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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/03/063553 [Registered on: 04/03/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 31/07/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Retrospective 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A study to see the prevalence of HER2 low, clinical characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes in patients with HER2 negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer who progressed on systemic anticancer therapy. 
Scientific Title of Study   A Multicenter, Retrospective, Noninterventional Study to Determine the Prevalence of HER2-low, Clinical Characteristics, Treatment Patterns, and Associated Outcomes in Patients Previously Identified With HER2 negative Locally-advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Who Progressed on Systemic Anticancer Therapy 
Trial Acronym  iRetroBC-HER2L Study 
Secondary IDs if Any
Modification(s)  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
D9673R00037 Version 1.3 Dated 14 April 2025  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name   
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address 




 
Phone    
Fax    
Email    
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Likith H V 
Designation  Medical Advisor 
Affiliation  AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd 
Address  AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd Block N1,12th Floor, Manyata Embassy Business Park, Rachenahalli, Outer Ring Road, Bangalore

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560045
India 
Phone  8892062157  
Fax    
Email  likith.hv@astrazeneca.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Jinu Johnson 
Designation  Project Manager- Trials and Publications 
Affiliation  AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd 
Address  AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd Block N1,12th Floor, Manyata Embassy Business Park, Rachenahalli, Outer Ring Road, Bangalore

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560045
India 
Phone  8078484767  
Fax    
Email  jinu.johnson@astrazeneca.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
NA 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd 
Address  Block N1,12th Floor, Manyata Embassy Business Park, Rachenahalli, Outer Ring Road, Bangalore 560045, INDIA. 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Viet Nam
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Dominican Republic
Mexico
Panama
Turkey  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 10  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Atul Batra  All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)  Ansari Nagar New Delhi 110029
South West
DELHI 
1129575232

batraatul.85@gmail.com 
Dr K Pavithran  Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences  AIMS Ponekkara PO, Kochi- 682041
Ernakulam
KERALA 
9895367090

Pavithrank@aims.amrita.edu 
Dr Senthil Rajappa  Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute  Department of Medical Oncology, Block-01, First Floor, Room No. 123, Road No. 10, Banjara hills, Hyderabad
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
9849213102

senthilrajappa@gmail.com 
Dr Sajjan Rajpurohit  Dr. B.L. Kapur Memorial Hospital  Department of Medical Oncology,Pusa Road, New Delhi- 110005
New Delhi
DELHI 
9999660200

sajjanrajpurohit@yahoo.com 
Dr Soumya Surath Panda  Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital  Department of Medical Oncology, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Bhubaneshwar- 751003
Khordha
ORISSA 
8895370579

soumyasurathpanda@soa.ac.in 
Dr Akhil Kapoor  Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre  Banaras Hindi University Campus, Sundar Bagiya Colony, Sundarpur, Varanasi- 221005
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
9950482121

kapoorakhil1987@gmail.com 
Dr Amit Rauthan  Manipal Hospital  No. 98, Old Airport Road, Kodihalli, Bengaluru- 560017
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9880463958

amit.rauthan@manipalhospitals.com 
Dr Gautam Goyal  Max Superspeciality Hospital  Near Civil Hospital, Phase VI, Punjab- 160055
Rupnagar
PUNJAB 
8195848111

Gautam.Goyal@maxhealthcare.com 
Dr Anurag Mehta  Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center  Squadron Leader Mohinder Kumar Jain Marg, Block K, Neeti Bagh, New Delhi
South
DELHI 
9810836274

dcdoval@gmail.com 
Dr Anbarasan Sekar  Tata Memorial Hospital  TMH Annexe Building,Jerbai Wadia Road, Dadar East
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
8124227205

