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HERizon-Breast: A ctDNA-Guided Adaptive Study of Sequential Anti-HER2 Therapies and CNS Prophylaxis to Induce Long-Term Remission

  • PhasePhase 2
  • StatusRecruiting
  • Planned enrollment60 people
  • Recruiting US sites7
  • SponsorMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • RegistryNCT07459673

Recruitment re-checked on ClinicalTrials.gov Oct 30, 2026. Public record; not medical advice.

HERizon-Breast: A ctDNA-Guided Adaptive Study of Sequential Anti-HER2 Therapies and CNS Prophylaxis to Induce Long-Term Remission: a one-minute explainerNCT074596731 min

Eligibility

Who can join

The film gives the main points. The full list below is copied from the registry; the study team makes the final decision.

  • Age18 Years to no maximum
  • SexAll
  • Healthy volunteersNo

You may be able to join if

  • Male or female participants who are ≥18 years old with histologically confirmed diagnosis of unresectable locally advanced or MBC.
  • Stage IV at the diagnosis (i.e., de novo metastatic) as per AJCC 8.
  • HER2 IHC results of 3+.
  • Life expectancy of ≥12 weeks.
  • Must be deemed medically fit for surgery and be surgical candidates upfront, or potentially operable if there is response to induction therapy.
  • Must have measurable disease per PERCIST 1.0.
  • The participant (or legally acceptable representative if applicable) provides written informed consent for the trial.
  • Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1.
  • Have adequate organ function as defined in the following table (Table 1). Specimens must be collected within 14 days prior to the start of study intervention.
  • A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies:
  • Is not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) OR Is a WOCBP and using a contraceptive method that is highly effective (with a failure rate of <1% per year), with low user dependency, or be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle (abstinent on a long term and persistent basis), as described in Appendix 3 during the intervention period. The investigator should evaluate the potential for contraceptive method failure (i.e., noncompliance, recently initiated) in relationship to the first dose of study intervention.
  • A WOCBP must have a negative urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin [β-hCG]) within 72 hours before the first dose of study intervention. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.
  • Additional requirements for pregnancy testing during and after study intervention are located in Appendix 2.The investigator is responsible for review of medical history, menstrual history, and recent sexual activity to decrease the risk for inclusion of a woman with an early undetected pregnancy.
  • Male participants are eligible to participate if they agree to the following during the intervention period and for at least 7 days after the last dose of therapy.
  • Be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle (abstinent on a long term and persistent basis) and agree to remain abstinent OR must agree to use contraception unless confirmed to be azoospermic (vasectomized or secondary to medical cause) as detailed below:
  • Agree to use a male condom plus partner use of an additional contraceptive method when having penile-vaginal intercourse with a WOCBP who is not currently pregnant. Note: Men with a pregnant or breastfeeding partner must agree to remain abstinent from penile-vaginal intercourse or use a male condom during each episode of penile-vaginal penetration.
  • Criteria for known Hepatitis B and C positive subjects: Hepatitis B and C screening tests are required as per MSK policy but do not need to be repeated prior to study unless there is a known history of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) or Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection.
  • Participants who have active hepatitis B infection (defined as HBsAg positive and/or detectable HBV DNA) are eligible if they have received HBV antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV viral load prior to randomization. Participants should remain on anti-viral therapy throughout study intervention and follow MSK guidelines for HBV anti-viral therapy post completion of study intervention.
  • Participants with a history of HCV infection (defined as anti-HCV Ab positive and detectable HCV RNA) are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening.
  • Participants must have completed curative anti-viral therapy at least 4 weeks prior to randomization.
  • Table 1 Adequate Organ Function Laboratory Values Hematological Absolute neutrophil count (ANC): ≥1500/µL Platelets: ≥100 000/µL Hemoglobin: ≥9.0 g/dL or ≥5.6 mmol/L
  • Renal Creatinine OR Measured or calculated creatinine clearance (GFR can also be used in place of creatinine or CrCl): ≤1.5 × ULN OR ≥30 mL/min for participant with creatinine levels >1.5 × ULN
  • Hepatic Total bilirubin: ≤1.5 × ULN OR direct bilirubin ≤ULN for participants with total bilirubin levels >1.5 × ULN AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT)
  • Coagulation
  • International normalized ratio (INR) OR prothrombin time (PT) Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT):
  • ≤1.5 × ULN unless participant is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or aPTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants
  • ALT (SGPT)=alanine aminotransferase (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase); AST (SGOT)=aspartate aminotransferase (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase); GFR=glomerular filtration rate; ULN=upper limit of normal. a Criteria must be met without erythropoietin dependency and without packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusion within last 2 weeks. b Creatinine clearance (CrCl) should be calculated per institutional standard. Note: This table includes eligibility-defining laboratory value requirements for treatment; laboratory value requirements should be adapted according to local regulations and guidelines for the administration of specific chemotherapies.

