Recruiting

HER-2 Therapy

Sponsor:

University of Miami

Code:

NCT05959291

Conditions

HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

Stage IV Breast Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Discontinuation of Anti-HER-2 Maintenance Treatment

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this preliminary research study is to see if patients discontinuing maintenance Herceptin and/or other anti-HER-2 treatments with monitoring in addition to radiologic imaging and routine blood work will stay in complete radiological remission and to determine how long patients are able to stay in complete radiological remission without treatment.

Conditions

HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

Stage IV Breast Cancer

Study ID

NCT05959291

Start date

Jul 17, 2023

Status verified date

Aug, 2025

Completion date

Jul 31, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul 31, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with a diagnosis of HER-2 positive metastatic (Stage IV) breast cancer.
2. Patients in complete radiological remission (CRR), including a stable bone scan, as determined by computed tomography (CT), positron-emission tomography (PET), or PET-CT.

a. Patients with brain metastasis are allowed to participate as long as their disease has been treated and radiologically stable for at least 36 months.
3. Patients must be on the same or current anti-HER-2 directed therapy for at least 36 months.
4. Archived tumor biopsy available.
5. Patients with no evidence of circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) as determined by the Signatera assay.
6. Patients willing to stop maintenance anti-HER-2 directed therapy with close monitoring.
7. Patients with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score from 0 to 2.
8. Patients ≥ 18 years of age.
9. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with uncontrolled metastatic disease.
2. Patients whose disease has been controlled for less than 36 months on the same or current anti-HER-2 therapy.
3. Patients who are currently receiving or have received treatment for a secondary cancer other than resected non-melanoma skin cancer lesions or in situ cancer within the past 24 months.
4. Patients positive for ctDNA (which occurs when a patient's blood sample contains ≥2 target markers) with the Signatera assay.
5. Use of investigational drugs ≤ 28 days prior to study enrollment and during the study.
6. History or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the patient's participation for the full duration of the trial, or that makes participation in the trial to be not in the best interest of the patient in the opinion of the Investigator.
7. Patients with impaired decision-making capacity.

Patients who are found to be ctDNA+ at study entry will be recorded as a screen failure (Section 5.4). Their Signatera testing results will be provided to their treating physician to aid in clinical decision-making for disease management and treatment.

Study Design

Enrollment

20 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Diagnostic

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: anti-HER-2 Group

Participants in this group will be monitored to see if patients discontinuing maintenance of anti-HER-2 treatments with ctDNA monitoring in addition to radiologic imaging and routine blood work will stay in complete radiological remission. Participants will be in this group for up to 3 years.

Interventions

Discontinuation of Anti-HER-2 Maintenance Treatment

Patients assigned to this group will be asked to discontinue anti-HER-2 maintenance treatment.

Primary outcome measure

  • Feasibility of maintaining remission after discontinuing use of anti-HER-2 [ Time Frame: Up to 72 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Elisa Krill Jackson, MD

305-689-6500ekrill@med.miami.edu

Locations

University of Miami

Recruiting

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

Contacts

Elisa Krill Jackson, MD

305-689-6500ekrill@med.miami.edu

Principal Investigator:

Elisa Krill Jackson, MD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Miami

Last update posted

Aug 13, 2025

Last verified

Aug, 2025

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Miami on 2025-08-13.