TROPiCS-02: A Phase III study investigating sacituzumab govitecan in the treatment of HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer

Future Oncol. 2020 Apr;16(12):705-715. doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0163. Epub 2020 Mar 30.

Abstract

Patients with HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer (MBC) whose cancers have progressed despite conventional therapies represent an unmet clinical need. Trop-2, a transmembrane calcium signal transducer, is highly expressed in MBC and plays a role in tumor growth and progression. Sacituzumab govitecan (SG) is a novel antibody-drug conjugate comprising an Trop-2 antibody coupled to SN-38, the active metabolite of irinotecan, via a unique hydrolyzable linker. SG has demonstrated promising activity in a Phase I/II IMMU-132-01 basket study in heavily pretreated solid tumors, including HR+/HER2- MBC. We describe the registrational Phase III TROPiCS-02 study (NCT03901339), evaluating SG versus treatment of physician's choice in HR+/HER2- MBC. Trial registration number: NCT03901339.

Keywords: HER2-negative; HR-positive; MBC; SN-38; Trop-2; antibody–drug conjugate; metastatic breast cancer; sacituzumab govitecan.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial, Phase III
  • Multicenter Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / administration & dosage
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / adverse effects
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use*
  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / therapeutic use*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Breast Neoplasms / etiology
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Camptothecin / administration & dosage
  • Camptothecin / adverse effects
  • Camptothecin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Camptothecin / therapeutic use
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoconjugates / administration & dosage
  • Immunoconjugates / adverse effects
  • Immunoconjugates / therapeutic use*
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Retreatment
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • Immunoconjugates
  • TACSTD2 protein, human
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • sacituzumab govitecan
  • Camptothecin

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT03901339