You cannot join if

  • Patients diagnosed with HER2+ breast cancer as per American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines with HER2 IHC results of 1-2+ and positive FISH or ISH
  • Prior exposure to anti-HER2 therapy of any kind or any systemic anti-cancer treatment of any kind for breast cancer.
  • Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention.
  • Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in doses >10 mg daily of oral prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Inhaled, intranasal, intra-articular, or topical steroid use are allowed.
  • Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years. Note: Participants with basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ, excluding carcinoma in situ of the bladder, which have undergone potentially curative therapy are not excluded.
  • Has known CNS metastases and/or leptomeningeal carcinomatosis.
  • Has a history or evidence of active pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease.
  • Has grade >=3 neuropathy of any etiology.
  • Has an active infection requiring antibiotics.
  • Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.
  • Has an inability to swallow capsules or tablets.
  • Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the participant's participation for the full duration of the study, such that it is not in the best interest of the participant to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
  • Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.
  • Is pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.
  • Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant.
  • Has significant cardiovascular impairment within 12 months of the first dose of study drug: such as NYHA Class III or IV congestive heart failure, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, cerebral vascular accident, or cardiac arrhythmia associated with hemodynamic instability. Note: Medically controlled arrhythmia would be permitted.
  • Has a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) below the institutional normal range of 50%, as determined by multigated acquisition (MUGA) or echocardiogram (ECHO).
  • Known intolerance to any of the study drugs (or any of the excipients).
  • Has had major surgery within 3 weeks prior to first dose of study interventions. Note: Adequate wound healing after major surgery must be assessed clinically, independent of time elapsed for eligibility.

The treatment

How it is intended to work

This is how the treatment is meant to work. Whether it helps, and how safe it is, is what this trial is testing.

fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki. An antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) composed of trastuzumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (ERBB2; EGFR2; HER2) conjugated to deruxtecan, a derivative of the camptothecin analog exatecan (DXd; DX-8951 derivative), a DNA topoisomerase 1 (topoisomerase I; Top1) inhibitor, with antineoplastic activity. Upon administration of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki, trastuzumab targets and binds to HER2 on tumor cells. Upon antibody/antigen binding and internalization, deruxtecan binds to and inhibits Top1-DNA complexes, which results in an inhibition of DNA replication, cell cycle arrest and tumor cell apoptosis. HER2, a tyrosine kinase receptor, is overexpressed by many cancer cell types. In addition, trastuzumab deruxtecan induces antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) and causes a bystander killing effect. NCI Drug Dictionary

anti-HER2 GSPT1 degrader ORM-5029. A targeted protein degrader (TPD) composed of pertuzumab, an antibody directed against the tumor-associated antigen (TAA) human tyrosine kinase receptor epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2; ErbB2; HER-2), conjugated, via a Val-Cit PABc cleavable linker, to SMol006, a membrane-permeable selective molecular glue degrader (MGD) of the translational termination factor GSPT1, with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon intravenous administration, anti-HER2 GSPT1 degrader ORM-5029 specifically targets and binds, with its pertuzumab moiety, to HER-2-expressing tumor cells. Upon internalization and cleavage, SMol006 specifically targets and binds to GSPT1, leading to GSPT1 degradation via the E3 ubiquitin ligase pathway. This disrupts oncogenic signaling, inhibits proliferation, and induces apoptosis in HER-2-driven tumors. The translation termination factor GSPT1, a G-loop degron-containing protein, plays a key role in protein translation and is dysregulated in various tumor cell types. NCI Drug Dictionary

Treatments listed in the registry

  • Personalis NeXT Personal (Diagnostic Test): The use of this assay is expected to optimize treatment without introducing significant new risks or deviating from approved therapeutic protocols.
  • Natera Signatera (Diagnostic Test): The use of this assay is expected to optimize treatment without introducing significant new risks or deviating from approved therapeutic protocols.
  • fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (T-DXd) (Drug): T-DXd is a HER2-targeting antibody drug conjugate that consists of an anti-HER2 antibody.
  • pertuzumab, called T-DXd+P (Drug): intravenous (IV) infusion

The study

Treatment groups

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Participants with Stage IV Breast Cancer (Experimental)

Male or female participants who are ≥18 years old with histologically confirmed diagnosis of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer/MBC

Goals

What the study measures

Main goals

  • Proportion of participants who maintain Complete Response/CR and Molecular Complete Response/mCR (12 months)

Planned enrollment: 60 (estimated).

Where

Recruiting US sites

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities), Basking Ridge, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities), Middletown, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities), Montvale, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (Limited Protocol Activities), Commack, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities), Harrison, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activites), New York, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities), Uniondale, New York

Site status as of Oct 30, 2026. Check the live record before contacting a site.

Sources

Where this comes from

Registry record reviewed as fetched Oct 30, 2026, last updated by the sponsor Aug 19, 2026. Public record; not medical advice.

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