MRC SUPREMO(BIG 2-04) 

  Selective Use of Postoperative Radiotherapy aftEr MastectOmy

Phase III randomised trial of chest wall RT in intermediate- risk breast cancer

Kunkler I, Canney P, Price A, Anderson N, Dixon J, Sainsbury R, Aird E, Thomas G, Bowman A, Thomas J, Bartlett J, Devine

I, Denvir M, McDonagh T, Russell N, Cairns J, Boon Chua, Karlsson P, Northridge D, Scullion R, van Tienhoven G,

Velikova G, Walker A

 

Background:Trials of postmastectomy RT

• PMRT standard for T3 and =/> 4 N+

• Role of PMRT in 1-3 N+ research priority of NIH (2000)

• Weighting of risk factors (N+, grade, LVI) in selecting patients for PMRT unclear

Endpoints for SUPREMO:

Primary: overall survivalSecondary:• Disease free survival

• Acute and late morbidity

• Quality of life

• Cost effectiveness (cost per life year)

• Molecular markers of local relapse and radiosensivity

Sub-studies

• TRANS-SUPREMO

• Quality of Life (UK only)

• Health Economics (UK only)

• Cardiac (currently suspended)

SUPREMO eligibility criteria • 1.1 Stage II histologically confirmed unilateral breast cancer following mastectomy including the following

pTNM stages –– pT1N1M0– pT2N1M0– pT2N0M0 if grade III histology and/or lymphovascular invasion– pT3N0M0

• 1.2 Stage II histologically confirmed unilateral breast cancer following neoadjuvant systemic therapy and mastectomy, if the original clinical stage was cT1-2cN0-1M0 or cT1-2pN1(sn)M0 and with the following (ypTNM) stages after neoadjuvant systemic therapy -

– ypT1pN1M0– ypT2pN1M0– ypT2pN0M0 if grade III histology and/or lymphovascular invasion.– ypT0pN0 or ypT1pN0 or ypT0pN1 (pathological complete remission, or near complete remission).– ypT2N0 independent of grade or lymphovascular invasion, if the original clinical stage was cT3N0.– ypT3N0M0, if original clinical staging was cT1-3cN0 M0 or cT1-3pN0 (sn) M0.

• 1.3 Unilateral invasive breast cancer that conforms to the initial clinical staging of criterion 1, but has been down-staged by neoadjuvant systemic therapy to ypT0 pN0 or ypT1pN0 or ypT0pN1 (pathological complete remission, or near complete remission). If tumour stage cT3 or ypT3, then nodal status must be N0 both before and after neoadjuvant systemic therapy.

SUPREMO eligibility criteria (cont.) • 2. Undergone total mastectomy (with minimum of 1mm clear margin of invasive cancer and DCIS) and axillary staging

procedure.

• 3.1 If axillary node positive (1-3 positive nodes [including micrometastases >0.2mm-≤2mm]) then an axillary node clearance (minimum of 8 nodes removed) should have been performed. Isolated tumour cells do not count as micrometastases.

• 3.2 Axillary node negative status can be determined on the basis of either axillary clearance or axillary node sampling or sentinel node biopsy.

• 3.3 Sentinel nodes identified in the internal mammary chain are considered pN1b or pN1c if histologically proven. Patients can be included in the trial with microscopic metastasis in the internal mammary chain detected by sentinel node biopsy, if not more than 3 tumour positive nodes in axillary lymph nodes.

• 3.4 Before neoadjuvant systemic therapy, axillary ultrasound is advised. Where axillary ultrasound is normal, negative axillary node status does not require histological confirmation before starting neoadjuvant systemic therapy.  Positive, or negative, nodal status may also be determined by sentinel node biopsy before start of neoadjuvant therapy.

• 4. Fit for adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy (if indicated), adjuvant or neoadjuvant endocrine therapy (if indicated) and post-operative irradiation.

• 5. Written, informed consent.

SUPREMO exclusion criteria• 1. Any pT0, pN0-1, or pT1, pN0 after primary surgery• 2. Any pT3pN1 or pT4 tumours. Initial stage cT3cN1 or pN1(sn) or cT4 in patients receiving

neoadjuvant systemic therapy cannot be included, even if downstaging has occurred and the pathological ypT and N stage is lower.

