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NCT Number: NCT05253911

Tucatinib in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic HER2-positive Breast Cancer Who Received at Least Two Prior Anti-HER2 Treatment Regimens.

The objective of this non-interventional study (NIS) is to evaluate tucatinib (TUKYSA®) combined with trastuzumab and capecitabine in adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer who have been previously treated with at least two anti-HER2 treatment regimens in a real-world setting,

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Medizinische Universität Wien, Innere Medizin I, Hämatologie und Onkologie, Vienna, Austria

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About this study

TRACE will collect real-world data on the treatment of tucatinib/trastuzumab/capecitabine in a broad patient population including older patients and patients with more comorbidities as compared to the pivotal trial HER2CLIMB. In contrast to HER2CLIMB, TRACE will also include patients receiving tucatinib/trastuzumab/capecitabine during 1st and 2nd palliative therapy line who were primarily diagnosed with early breast cancer and therefore already have received two prior anti-HER2 based treatment regimens before enrollment. Until today, no reliable data is available for these patient population. TRACE will primarily focus on HRQoL using the validated EORTC QLQ C30 + QLQ-BR23 + EQ-5D-5L questionnaires. Further aims are to evaluate effectiveness and safety in distinct subgroups focusing on effectiveness of tucatinib/trastuzumab/capecitabine in patients who have experienced prior therapies with trastuzumab and neratinib or capecitabine and HER2-targeted TKIs in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant or palliative setting, respectively.

Study sites may retrospectively include patients within 9 weeks (corresponds to 3 cycles) after start of study treatment up to 6 months after activation of respective site. Retrospectively included patients may have already completed study treatment or may have already deceased at the time of inclusion.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 18 years or older.
  • Histologically confirmed HER2+ breast cancer with HER2 positivity defined as a 3+ score by immunohistochemistry (IHC) or a positive result by in situ hybridization (ISH), optionally combined with a IHC2+ score.
  • Diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic HER2+ breast cancer, including patients with brain metastases.
  • Prior treatment with at least two prior anti-HER2-based regimens.
  • Decision for treatment with tucatinib in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine according to current SmPC of tucatinib either in

1st/2nd palliative treatment line (Cohort 1) or 3rd/4th palliative treatment line (Cohort 2).

  • Progression after or intolerance of last systemic anti-HER2-based therapy.
  • Indication for treatment with tucatinib as assessed by the treating physician.
  • Signed written informed consent (only if patient is alive at time of inclusion, not applicable for retrospective inclusion of deceased patients).
  • Knowledge of German language.
  • Other criteria according to current SmPC of tucatinib

Exclusion criteria

  • Contraindications according to SmPC of tucatinib
  • Participation in an interventional clinical trial within 30 days prior to enrolment or simultaneous participation in an interventional clinical trial.
  • Treatment with tucatinib/trastuzumab/capecitabine (=study treatment) in 5th or higher palliative therapy line.
  • Onset of tucatinib treatment later than 22 days after start of therapy line (in case tucatinib administration is started later than trastuzumab and/or capecitabine for any reason)

Treatment and study plan

TUKYSA®

Drug

tucatinib/trastuzumab/capecitabine according to TUKYSA® SmPC.

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to deterioration of EORTC global health scale by at least 10 points

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 24 months

    Only for prospectively enrolled patients: Time to deterioration of EORTC global health scale is defined as the time interval between fill-in date of baseline questionnaire and the first decrease in global health scale score ≥ 10-point (compared to baseline). If there was no such decrease, death will serve as event for this analysis, if occurring within 4 months after last filled-in questionnaire.

  2. Changes in the global health scale

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 24 months

    Only for prospectively enrolled patients: Changes in global health is provided by descriptive statistics of the EQ-5D-5L index value, the EQ-5D-5L visual analogue scale, the EORTC QLQ-C30 global health scale and all functional and symptom scores of the EORTC questionnaires.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time to next systemic treatment (TTNT)

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 5 years

    TTNT (time to next systemic treatment) is defined as time from first administration of any study treatment (i.e., tucatinib/trastuzumab/capecitabine treatment) to start of a subsequent systemic antineoplastic therapy or death, whichever comes first.