anbarasan157@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 10  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee of Manipal Hospitals  Approved 
Institute Ethics committee All India Institute of Medical Science  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Amrita lnstitute of Medical Sciences  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee IMS and SUM Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Tata Memorial Centre   Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee- B.L. Kapur Memorial Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee- Basavatarakam Indo Americal Cancer Hospital and Research Institute  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee- Max Superspeciality Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Review Board of Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Insititute and Research Centre  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C509||Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  NIL  NIL 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Men or women, ≥18 years of age at study entry
2. Provision of informed consent by the patient or next of kin/legal representative (for
deceased patients at study entry, unless a waiver was granted) according to local
regulations
3. Must have a histological or cytological confirmed previous diagnosis as HER2-negative
(IHC zero, 1+, 2+/ISH-) locally-advanced or mBC between 01 January 2019 and
31 December 2022, regardless of HR status
4. Must have progressed on any systemic anticancer therapy (eg, ET, chemotherapy, CDK4/6
inhibitor, targeted therapies other than anti-HER2, or immunotherapy) in the metastatic
setting with the availability of at least 12 months of follow-up data (from the index date)
in the medical records at the participating site, unless patient died within the first 12
months of diagnosis
a) The HR positive patients will be considered eligible for the study if they have received
ET as adjuvant therapy in the early BC setting and progressed within 24 months, this
scenario will be considered as progression on systematic treatment in the advanced or
metastatic setting
5. Must have historical IHC-stained FFPE tissue from locally-advanced or mBC slides for
HER2 in an acceptable quality to allow for accurate rescoring of HER2 expression 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Have a history of other malignancies, other than basal cell carcinoma of the skin and
squamous cell carcinoma of the skin until 3 years prior to diagnosis of locally-advanced or
mBC
2. Patients with historical HER2 status of IHC 2+/ISH+ or 3+, or HER2 amplified 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence    
Method of Concealment    
Blinding/Masking    
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Proportion of patients with IHC 1 positive or IHC 2 positive or ISH negative HER2 expression (HER2-low) and
IHC greater than 0 or less than 1 positive or IHC null (no stain at all) based on historical IHC-stained FFPE slides
previously identified among HER2-negative locally-advanced or mBC patients.  
Single Visit 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Distribution of patients demographic, clinicopathological characteristics, treatment patterns & duration in each LOT in locally-advanced or mBC disease at baseline, from the diagnosis of locally-advanced or mBC, concordance of HER2 IHC scores between historical & rescoring by local & or independent central laboratory post training, & HER2 low expression in HR-positive & HR-negative subgroups.
Disease outcomes (time to first subsequent treatment, time to treatment
discontinuation , overall survival, real-world progression-free survival,
real-world objective response rate) will be assessed for overall study population & HER-2 subsets (HER2 low─IHC1 positive or IHC2 positive or ISH negative, HER2 IHC greater than 0 less than 1 positive, HER2 null, & HER2
zero─HER2 IHC greater than 0 less than 1 positive & HER2 null).The TFST, TTD, rwPFS & rwORR will also be assessed by each LOT. 
Single visit 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="2700"
Sample Size from India="200" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   14/03/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  14/03/2024 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Closed to Recruitment of Participants 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Closed to Recruitment of Participants 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  
The current treatment landscape of HER2-negative/HER2-low metastatic breast cancer (mBC) comprises of endocrine therapy (ET; based on hormone receptor [HR] status), cyclindependent kinase (CDK)4/6 inhibitors, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors in combination with ET and chemotherapy for patients with HER2-negative/HER2-low and HR-negative BC. There are limited targeted treatment options post progression on primary therapy for HER2-negative/HER2-low mBC. 
The development of trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd), an antibody-drug-conjugate, has opened up promising avenues for the treatment of HER2-low BC exceeding the efficacies of currently available treatment options. 
Approximately, 60% of HER2-negative mBCs express low levels of HER2 constituting both HR-positive and HR-negative mBCs, and may significantly benefit from T-DXd with improved clinical and survival outcomes.

This noninterventional, multicenter, retrospective study has been proposed to estimate the prevalence, clinicopathological characteristics, treatment patterns, and clinical outcomes of HER2-low locally-advanced or mBC by accurate rescoring of archived IHC stained formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) slides for HER2 in patients previously identified as HER2-negative from emerging markets of international regions (non-US and non-European region) with largely unknown prevalence estimates of HER2 low mBCs.
 
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