• 3. Patients who have 4 or more pathologically involved axillary nodes. For the purpose of this study protocol, nodal scarring after neoadjuvant systemic therapy will be considered as evidence of previous pathological nodal involvement and count towards the total number of involved axillary nodes.

• 4. Past history or concurrent diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the contralateral breast, unless treated by mastectomy. Previous DCIS of the ipsilateral breast if treated with radiotherapy (i.e. previous DCIS treated by conservation surgery not followed by radiotherapy would be considered eligible).

• 5. Bilateral breast cancer. However, patients who have undergone a prophylactic contralateral mastectomy can be included, if the breast was pathologically free of invasive tumour.

• 6. Previous or concurrent malignancy other than non melanomatous skin cancer and carcinoma in situ of the cervix

• 7. Male • 8. Pregnancy, at the time of radiotherapy treatment• 9. Not fit for surgery, radiotherapy or adjuvant systemic therapy• 10. Unable or unwilling to give informed consent

Timepoints for establishing eligibility and entry onto trial

• Patient undergoes diagnosis and staging

• Patient confirmed as potentially suitable by local research staff at MDTs/MDMs

• Surgery

• Eligibility confirmed – patient seen by Oncologist and trial discussed (PIS given)

• Patient given at least 24 hours time before deciding to take part

When to randomise a patient

• Usually when radiotherapy would normally be discussed

• Can be prior to post-operative chemotherapy or during a patient’s planned course of post-operative chemotherapy or after post-operative chemotherapy (as long as starts radiotherapy within 6 weeks after completing post-operative chemotherapy)

SUPREMO Team

Eve Macdonald (eve.macdonald@nhs.net) Senior Trial Coordinator

Julian Lipscombe (jlipscombe@nhs.net) Trial CoordinatorLeigh Fell (leigh.fell@nhs.net) Trial Coordinator

ISD Cancer Clinical Trials Team Edinburgh

nss.isdsupremo@nhs.net

• Randomisation service

• Advice on protocol and eligibility

• Investigator Site Files (ISFs)

• Regular newsflashes, newsletters & website reports

(www.supremo-trial.com)

• 10% Source data monitoring (UK and Ireland only)

Trial Co-ordination Provided by ISD Trials Unit

• Phone randomisation service on 0131 275 7276 or 0131 316 4278

Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.00pm

• Following randomisation, ISD Trials Unit will fax anonymised confirmation details to centre

• Recorded delivery letter with full patient details and pathology request form will follow within 2 weeks

Randomisation

Service Provided by ISD – UK Sites*

* all other sites should follow their local randomisation procedures. If you have any questions please contact a member of the SUPREMO team.

Randomisation in SUPREMO

Chest wall irradiation

Vs

No chest wall irradiation

• Patients should have a verbal explanation of the trial and be given most recent MREC-approved Patient Information Sheet (PIS) for the main SUPREMO trial and TRANS-SUPREMO.

Patient Consent Procedures 1

Patient Information

• Consent forms must be printed on hospital headed paper & accompanied by centre’s standard radiotherapy information sheets

• All participating patients must sign the most recent version of consent forms.

•Patients must initial, not tick boxes

• PI to countersign forms, but PI can delegate responsibility as appropriate (must be clearly documented in delegation log).

• No trial procedures can be performed prior to the patient giving informed consent.

Patient Consent Procedures 2

Consent Form Completion

4 copies of signed consent forms required

• Original copy should be kept in site folder

• Copy given to patient

• Copy sent to ISD CCTT

• Copy kept in patient hospital notes

* all other sites should follow their local procedures. If you have any questions please contact a member of the SUPREMO team.

Patient Consent Procedures 3

Consent Form Copies – UK Only*

• Tammy Piper, Endocrine Cancer Group, will supply:– Lab kits and lab manual

• Site will need to contact Tammy (trobson@staffmail.ed.ac.uk) to arrange collection of frozen blood samples by courier. All transport packaging & dry ice will be provided.• Prompts for the tissue blocks will be sent with the confirmation of randomisation letter• Centres will be reimbursed for sending tissue blocks to the Endocrine Cancer Group, Edinburgh (£15 per block).

