Tests patritumab deruxtecan against standard treatment in advanced hormone receptor-positive breast cancer
Tests patritumab deruxtecan against standard treatments in adults with advanced breast cancer.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Where
- Brest, Lyon, Rouen, and Villejuif, FranceSee the 4 sitesAlso in 25 other countries, 202 sites
- Trial code
- NCT07060807
- EU 2025-520582-51-00
- JRCT2031250297
- U1111-1317-5490
- Registry title
- A Clinical Study of Patritumab Deruxtecan to Treat Breast Cancer (MK-1022-016)
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- Phase 3
- People taking part
- 1,000 people, planned
- Started
- 21 Jul 2025
- Expected to end
- 14 Jul 2033
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Patritumab deruxtecan
- Paclitaxel
- Nab-paclitaxel
- Capecitabine
- Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin
- Trastuzumab deruxtecan
- Rescue Medication
- Record updated
- 3 November 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with breast cancer that is hormone receptor-positive and HER2-negative, and that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread. The cancer must have grown or come back after treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor plus endocrine therapy.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- HR+/HER2- invasive breast cancer that is locally advanced and cannot be removed by surgery, or that has spread to other parts of the body. The cancer must be measurable by scan (RECIST 1.1).
- Earlier treatment
- The cancer must have grown or come back during or after a CDK4/6 inhibitor plus endocrine therapy. If given for advanced disease, this must be the only treatment line so far. No earlier chemotherapy for advanced or metastatic disease.
- Biomarker or test result
- HR-positive and HER2-negative results confirmed by a central lab, and HER3 results that can be evaluated, from a biopsy.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Breast cancer that can be treated with the aim of removing all of the disease
- Earlier treatment with an anti-HER3 antibody or a topoisomerase I inhibitor drug, such as trastuzumab deruxtecan
- History of interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis, or current or suspected lung disease of this kind
- Known germline BRCA mutation when a PARP inhibitor is a possible treatment
- Peripheral neuropathy of Grade 2 or higher, or clinically significant corneal disease
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:
- Has a diagnosis of hormone receptor positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)- invasive breast carcinoma that is either locally advanced disease not amenable to resection with curative intent (herein called unresectable) or metastatic disease not treatable with curative intent
- Has centrally-confirmed HR+ and HER2- results and human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) evaluable results from a biopsy obtained from a distant metastatic site or a locally advanced lesion on or after the time of diagnosis of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic breast cancer. A new biopsy obtained after progression of the most recent line of therapy is preferred
- Must have had progression or recurrence on prior cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)4/6 inhibitor + endocrine therapy (ET) with one of the following:; Radiographic disease progression, as assessed by the investigator, on CDK4/6 inhibitor + ET as 1L for treatment of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic HR+/HER2- breast cancer. CDK4/6 inhibitor + ET must be the only line of therapy received in the advanced setting, or; Disease recurrence, either radiographic and/or confirmed histologically via biopsy as assessed by the investigator, while on adjuvant ET in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor OR within 24 months from the date of last dose of adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitor
- Has measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by the local site investigator/radiology
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy
- Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1 assessed within 7 days before randomization
Who cannot take part
- Has breast cancer amenable to treatment with curative intent
- Has received prior chemotherapy for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer
- Has received prior treatment with an anti-HER3 antibody and/or antibody-drug conjugate that consists of a topoisomerase I inhibitor (eg, T-DXd) or any other topoisomerase I inhibitor therapy
- Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy within 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter) before randomization; participants previously treated with ET plus a CDK4/6 inhibitor may participate as long as at least 2 weeks have elapsed since the last dose of therapy was administered
- Has received prior radiotherapy for non-central nervous system disease, or required corticosteroids for radiation-related toxicities, within 14 days of the first dose of study intervention
- Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy
- Has a known germline breast cancer gene (BRCA) mutation (deleterious or suspected deleterious) where poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor(s) is a potential treatment option
- Has uncontrolled, significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease
- Has clinically significant corneal disease
- Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years
- Has history of (noninfectious) interstitial lung disease (ILD) or pneumonitis irrespective of steroid use, or has current ILD or suspected ILD, or ILD that cannot be ruled out by imaging at Screening
- Has severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to HER3-DXd and/or any of its excipients
- Has severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to all the available TPC and/or any of their excipients
- The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:
- Is eligible to receive additional endocrine-based treatment in the advanced setting as determined by the investigator
- Has current visceral crisis or is at risk for impending visceral crisis that has or may cause imminent organ compromise and/or other life-threatening complications
- Has any of the following: a pulse oximeter reading <92% at rest, or requires intermittent supplemental oxygen, or requires chronic supplemental oxygen
- Has ≥Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- What did the tests on your tumour show about hormone receptors and the HER2 protein?
