NCT03197935

Brief Summary

This is a global Phase III, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant treatment with atezolizumab (anti-programmed death-ligand 1 \[anti-PD-L1\] antibody) and nab-paclitaxel followed by doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (nab-pac-AC), or placebo and nab-pac-AC in participants eligible for surgery with initial clinically assessed triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

Trial Health

98
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
333

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2017

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
13 countries

68 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 21, 2017

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 23, 2017

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 24, 2017

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 3, 2020

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

June 2, 2021

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 28, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

October 26, 2023

Status Verified

October 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

2.7 years

First QC Date

June 21, 2017

Results QC Date

March 29, 2021

Last Update Submit

October 23, 2023

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Number of Participants With Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) Using American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging System in ITT Population

    Number of participants with Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) Using American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging System in ITT Population. pCR is defined as eradication of invasive tumor from both breast and lymph nodes (ypT0/is ypN0). pCR was evaluated for each participant after neoadjuvant study treatment and surgery. Participants whose pCR assessment was missing will be counted as not achieving a pCR.

    After neoadjuvant study treatment and surgery, up to primary analysis data cut off on 03 ApriI 2020

  • Number of Participants With pCR in Subpopulation With PD-L1-Positive Tumor Status (Tumor-infiltrating Immune Cell [IC] 1/2/3) Using AJCC Staging System

    Number of participants with Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) Using American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging System in the subpopulation with programmed death-ligand1 (PD-L1)-positive tumor status(tumor-infiltrating immune cell \[IC\] IC1/2/3) . pCR is defined as eradication of invasive tumor from both breast and lymph nodes (ypT0/is ypN0). pCR was evaluated for each participant after neoadjuvant study treatment and surgery. Participants whose pCR assessment was missing will be counted as not achieving a pCR.

    After neoadjuvant study treatment and surgery, up to primary analysis data cut off on 03 ApriI 2020

Secondary Outcomes (12)

  • Event-Free Survival (EFS) in All Participants

    From randomization and up to study final analysis data cut off on 28 September 2022.

  • Event-Free Survival (EFS) in Subpopulation With PD-L1-Postive Tumor Status

    From randomization and up to study final analysis data cut off on 28 September 2022.

  • Disease-Free Survival (DFS) in All Participants Who Undergo Surgery

    From surgery and up to study final analysis data cut off on 28 September 2022.

  • Disease-Free Survival (DFS) in Subpopulation of Participants With PD-L1-Positive Tumor Status Who Undergo Surgery

    From surgery and up to study final analysis data cut off on 28 September 2022.

  • Overall Survival (OS) in All Participants

    From randomization and up to study final analysis data cut off on 28 September 2022.

  • +7 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Atezolizumab and Chemotherapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received atezolizumab (840 milligrams \[mg\]) via intravenous (IV) infusion every 2 weeks in combination with nab-paclitaxel (125 milligrams per square meter \[mg/m\^2\]) via IV infusion every week for 12 weeks, followed by atezolizumab (840 mg) every 2 weeks in combination with doxorubicin (60 mg/m\^2) and cyclophosphamide (600 mg/m\^2) every 2 weeks via IV infusions with filgrastim/pegfilgrastim support for 4 doses. Participants continued to receive unblinded atezolizumab post-surgery at a fixed dose of 1200 mg by IV infusion every 3 weeks for 11 doses, for a total of approximately 12 months of atezolizumab therapy.

Drug: Atezolizumab (MPDL3280A), an engineered anti-PDL1 antibodyDrug: Nab-paclitaxelDrug: DoxorubicinDrug: CyclophosphamideDrug: FilgrastimDrug: Pegfilgrastim

Placebo and Chemotherapy

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Participants received placebo matched to atezolizumab via IV infusion every 2 weeks in combination with nab-paclitaxel (125 mg/m\^2) via IV infusion every week for 12 weeks, followed by placebo matched to atezolizumab every 2 weeks in combination with doxorubicin (60 mg/m\^2) and cyclophosphamide (600 mg/m\^2) every 2 weeks via IV infusions with filgrastim/pegfilgrastim support for 4 doses. Participants will be unblinded post-surgery and will continue to be followed.