* all other participating sites should follow their own local procedures. If you have any questions please contact a member of the SUPREMO team.

TRANS-SUPREMO Sub-Study – UK Only*

• Pharmacogenomics– DNA from whole blood.

• Proteomic analysis– Recurrence markers– Serum/Plasma stored frozen.

TRANS-SUPREMO Bloods 1

Rationale

• 25 ml blood sample to be taken at baseline (1st visit) and at disease recurrence (local and/or distant relapse)

• Samples need to be separated within 1 hour & frozen within 30 mins

TRANS-SUPREMO Bloods 2Blood Samples

CENTRIFUGE CENTRIFUGE

BLUE TOP

GREEN TOP

RED TOP

10 mls GEL

SEPARATOR tube

SERUM

2 x 5 mls EDTA tube

PLASMA

5 mls EDTA tube

WHOLE BLOOD

• Laboratory Requisition Form (LRF) (2 copies).

• 15 colour coded tubes provided, add labels (pre-printed).

• Pasteur pipettes (x 4, including 1 spare)

• Place 1 LRF (white) with samples, freeze at

-80°C (-20 °C).

• Other LRF (blue) in patient file.

• Detailed instructions in laboratory manual

Lab kits will be provided by Tammy Piper

TRANS-SUPREMO Bloods 3Lab Pack

The following equipment is required but not provided:

• Venepuncture kit

• Plain tube with separator gel; 10 ml (SST Vacutainer or S-Monovette Serum)

• EDTA tubes; 3x 5 ml

• Centrifuge

• Freezer (-80oC or if not available, -20oC acceptable for 4-6 months)

TRANS-SUPREMO Bloods 4Equipment Not Provided

• Baseline Questionnaire Booklets to be completed in clinic prior to patient being informed of treatment allocation and after given written informed consent

• Centre to send completed Booklet with copy of signed QoL consent form to Centre of Population Health Sciences

• Subsequent Questionnaire Booklets will be sent out by Centre of Population Health Sciences at 1, 2, 5 and 10 years from randomisation

• GP will be contacted prior to subsequent Questionnaires being sent out to ensure patient alive and well enough to receive

• Centre of Population Health Sciences will inform GP if patient scores particularly high on HAD scale (within 2 weeks)

Quality of Life Sub-Study (UK sites only)

Summary

• Will assess the cost effectiveness of adjuvant irradiation

• Patient diary to be given to patient at site on the date of randomisation to record NHS resource use during and post radiotherapy and equivalent time period in those patients not randomised to receive radiotherapy

• Colour of patient diary given to patient will be dependent on whether they are randomised to receive radiotherapy and whether they received post-operative chemotherapy

• Patient to send completed patient diary to Centre of Population Health Sciences by freepost envelope or to be given to the Research Nurse or clinic health professional

Health Economics Sub-Study (UK sites only)

Summary

Health Economics Sub-Study (UK sites only)Patient Diaries and timelines for reporting health professional

visits

• Red diary: patients randomised to receive radiotherapy following post-operative chemotherapy (after post-operative chemotherapy and up to 8 weeks after radiotherapy)

• Orange diary: patients randomised to receive radiotherapy after surgery and hormone therapy alone OR neoadjuvant systemic therapy and surgery +/- post-operative hormonal therapy (after post-operative chemotherapy and up to 8 weeks after radiotherapy)

• Blue diary: patients NOT randomised to receive radiotherapy following post-operative chemotherapy (five month period following post-operative chemotherapy)

• Green diary: patients NOT randomised to receive radiotherapy after surgery and hormone therapy alone OR neoadjuvant systemic therapy and surgery +/- post-operative hormonal therapy (five month period following date of last definitive surgery)

• The plans for the first 5 patients in the radiotherapy arm, together with verification images will be collected by the QA team

