Testing the Addition of HERCEPTIN HYLECTA or PHESGO to the Usual Chemotherapy for HER2 Positive Endometrial Serous Carcinoma or Carcinosarcoma

Clinical Trial Title

Phase II/III study of paclitaxel/carboplatin alone or combined with either trastuzumab & hyaluronidase-oysk (HERCEPTIN HYLECTA) or pertuzumab trastuzumab & hyaluronidase-zzfx (PHESGO) in HER2+, stage I-IV endometrial serous carcinoma or carcinosarcoma

National Clinical Trial Number:

NCT05256225

Contact Information

Rush Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office

Clinical Trial Protocol Description:

This phase II/III trial tests whether adding trastuzumab and hyaluronidase-oysk (Herceptin HylectaTM) or pertuzumab, trastuzumab and hyaluronidase-zzxf (PhesgoTM) to the usual chemotherapy (paclitaxel and carboplatin) works to shrink tumors in patients with HER2 positive endometrial serous carcinoma or carcinosarcoma.

Trastuzumab and pertuzumab are monoclonal antibodies and forms of targeted therapy that attach to specific molecules (receptors) on the surface of tumor cells, known as HER2 receptors. When trastuzumab or pertuzumab attach to HER2 receptors, the signals that tell the cells to grow are blocked and the tumor cell may be marked for destruction by the body's immune system.

Hyaluronidase is an endoglycosidase. It helps to keep pertuzumab and trastuzumab in the body longer, so that these medications will have a greater effect. Hyaluronidase also allows trastuzumab and trastuzumab/pertuzumab to be given by injection under the skin and shortens their administration time compared to trastuzumab or pertuzumab alone.

Paclitaxel is a taxane and in a class of medications called antimicrotubule agents. It stops cancer cells from growing and dividing and may kill them.

Carboplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works in a way similar to the anticancer drug cisplatin, but may be better tolerated than cisplatin. Carboplatin works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of tumor cells.

Giving Herceptin Hylecta or Phesgo in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin may shrink the tumor and prevent the cancer from coming back in patients with HER2 positive endometrial serous carcinoma or carcinosarcoma.

Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria:

In order to participate you must meet the following criteria:

  • Have Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2009 stage IA-IVB, non-recurrent, chemotherapy (chemo)-naive, HER2-positive endometrial serous carcinoma or endometrial carcinosarcoma.
  • Have histologic confirmation of the original primary tumor is required. Submission of surgical pathology report (or endometrial biopsy pathology report in patients who never undergo hysterectomy) is required.
  • Are within 8 weeks of primary surgery (or endometrial biopsy in patients who never undergo hysterectomy) at the time of study registration.
  • Have measurable disease, non-measurable disease, or no measurable disease.

You will be excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply to you:

  • Have had prior therapy.
  • Have a planned interval cytoreduction or hysterectomy, prior to documentation of progression, after study registration.
  • Have planned external beam radiotherapy, prior to documentation of progression, after study registration.
  • Have significant cardiovascular disease.

This is a partial list of eligibility requirements. To inquire about your eligibility, please call the contact number provided. If you wish to inquire via email, please include the title of the study in your message.

Study Details

Clinical Trial Investigator

Summer B. Dewdney, MD

Contact Information

Rush Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office

Clinical Trial Location

RUSH University Medical Center

Location

RUSH University Medical Center

1620 W Harrison St
Chicago, IL 60612

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