Drug: PlaceboDrug: Nab-paclitaxelDrug: DoxorubicinDrug: CyclophosphamideDrug: FilgrastimDrug: Pegfilgrastim

Interventions

Atezolizumab was administered as per schedule described in respective arm.

Atezolizumab and Chemotherapy

Placebo matched to atezolizumab was administered as per schedule described in respective arm.

Placebo and Chemotherapy

Nab-paclitaxel was administered as per schedule described in the arms.

Atezolizumab and ChemotherapyPlacebo and Chemotherapy

Doxorubicin was administered as per schedule described in the arms.

Atezolizumab and ChemotherapyPlacebo and Chemotherapy

Cyclophosphamide was administered as per schedule described in the arms.

Atezolizumab and ChemotherapyPlacebo and Chemotherapy

Filgrastim was administered according to local prescribing information as determined by the Investigator for 4 doses after completion of initial 12 weeks.

Atezolizumab and ChemotherapyPlacebo and Chemotherapy

Pegfilgrastim was administered according to local prescribing information as determined by the Investigator for 4 doses after completion of initial 12 weeks.

Atezolizumab and ChemotherapyPlacebo and Chemotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • Histologically documented TNBC (negative human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 \[HER2\], estrogen receptor \[ER\], and progesterone receptor \[PgR\] status)
  • Confirmed tumor programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) evaluation as documented through central testing of a representative tumor tissue specimen
  • Primary breast tumor size of greater than (\>) 2 centimeters (cm) by at least one radiographic or clinical measurement
  • Stage at presentation: cT2-cT4, cN0-cN3, cM0
  • Participant agreement to undergo appropriate surgical management including axillary lymph node surgery and partial or total mastectomy after completion of neoadjuvant treatment
  • Baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) greater than or equal to (\>=) 53 percent (%) measured by echocardiogram (ECHO) or multiple-gated acquisition (MUGA) scans
  • Adequate hematologic and end-organ function
  • Representative formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor specimen in paraffin blocks (preferred) or at least 20 unstained slides, with an associated pathology report documenting ER, PgR, and HER2 negativity
  • For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive methods, and agreement to refrain from donating eggs
  • For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures and agreement to refrain from donating sperm
  • Women who are not postmenopausal or have undergone a sterilization procedure must have a negative serum pregnancy test result within 14 days prior to initiation of study drug

You may not qualify if:

  • Prior history of invasive breast cancer
  • Stage 4 (metastatic) breast cancer
  • Prior systemic therapy for treatment and prevention of breast cancer
  • Previous therapy with anthracyclines or taxanes for any malignancy
  • History of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), except for participants treated exclusively with mastectomy \>5 years prior to diagnosis of current breast cancer
  • History of pleomorphic lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), except for participants surgically managed \>5 years prior to diagnosis of current breast cancer
  • Bilateral breast cancer
  • Undergone incisional and/or excisional biopsy of primary tumor and/or axillary lymph nodes
  • Axillary lymph node dissection prior to initiation of neoadjuvant therapy
  • History of other malignancy within 5 years prior to screening, with the exception of those with a negligible risk of metastasis or death
  • Cardiopulmonary dysfunction
  • History of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins
  • Known hypersensitivity to biopharmaceuticals produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells
  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to the components of the formulations of atezolizumab, nab-paclitaxel, cyclophosphamide, or doxorubicin, filgrastim or pegfilgrastim
  • Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency diseases except history of autoimmune-related hypothyroidism, controlled Type 1 diabetes mellitus, and dermatologic manifestations of eczema, psoriasis, lichen simplex chronicus, or vitiligo (e.g., participants with psoriatic arthritis are excluded)
  • +15 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (68)

Stanford University Medical Center

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Location

Norwalk Hospital

Norwalk, Connecticut, 06856, United States

Location

Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, a Service of Wellstar Cobb Hospital

