Neoadjuvant treatment of high-risk stage 2-3 early breast cancer (adaptive platform, MammaPrint/receptor subtypes) — Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative / academic consortium (UCSF, U. Penn, MD Anderson, others; NCI-funded)
Neoadjuvant treatment of high-risk stage 2-3 early breast cancer (adaptive platform, MammaPrint/receptor subtypes)Nature Medicine 2024 (Dato-DXd ± durva arms)
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ASCO 2024
Conclusions
Dato + Durva for 4 cycles was effective
33% of patients were able to go to surgery with this combination and skip
traditional chemotherapy
Dato + Durva was particularly effective in the Immune + response predictive
subtype
20/47 (43%) of patients in the immune subtype achieved a pCR after Block A
(most conservative estimate)
The modeled pCR rate for the Immune+ subtype is 65%
Reported toxicity profile of this combination was consistent with prior studies
Data about the performance for the whole sequence of therapy will be
reported at a future meeting
I-SPY
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The right drug. The right patient. The right time. Now.
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Key Takeaways
ISPY 2.2 is a novel neoadjuvant trial for Mammaprint high-risk, Stage 2/3 BC that offers the
opportunity to personalize treatment to maximize pCR rate for each individual patient.
Dato + Durva for 4 cycles (Block A) was effective and allowed 33% of patients to go
straight to surgery and skip traditional chemotherapy (i.e. skip taxane - >AC)
Dato + Durva was particularly effective in the Immune+ response predictive subtype
43% of patients in the immune subtype achieved a pCR after Block A (most conservative
estimate)
The modeled pCR rate, based on all data after Block A, is 65%
Reported toxicity profile of this combination was consistent with prior studies
EARLY ESCALATION
EARLY ESCALATION
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Taxol + Carbo + PD1i
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N=106
N=66
N=26
N=20
Screen
Randomize
preRCB
preRCB
Surgery
Block A
N=35
N=35
Surgery
Surgery
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New I-SPY 2.2 Design Features: Multiple Sequential Regimens
Called Blocks
Block A
Block B
Block C
Surgery
Investigational agents
Optimal regimens
Adriamycin/Cytoxan
pCR and RCB
without standard
based on Response
Adriamycin/Cytoxan +
endpoints
chemo across RPS
Predictive Subtypes
IO per SOC
(RPS) and SOC
Investigational agents
to improve response
EARLY ESCALATION
EARLY ESCALATION
AFTV
AFTV
o.o-o
DATO-DxD + Durva
Taxol + Carbo + PD1i
AC + PD1i
o
N=106
N=66
N=26
N=20
Screen
Randomize
preRCB
preRCE
Surgery
Block A
Block B
Block C
All patients must screen
Mammaprint High Risk
N=35
N=35
to be eligible
Surgery
Surgery
I-SPY
The right drug. The right patient. The right time. Now.
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Methods I-SPY2 trial: ARX788 arm
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Efficacy of ARX788 (Block A followed by surgery):
Bayesian covariate adjusted model estimating pCR and
Compared to fixed subtype-specific thresholds.
Efficacy of ARX788 +/- subsequent chemotherapy (pCR rate Blocks A/B/C):
Bayesian model considering timing of pCR
Rates compared subtype specific Dynamic Control modeled from I-SPY2 data (N=1,818).
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RCB in HER2+ RPS:
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ARX788 vs. I-SPY2 control
Health
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ARX788
I-SPY2 CONTROL THP-AC
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4(6%)
2(7%)
1.0
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RCB4
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6(14,6%)
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(17%)
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Pathologic complete response rates (pCR) after
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the novel HER2 ADC ARX788: Results from the -
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RCB-0/I rate:
RCB-0/I rate:
0.2
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HER2+non-Luminal: 90%
0.2
4(9.8%)
(38%)
HER2+non-Luminal: 85%
HER2+Luminal: 62%
6 (14 6%)
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HER2+Luminal: 24%
0.0
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HER2+
HER2+
HER2-nonLuminal
HER2+Luminal
non-Luminal
Luminal
(N=141)
(N=41)
(N-71)
(N=29)
In HER2+/Luminal subtype, ARX788 improved pCR by 23.4% (38% vs 14.6%) and RCB 0/1 by
37.6% (62% vs 24.4%) compared to I-SPY2 control
The probability that the pCR rate of ARX788 treatment strategy is higher than dynamic control in
HER2+/Luminal is 0.99
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Results: Safety
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Pathologic complete response rates (pCR) after
the novel HER2 ADC ARX788: Results from the 1-
Payload release
Neel Pasricha, MD
SPY2.2 trial
Lindgren ES et al. Curr Ophthalmol Rep. 2024
Ocular toxicity: 95% of patients (9% grade 3)
Pneumonitis in 6% (2% grade 3)
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(10%)
Dues APOLTER
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Revelved
67% pts completed all 4 doses of ARX-788
(21%)
2(2%)
8 patients discontinued ARX788 due to adverse events.