• Subsequently, 1 in 10 plans will be collected by the QA team

Radiotherapy Quality Assurance (RT QA) Programme

• Randomisation Checklist

• Initial Clinical Data

• Neoadjuvant Details

• Mastectomy Pathology Details

• Completion of Chemotherapy (all patients)

• Completion of Radiotherapy (all patients)

Case Report Form Completion

Main Trial 1

• Initial Follow-up

• 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120-month Follow-up (annually from date of mastectomy or last definitive surgery)

• Acute and Late Morbidity to be completed for trial patients on both arms of study (if grade 4/5 report as SAE)

• Notification of recurrence/ new primary

• Death

• Termination

• Protocol Deviations

Case Report Form Completion

Main Trial 2

A SAE is defined as an untoward occurrence that:

• Results in death

• Is life threatening

• Requires hospitalisation or prolongation of existing hospitalisation

• Results in persistent disability or incapacity

• Is a congenital anomaly/birth defect

• Is otherwise considered medically significant by the investigator

Serious Adverse Events 1

SAE Definition

For SUPREMO patients receiving radiotherapy the potential expected adverse events/reactions include:

• Skin reactions leading to chest wall tenderness and itching

• Chest wall pain

• Pneumonitis (inflammation of the lung) causing shortness of breath

• Osteitis (inflammation of the ribs) causing the ribs to fracture

• Late cardiac damage

If any of the above expected reactions fall under the definition of SAE they should be listed on SUPREMO SAE/SUSARs form

Serious Adverse Events 2

Expected Radiotherapy SAEs

Serious Adverse Events 3

Chemotherapy SAEs

Chemotherapy related SAEs that require reporting

Chemotherapy related SAEs that do not require reporting on SAE/ SUSAR form (unless they impact on delivery of the randomised treatment)

1. Wound infections2. Necrosis of the mastectomy skin

flaps3. Any cardiac event4. Development of any other serious

medical condition between date of consent and planned start of radiotherapy (or equivalent period for those patients randomised to not receive radiotherapy)

Hospitalisation due to:1. Neutropenia2. Febrile neutropenia3. Diarrhoea4. Infections, including those to Hickman

line, catheter.5. Pyrexia6. Sore throat7. Nausea or vomiting8. Cellulitis

At the centre:• Use SAE/SUSAR form to report all SAEs (even if the SAE is chemotherapy related)• Fax copy to ISD Trials Unit if possible within 24 hours of the event or at least within 24 hours of the PI becoming aware of the event on 0131 275 7512 • Do not delay because of missing information and/or signatures• Local PI to assess whether unexpected, severity and/or related to radiotherapy• Provide missing information (and outcome information) as soon as it is known

* all other sites should follow their own local procedures. If you have any questions please contact a member of the SUPREMO team.

Serious Adverse Events 4

Reporting – UK Only*

ISD Trials Unit will:

• Allocate an SAE number

• Forward initial report to CI immediately if local PI assesses event as unexpected

• Advise the PI if SAE is evaluated as a SUSAR

• Comply with NRES guidelines on reporting of SAEs

• Report all SAEs to DMEC/MREC/local ethical authorities on an annual basis (or to comply with local procedures)

Serious Adverse Events 5

Processing

Accrual*Figures up to 14th December 2011

• 1277 patients total• 920 patients randomised to date in UK• 252 patients recruited from EORTC centres• 105 patients recruited from non-EORTC international

sites (60 China, 13 Australia, 12 Singapore, 11 Ireland, 9 Japan)

Top recruiting sites:

UK: Christie Hospital, Manchester (52)

EORTC: Arnhems Radio. Instituut (45)

International: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (24)

• Main trial 1277• TRANS SUPREMO

1007• Quality of Life 730• Cardiac substudy 53*• Health Economics 157

* Cardiac substudy suspended 13th December 2010

Accrual*Figures up to 14th December 2011

United Kingdom119 sites open914 patients

Ireland3 sites open11 patients

EORTC26 sites open251 patients

China5 sites open60 patients

Japan3 sites open9 patients

Australia7 sites open13 patients

Singapore1 site open12 patients

SUPREMO participating centres

New Zealand1 site open0 patients

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