Carrollton, Georgia, 30117, United States

Location

Mercy Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21202, United States

Location

HCA Midwest Division

Kansas City, Missouri, 64132, United States

Location

The Valley Hospital; Valley Medical Group

Paramus, New Jersey, 07652, United States

Location

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States

Location

Tennessee Oncology - Chattanooga; Tennessee Oncology - East Third Street

Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37404, United States

Location

Tennessee Oncology

Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

Location

Vanderbilt Breast Center at One Hundred Oaks

Nashville, Tennessee, 37204, United States

Location

The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders - Fort Worth

Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States

Location

Cancer Care Northwest

Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States

Location

Monash Medical Centre

Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia

Location

Fiona Stanley Hospital; FSH Cancer Centre Clinical Trials Unit

Bull Creek, Western Australia, 6149, Australia

Location

Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc

Brussels, 1200, Belgium

Location

UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg

Leuven, 3000, Belgium

Location

Clinique Ste-Elisabeth

Namur, 5000, Belgium

Location

Sint Augustinus Wilrijk

Wilrijk, 2610, Belgium

Location

Santa Casa de Misericordia de Salvador

Salvador, Estado de Bahia, 40050-410, Brazil

Location

Hospital Araujo Jorge; Departamento de Ginecologia E Mama

GoiĂ¢nia, GoiĂ¡s, 74605-070, Brazil

Location

CETUS Hospital Dia Oncologia

Uberaba, Minas Gerais, 38082-049, Brazil

Location

Iop Instituto de Oncologia Do Parana

Curitiba, ParanĂ¡, 80530-010, Brazil

Location

Clinicas Oncologicas Integradas - COI

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 22290-160, Brazil

Location

Hospital Sao Lucas - PUCRS

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Brazil

Location

Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 91350-200, Brazil

Location

Clinica de Pesquisa e Centro de Estudos em Oncologia Ginecologica e Mamaria Ltda

SĂ£o Paulo, SĂ£o Paulo, 01317-001, Brazil

Location

Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada

Location

Hopital Sacre-Coeur Research Centre

Montreal, Quebec, H4J 1C5, Canada

Location

Hopital du Saint Sacrement

Québec, Quebec, G1S 4L8, Canada

Location

Hochwaldkrankenhaus

Bad Nauheim, 61231, Germany

Location

Praxisklinik Krebsheilkunde fĂ¼r Frauen / Brustzentrum (Dres. Kittel/Klare)

Berlin, 10367, Germany

Location

Ambulantes Tumorzentrum Spandau; Dres. Benno Mohr und Uwe Peters

Berlin, 13581, Germany

Location

Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis Bielefeld

Bielefeld, 33604, Germany

Location

Luisenkrankenhaus GmbH & Co. KG., Brustzentrum

DĂ¼sseldorf, 40235, Germany

Location

Evangelische Kliniken Gelsenkirchen GmbH; Brustzentrum

Gelsenkirchen, 45879, Germany

Location

Kooperatives Mammazentrum Hamburg Krankenhaus Jerusalem

Hamburg, 20357, Germany

Location

Diakovere Henriettenstift, Frauenklinik

Hanover, 30559, Germany

Location

Dres. Andreas Köhler und Roswitha Fuchs

Langen, 63225, Germany

Location

St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus, Senologie/Brustzentrum

Leipzig, 04277, Germany

Location

Klinik & Poliklinik fĂ¼r Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Campus Innenstadt

MĂ¼nchen, 80336, Germany

Location

Universitätsklinikum MĂ¼nster; Klinik fĂ¼r Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe

MĂ¼nster, 48149, Germany

Location

Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum am Klinikum Oldenburg GmbH

Oldenburg, 26133, Germany

Location

Irccs Ospedale San Raffaele

Milan, Lombardy, 20132, Italy

Location

Ospedale San Gerardo

Monza, Lombardy, 20900, Italy

Location

Azienda ULSS 8 Berica; Oncologia Medica - Ospedlae di Vicenza

Vicenza, Veneto, 36100, Italy

Location

Aichi Cancer Center Hospital

Aichi, 464-8681, Japan

Location

National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center

Ehime, 791-0280, Japan

Location

Fukushima Medical University Hospital

Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan

Location

Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital; Breast Surgery

Hiroshima, 730-8518, Japan

Location

Kanagawa Cancer Center

Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan

Location

Tokai University Hospital

Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan

Location

National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital; Breast Surgery

