Testing the Use of Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine Compared to the Usual Treatment (Chemotherapy With Docetaxel Plus Trastuzumab) for Recurrent, Metastatic, or Unresectable HER2-Positive Salivary Gland Cancer

Recurrent Salivary Gland Carcinoma Clinical Trial

Official title: A Controlled, Randomized Phase II Trial of Docetaxel Plus Trastuzumab Versus Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine for Recurrent, Metastatic, or Treatment-Naive, Unresectable HER2-Positive Salivary Gland Cancer

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This phase II trial tests whether ado-trastuzumab emtansine works to shrink tumors in patients with HER2-positive salivary gland cancer that has come back (recurrent), spread to other places in the body (metastatic), or cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). Trastuzumab emtansine is a monoclonal antibody, called trastuzumab, linked to a chemotherapy drug called emtansine. Trastuzumab attaches to HER2 positive cancer cells in a targeted way and delivers emtansine to kill them. Trastuzumab emtansine may work better compared to usual treatment of chemotherapy with docetaxel and trastuzumab in treating patients with salivary gland cancer.

Clinical Trial Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine if trastuzumab emtansine (ado-trastuzumab emtansine [T-DM1]) shows better progression-free survival (PFS) when compared to docetaxel plus trastuzumab (TH) in recurrent and/or metastatic (R/M) HER2-positive salivary gland cancer (SGC) patients who have not previously received HER2 therapy for unresectable or recurrent and/or metastatic disease, as determined by local assessment. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To compare the overall response rate (ORR) by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version (v)1.1 criteria between arms. II. To compare overall survival (OS) between arms. III. To compare toxicity using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0 criteria between arms. IV. To assess patient-reported toxicity, as measured by the patient reported outcome (PRO)-CTCAE, between arms, and explore patient-reported symptomatic adverse events (AEs) for tolerability of each treatment arm as measured by the PRO-CTCAE. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess the ORR in patients who receive crossover treatment to T-DM1/TH following disease progression on the TH arm/T-DM1 arm. II. To collect blood and tissue specimens for future translational science studies to examine how tumor genetics, HER2 signaling output/expression, and HER2 tumoral heterogeneity impact TH and T-DM1 efficacy. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Patients receive docetaxel intravenously (IV) over 60 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive trastuzumab IV over 90 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. ARM II: Patients receive trastuzumab emtansine IV over 90 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Carcinoma
• Recurrence
• Recurrent Salivary Gland Carcinoma
• Salivary Gland Neoplasms

• NCT number: NCT05408845
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: NRG Oncology
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: September 30, 2022
• Completion date: July 31, 2028