67 (67%)
No treatment related deaths
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Conclusions
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Sequential ARX788 followed by standard anti-HER2 therapy demonstrated high
efficacy despite ocular toxicity
pCR 63% and RCB 0/1 82% is consistent with 2nd generation anti-HER2 ADC
Paula Pohlmann MD, MS
performance
PhD
In HER2+/Luminal subtype, +23% pCR improvement VS I-SPY2 controls
Pathologic complete response rates (pCR) at
the novel HER2 ADC ARX788: Results from
SPY2.2 trial
Many patients avoided standard chemotherapy (28%) and most completely avoided AC
Incidence of ILD was low and there were no fatalities
Ongoing studies aim to mitigate ocular toxicity from ADCs
I-SPY2.2 continues to demonstrate how response-adaptive neoadjuvant therapy
can be tailored to each individual patient [NCT01042379].
San Antonio
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I-SPY 2.2 is the latest evolution of the I-SPY platform (running since 2010; 22 agents tested, 12 completed, 7 graduated in ≥1 subtype). The SMART sequential-randomization design and MRI-based pre-RCB strategy enable BOTH de-escalation (skip AC for predicted CR) AND escalation (add Block B/C for non-responders). Extends original I-SPY 2 with a "seamless Phase 2/3" regulatory framework designed with FDA. Dato-DXd ± durvalumab arms (Nature Medicine 2024) are the first major readouts. Broader implications for accelerated drug development paradigms, validated by adoption in other cancers.
Pathological Complete Response (pCR) / Low Residual Cancer Burden (RCB) — Primary Early Endpoint (Adaptive Platform, SMART Design)
I-SPY 2.2 is a Phase 2 adaptive platform trial using a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) design with Blocks A → B → C. Block A: up to 4 novel experimental therapies without standard paclitaxel; patients predicted to have complete response (pre-RCB 0/1 by MRI + biopsy) proceed directly to surgery (de-escalation), while poor-responders proceed to Block B. Block B: subtype-specific best-in-class regimens. Block C: rescue with anthracycline chemotherapy (AC). Biomarker subtypes defined by HR/HER2/MammaPrint (70-gene signature). Specific pCR rates per arm/subtype not fully summarized in available sources; individual arm publications in Nature Medicine 2024 (Dato-DXd ± durvalumab). Prognostic pCR ↔ EFS/DRFS relationship validated from original I-SPY 2.
🔬 Adaptive platform with MRI-guided de-escalation / escalation
OS/EFS not yet mature for I-SPY 2.2 arms (recent trial evolution). Prognostic relationship between pCR and event-free survival / distant recurrence-free survival is a foundational assumption of the platform design.
Grade ≥3 TRAE rates are arm-specific and reported in individual Nature Medicine publications (Shatsky et al. for Dato-DXd + durva; Khoury et al. for Dato-DXd alone). Overall safety framework: adaptive de-escalation aims to reduce toxicity by allowing patients with imaging-confirmed complete response to skip further treatment blocks including anthracyclines.
🔬 Paradigm-shifting adaptive platform for accelerated neoadjuvant breast cancer drug development. I-SPY 2.2 is the latest evolution of the I-SPY platform (running since 2010; 22 agents tested, 12 completed, 7 graduated in ≥1 subtype). The SMART sequential-randomization design and MRI-based pre-RCB strategy enable BOTH de-escalation (skip AC for predicted CR) AND escalation (add Block B/C for non-responders). Extends original I-SPY 2 with a "seamless Phase 2/3" regulatory framework designed with FDA. Dato-DXd ± durvalumab arms (Nature Medicine 2024) are the first major readouts. Broader implications for accelerated drug development paradigms, validated by adoption in other cancers.