Osaka, 540-0006, Japan

Location

St. Luke's Internat. Hospital, Breast Surgical Oncology

Tokyo, 104-8560, Japan

Location

The Cancer Inst. Hosp. of JFCR; Breast Oncology Center

Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan

Location

Narodowy Inst.Onkologii im.Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstw.Inst.Bad; Klinika Nowtw.Piersi i Chir.Rekonstr

Warsaw, 02-781, Poland

Location

Dolnoslaskie Centrum Onkologii, Pulmonologii i Hematologii; Oddz. Onkologii Klin. i Chemioterapii

Wroc?aw, 53-413, Poland

Location

National Cancer Center

Goyang-si, 10408, South Korea

Location

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, 03080, South Korea

Location

Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System

Seoul, 03722, South Korea

Location

Asan Medical Center

Seoul, 05505, South Korea

Location

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre; Servicio de Oncologia

Madrid, 28041, Spain

Location

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio; Servicio de Oncologia

Seville, 41013, Spain

Location

VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL; Department of General Surgery

Taipei, 00112, Taiwan

Location

Mackay Memorial Hospital; Dept of Surgery

Taipei, 104, Taiwan

Location

Chang Gung Medical Foundation Linkou Branch

Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan

Location

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom

Location

Barts & London School of Med; Medical Oncology

London, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom

Location

Freeman Hospital

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Mittendorf EA, Assaf ZJ, Harbeck N, Zhang H, Saji S, Jung KH, Hegg R, Koehler A, Sohn J, Iwata H, Telli ML, Ferrario C, Punie K, Qamra A, Dieterich M, Xu Y, Liste-Hermoso M, Shearer-Kang E, Molinero L, Chui SY, Barrios CH. Peri-operative atezolizumab in early-stage triple-negative breast cancer: final results and ctDNA analyses from the randomized phase 3 IMpassion031 trial. Nat Med. 2025 Jul;31(7):2397-2404. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-03725-4. Epub 2025 Jun 4.

  • Mittendorf EA, Zhang H, Barrios CH, Saji S, Jung KH, Hegg R, Koehler A, Sohn J, Iwata H, Telli ML, Ferrario C, Punie K, Penault-Llorca F, Patel S, Duc AN, Liste-Hermoso M, Maiya V, Molinero L, Chui SY, Harbeck N. Neoadjuvant atezolizumab in combination with sequential nab-paclitaxel and anthracycline-based chemotherapy versus placebo and chemotherapy in patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (IMpassion031): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2020 Oct 10;396(10257):1090-1100. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31953-X. Epub 2020 Sep 20.

  • Perez-Garcia J, Soberino J, Racca F, Gion M, Stradella A, Cortes J. Atezolizumab in the treatment of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2020 Sep;20(9):981-989. doi: 10.1080/14712598.2020.1769063. Epub 2020 May 25.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

atezolizumab130-nm albumin-bound paclitaxelDoxorubicinCyclophosphamideFilgrastimpegfilgrastim

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Breast NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsBreast DiseasesSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

DaunorubicinAnthracyclinesNaphthacenesPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic ChemicalsPolycyclic CompoundsAminoglycosidesGlycosidesCarbohydratesPhosphoramide MustardsNitrogen Mustard CompoundsMustard CompoundsHydrocarbons, HalogenatedPhosphoramidesOrganophosphorus CompoundsGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorColony-Stimulating FactorsGlycoproteinsGlycoconjugatesHematopoietic Cell Growth FactorsCytokinesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPeptidesAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsProteinsBiological Factors

Limitations and Caveats

This study was not designed nor formally powered to demonstrate statistically significant improvements in the secondary efficacy endpoints of EFS, DFS and OS. The analyses of these secondary endpoints are descriptive in nature.

Results Point of Contact

Title
Medical Communications
Organization
Hoffmann-La Roche

Study Officials

  • Clinical Trials

    Hoffmann-La Roche

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 21, 2017

First Posted

June 23, 2017

Study Start

July 24, 2017

Primary Completion

April 3, 2020

Study Completion

September 28, 2022

Last Updated

October 26, 2023

Results First Posted

June 2, 2021

Record last verified: 2023-10

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