Abstract S6-01: Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter trial of daily everolimus plus weekly trastuzumab and paclitaxel as first-line therapy in women with HER2+ advanced breast cancer: BOLERO-1

Background: Everolimus (EVE), an inhibitor of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), is a protein kinase central to a number of signaling pathways regulating cell growth and proliferation. In early studies, EVE showed antitumor activity in breast cancer and synergy with both trastuzumab (TRAS) and paclitaxel. The international BOLERO-1 study is being conducted to evaluate the addition of EVE to TRAS plus paclitaxel as first-line therapy for HER2+ advanced breast cancer. Methods: In this phase 3 randomized trial, 719 adult women with HER2+ advanced breast cancer who had not received prior TRAS or chemotherapy in the advanced setting were randomized 2:1 to receive either EVE or placebo (10 mg) in combination with weekly paclitaxel and TRAS. The two primary objectives were to compare the progression-free survivals (PFS) of everolimus/trastuzumab/paclitaxel and trastuzumab/paclitaxel/placebo in both the full population and in the Hormone Receptor negative (HR-) subpopulation. Secondary endpoints included survival, response rate, and safety. The final analysis was performed after 420 PFS events were observed in the full population. Results: In the full population, the median age was 53 years, 70.4% had visceral metastases, 56.1% had ER and/or PgR +ve disease, and 43.3% had ≥ 3 metastatic sites. Previous adjuvant therapy included TRAS (11.4%) and taxane (24.7%). Conclusions: The data from the final analysis will be available in October 2014. PFS, safety, and secondary efficacy endpoints will be presented at SABCS 2014. (Funded by Novartis; BOLERO-1 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00876395.) Citation Format: Sara A Hurvitz, Fabrice Andre, Zefei Jiang, Zhimin Shao, Silvia P Neciosup, Max S Mano, Ling-Min Tseng, Qingyuan Zhang, Kunwei Shen, Donggeng Liu, Lydia M Dreosti, Jifeng Feng, Howard A Burris, Masakazu Toi, Marc E Buyse, David Cabaribere, Mary-Ann Lindsay, Tiffany Kunz, Shantha Rao, Lida B Pacaud, Tetiana Taran, Dennis Slamon. Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter trial of daily everolimus plus weekly trastuzumab and paclitaxel as first-line therapy in women with HER2+ advanced breast cancer: BOLERO-1 [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Thirty-Seventh Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2014 Dec 9-13; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2015;75(9 Suppl):Abstract nr S6-01.