- Have you already had any medicine for your cancer after it spread or became advanced?
- Have you been treated with a CDK4/6 inhibitor (for example palbociclib, ribociclib or abemaciclib)?
- Have you had chemotherapy for cancer that has spread or is advanced?
- Have you ever had lung inflammation, such as interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis?
Where in France
Also in 25 other countries, 202 sites
- CHRU de Brest (Site 0904)Brest, FranceContact: Study CoordinatorTaking people
- CENTRE LEON BERARD (Site 0900)Lyon, FranceContact: Study CoordinatorTaking people
- Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer - Centre Henri Becquerel Normandie Rouen (Site 0901)Rouen, FranceContact: Study CoordinatorTaking people
- Gustave Roussy (Site 0903)Villejuif, FranceContact: Study CoordinatorTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Researchers are looking for other ways to treat breast cancer (BC) that is hormone receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR+/HER2-) and either unresectable locally advanced or metastatic.
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* HR positive (HR+) means the cancer cells have proteins that attach to estrogen or progesterone (hormones) which help the cancer to grow and spread * HER2 negative (HER2-) means the cancer cells have a low amount of a protein called HER2 * Unresectable locally advanced means the cancer cannot be completely removed by surgery and has spread into nearby tissue or muscles * Metastatic means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body
Treatment for this type of breast cancer usually includes endocrine therapy (ET) and sometimes a second treatment. The main goal of this study is to learn if people who receive patritumab deruxtecan (also known as HER3-DXd and MK-1022) live longer overall or without the cancer growing/spreading, compared to people who receive chemotherapy or a different drug called trastuzumab deruxtecan.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Patritumab DeruxtecanTreatment being tested
Participants receive patritumab deruxtecan via intravenous (IV) infusion every 3 weeks (Q3W) for approximately 13 months.
Treatment: Patritumab deruxtecan and Rescue Medication
- Treatment of Physician's ChoiceExisting treatment, for comparison
Participants receive treatment of physician's choice (TPC) for up to 13 months. The TPC may be any of the following options: Paclitaxel (80 mg/m\^2) on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of each 4-week cycle; Paclitaxel (90 mg/m\^2) on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 4-week cycle; Nab-paclitaxel (100 mg/m\^2) on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 4-week cycle; Capecitabine (1000 mg/m\^2) bid on Days 1 to 14 of each 3-week cycle; Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (50 mg/m\^2) on Day 1 of each 4-week cycle; or trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) (5.4 mg/kg) Q3W.
Treatment: Paclitaxel, Nab-paclitaxel, Capecitabine, Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, and Trastuzumab deruxtecan
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov and on the EU's official list of trials (CTIS).
- Official title
- An Open-label, Randomized, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Patritumab Deruxtecan Monotherapy Versus Treatment of Physician's Choice in Hormone Receptor-positive, HER2-negative Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer (HERTHENA-Breast04).
- Plain-language title
- Tests patritumab deruxtecan against standard treatment in advanced hormone receptor-positive breast cancerGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07060807, who can take part
- Record updated
- 3 November 2026