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Trial reportJapanese journal of clinical oncology2026

Sacituzumab govitecan in Japanese participants with HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer: primary results from the phase II ASCENT-J02 study.

Akihiko Shimomura, Takahiro Kogawa, Koji Matsumoto, Junichiro Watanabe, Kenichi Watanabe, Takahiro Nakayama, Tadahiko Shien, Tsutomu Iwasa, Sunita Padman, Danh Huynh and 5 more

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Trial report in Japanese journal of clinical oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05101096 (A Phase 1/2 Open-Label Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan in Japanese Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT05101096 phase1 / phase2active not recruitingnot on this map

A Phase 1/2 Open-Label Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan in Japanese Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors (ASCENT-J02)

TypeinterventionalSponsorGilead SciencesRan2021 to 2027Enrolled135ConditionsAdvanced Solid Tumor, Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer, Metastatic Urothelial CancerArmsSacituzumab Govitecan-hziy
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Authors and funding

15 authors.

Akihiko ShimomuraDepartment of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2557-8170
Takahiro KogawaDepartment of Advanced Medical Development, The Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR, 3-8-31, Ariake, Koto, Tokyo 135-8550, Japan.
Koji MatsumotoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hyogo Cancer Center, Kitaojicho 13-70, Akashi City, Hyogo Pref. 673-8558, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1907-0247
Junichiro WatanabeDepartment of Breast Oncology, Juntendo University Hospital, 3 Chome-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyō City, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9226-895X
Kenichi WatanabeDepartment of Breast Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Hokkaido Cancer Center, 003-0804 Sapporo-shi, Shiroishi-ku, Kikusui 4-3-54, Sapporo, Japan.
Takahiro NakayamaDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-chōme-1-69 Ōtemae, Chuo Ward, Osaka 540-0008, Japan.
Tadahiko ShienDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3202-5512
Tsutomu IwasaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, 377-2, Minamihanadacho, Sakai, Osaka 591-8011, Japan.
Sunita PadmanGilead Sciences, Inc., 333 Lakeside Dr, Foster City, CA 94404, United States.
Danh HuynhGilead Sciences, Inc., 333 Lakeside Dr, Foster City, CA 94404, United States.
Jiang ShaoGilead Sciences, Inc., 333 Lakeside Dr, Foster City, CA 94404, United States.
Joyce KwanGilead Sciences, Inc., 333 Lakeside Dr, Foster City, CA 94404, United States.
Yuki IwahoriGilead Sciences, K.K., 1-9-2, Marunouchi Grand Tokyo South Tower 16F, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6616, Japan.
Yoichi NaitoDepartment of General Internal Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi Chiba, 277-8577, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8490-9064
Hiroji IwataDepartment of Advanced Clinical Research and Development, Nagoya City University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8560, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0242-4718

Funding

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSacituzumab govitecan (SG), a Trop-2-directed antibody-drug conjugate, is approved outside Japan for previously treated hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR+/HER2-) unresectable locally advanced or metastatic BC (mBC) based on the global, phase III TROPiCS-02 study. ASCENT-J02 (NCT05101096; jRCT2031210346), an open-label, phase I/II study, evaluated efficacy and safety of SG in Japanese participants with advanced solid tumors. We report phase II HR+/HER2- mBC cohort primary results.

methodsParticipants with previously treated HR+/HER2- mBC received SG 10 mg/kg intravenously on days 1 and 8, every 21 days until progression/unacceptable toxicity. Primary endpoint: confirmed independent review committee (IRC)-assessed objective response rate (ORR; Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors v1.1), with 10% threshold (H0: ORR ≤10% vs H1: ORR >10%; one-sided P < .025). Key secondary endpoints: investigator-assessed ORR, IRC and investigator-assessed progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), safety.

resultsForty-two participants received SG. At the 7.5-month median follow-up, ORR (95% CI) was 16.7% (7.0-31.4; P = .1214) by IRC and 28.6% (15.7-44.6) by investigator. Median PFS (95% CI) was 4.4 months (2.7-8.5) by IRC and 5.6 months (3.3-7.1) by investigator. Median OS (95% CI) was 13.0 months (11.0-not reached). Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) occurred in 41 (98%) participants (grade ≥ 3, 35 [83%]). No TEAE-related deaths reported; one participant discontinued treatment due to neutropenia.

conclusionsAlthough the primary endpoint (ORR by IRC) was not met (P > .025), overall efficacy results were generally similar to TROPiCS-02, supporting access to SG in Japanese patients with HR+/HER2- mBC. Safety was consistent with the known and manageable SG safety profile.

Indexed as

Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBreast NeoplasmsCamptothecinErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesImmunoconjugatesAdultAgedEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansJapanMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCamptothecinERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesImmunoconjugatesReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, Progesteronesacituzumab govitecanantibody–drug conjugateHR+/HER2− metastatic breast cancerJapanese patientsphase IISacituzumab govitecan

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PMID41887616
PMCPMC13334329

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