS), defined as the time from randomization to the first occurrence of: local recurrence, distant metastasis, contralateral invasive breast cancer, death from any cause.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Distant Recurrence-Free Survival (DRFS)

    Time frame: 5 years

    DRFS is defined as the time interval from the start of cancer treatment to the first occurrence of distant metastasis or death from any cause.

  2. Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: Approximately 5 years

    OS is defined as the time from randomisation until the date of death due to any cause.

  3. Safety including adverse events (AEs), severe adverse events (SAEs) and adverse events of special interest (AESI).

    Time frame: Up to approximately 3 years

    Incidence of AEs, SAE, AESIs (interstitial lung disease, LVEF decrease), AEs resulting in study intervention interruption and discontinuation, etc.

  4. Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 3 years

    Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) refers to a report that comes directly from the patient on her health status, functional status, and experience of treatment, without interpretation by healthcare or other personnel (e.g., symptoms, quality of life, physical functioning, etc.), and is usually collected through standardized questionnaires or scales. Lower scores in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer(EORTC) QLQ-BR45 questionnaire will mean a better outcome.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Zhimin Shao, MD, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86-021-64175590

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CONTACT

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Fudan University

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Registry information

Official study title

A Study on the Efficacy and Safety of CDK4/6 Inhibitors Combined With Standard Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in High-Risk, HR+/HER2+ Early Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Completed Adjuvant Anti-HER2 Targeted Therapy"

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2029
Study completion
2033
First posted
Jun 13, 2025
Registry last updated
Jan 21, 2026

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