  2. Time to local intracranial treatment (TLT)

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 5 years

    TLT (time to local intracranial treatment) is defined as time from first administration of any study treatment to start of a local intracranial therapy, end of a treatment interruption due to isolated intracranial progression, change of treatment strategy or death, whichever comes first. It will be analyzed for patients with isolated intracranial progression after start of study treatment.

  3. Overall response rate (ORR)

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 5 years

    ORR is defined as proportion of patients with any response (partial or complete remission) overall.

  4. Duration of response (DOR)

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 5 years

    DOR is defined as time from first occurrence of any response (complete or partial remission) to progression or death, whichever comes first. Analysis will be conducted in the subset of patients with any response.

  5. Clinical benefit rate (CBR)

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 5 years

    CBR is defined as proportion of patients with complete or partial remission for best response or with stable disease lasting for at least 24 weeks.

  6. Adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) according to NCI CTCAE

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 30 days after end of tucatinib treatment

    Adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) as characterized by type, frequency, severity and seriousness

  7. Safety laboratory value: Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 30 days after end of tucatinib treatment

    During tucatinib administration, safety laboratory will be performed according to routine clinical practice. Laboratory values of AST (Aspartate aminotransferase) measured will be documented continuously during tucatinib treatment. Baseline levels of AST will be presented using descriptive statistics.

  8. Safety laboratory value: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 30 days after end of tucatinib treatment

    During tucatinib administration, safety laboratory will be performed according to routine clinical practice. Laboratory values of ALT (Alanine aminotransferase) measured will be documented continuously during tucatinib treatment. Baseline levels of ALT will be presented using descriptive statistics.

  9. Safety laboratory value: bilirubin

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 30 days after end of tucatinib treatment

    During tucatinib administration, safety laboratory will be performed according to routine clinical practice. Laboratory values of bilirubin measured will be documented continuously during tucatinib treatment. Baseline levels of bilirubin will be presented using descriptive statistics.

  10. Therapy decision making

    Time frame: Baseline

    Frequencies and percentages of parameters affecting therapy choice.

  11. Previous antineoplastic Therapies

    Time frame: Baseline

    Frequency/type of previous systemic antineoplastic treatments (neoadjuvant/adjuvant/palliative)

  12. Previous anti-HER2 regimens

    Time frame: Baseline

    Frequency and type of previous anti-HER2 based regimens

  13. Subsequent antineoplastic therapies

    Time frame: End of treatment, up to 5 years

    Frequency and type of subsequent systemic antineoplastic therapies

  14. Local antineoplastic therapies

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 5 years

    Frequency and type of local antineoplastic therapies (surgeries, radiotherapies) incl. local intracranial therapies

  15. Details on line of treatment for both cohorts

    Time frame: Baseline

    Cohort 1: frequencies and percentages for line of treatment (1st-line or 2nd-line tucatinib treatment) Cohort 2: frequencies and percentages for line of treatment (3rd-line or 4th-line tucatinib treatment)

  16. Treatment Duration

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 5 years

    Treatment duration of study treatment in total and per substance

  17. Dose intensity

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 5 years

    Dose intensity (absolute and relative) for each substance as prescribed by the treating physician

  18. Dose modifications

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 5 years

    Frequency, type and reasons of dose modifications (dose reductions, skipped administrations/delays/interruption) compared to SmPC of tucatinib for each substance.

  19. Therapy management (use of relevant supportive medications)

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 5 years

    Frequency of usage of antidiarrheal drugs for prophylaxis and treatment of tucatinib-induced diarrhea

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

iOMEDICO AG

Industry

Collaborators

  • Seagen Germany GmbH (a Pfizer company)

Registry information

Official study title

Tucatinib in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic HER2-positive Breast Cancer Who Received at Least Two Prior Anti-HER2 Treatment Regimens: a Multicenter, International, Prospective, Non-interventional Study in Germany and Austria (TRACE)

Acronym: TRACE

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Feb 24, 2022
Registry last updated
Dec 4, 2025

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