Evaluating the Response-Guided Therapy With Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy to Optimize Adjuvant Treatment in Premenopausal HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer (JCOG2402, Young HOPE)

Recruiting now · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

Young HOPE/JCOG2402 is a multicenter, randomized phase III study designed to evaluate response-guided therapy following neoadjuvant endocrine therapy to optimize adjuvant treatment in premenopausal HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer. Premenopausal women with intermediate-risk HR-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer derive benefit from the addition of chemotherapy to endocrine therapy. However, previous studies have demonstrated that patients who achieve an endocrine response (Ki-67 ≤10%) following neoadjuvant endocrine therapy have excellent outcomes without chemotherapy, irrespective of menopausal status. These findings suggest that endocrine therapy response may serve as a predictive biomarker to identify premenopausal patients who can safely omit chemotherapy. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the non-inferiority of an ET response-guided treatment strategy compared with standard surgery followed by adjuvant therapy. The study aims to increase the proportion of patients who can be treated with endocrine therapy alone by omitting chemotherapy in those with highly endocrine-sensitive disease. Eligible patients are randomized 1:1 to upfront surgery or neoadjuvant endocrine therapy with an aromatase inhibitor and ovarian function suppression. The primary endpoint is EFS. Secondary endpoints include overall survival, relapse-free survival, distant recurrrence-free survival, HR-QOL, the rate of endocrine therapy alone in adjuvant therapy, ET response rate in an Arm B, the rate of non-menopause and safety. A total of 950 patients will be enrolled. Randomization is stratified by cN0 vs cN1, HG1 or 2 vs 3, and institution. The JCOG2402 trial addresses an unmet need in adjuvant therapy of premenopausal HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer with intermediate risk and may contribute to the establishment of a new treatment strategy.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT07671885
Run by: Tokyo Women's Medical University
People needed: 950
Starts: 2026-01-28
Expected to finish: 2039-01-27
Last updated by the study team: 2026-07-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Women aged 18 years or older
ECOG PS 0-1
HR-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer
ER expression ≥ 10%
cN0; HG 1: 3 cm<T≤5 cm, HG 2: 2 cm<T≤5 cm or HG3: 1 cm<T≤5 cm cN1; cT<5 cm and HG 1/HG 2
Premenopausal women with spontaneous menses within 12 months
No distant metastasis of breast cancer
No prior diagnosis of breast cancer.
No multiple regions of breast cancer
No contralateral breat cancer
Adequate organ function

You may not qualify if…

Presence of active double cancer (synchronous malignancy requiring treatment).
Ongoing infectious disease requiring systemic therapy. Fever ≥38.0°C at the time of registration.
Women who are pregnant, possibly pregnant, within 28 days postpartum, or breastfeeding; men whose partners intend to become pregnant.
Psychiatric illness or symptoms that interfere with daily living and may compromise trial participation.
Ongoing systemic administration (oral or IV) of steroids equivalent to ≥10 mg/day of prednisolone or other immunosuppressive agents.
Unstable angina (developed or worsened within the past 3 weeks) or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months.
Uncontrolled hypertension.
Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus despite continuous insulin or oral antidiabetic therapy.
Positive for HBs antigen or HCV antibodies (Patients positive for HCV antibodies are not excluded if HCV-RNA is undetectable.)
Positive for HIV antibodies (HIV testing is not mandatory.)
Presence of interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, or severe emphysema as diagnosed by chest CT.

Where it is running

National Center for Global Health and Medicine — Tokyo, Japan (enrolling)
Chiba Cancer Center — Chiba, Japan (enrolling)
National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center — Fukuoka, Japan (enrolling)
Fukushima Medical University Hospital — Fukushima, Japan (enrolling)
National Hospital Organization Fukuyama Medical Center — Fukuyama, Japan (enrolling)
Yamaguchi University Hospital — Ube, Japan (enrolling)
Yao Municipal Hospital — Yao, Japan (enrolling)
Kanagawa Cancer Center — Yokohama, Japan (enrolling)
Kansai Medical University Hospital — Hirakata, Japan (enrolling)
Hiroshima City North Medical Center Asa Citizens Hospital — Hiroshima, Japan (enrolling)
Hiroshima University Hospital — Hiroshima, Japan (enrolling)
Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital — Ibaraki, Japan (enrolling)
Tokai University Hospital — Isehara, Japan (enrolling)
Social medical corporation Hakuaikai Sagara Hospital — Kagoshima, Japan (enrolling)
National Cancer Center Hospital East — Kashiwa, Japan (enrolling)
Saitama Medical Center — Kawagoe, Japan (enrolling)
Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center — Kitakyushu, Japan (enrolling)
National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center — Kure, Japan (enrolling)
Gunma University Hospital — Maebashi, Japan (enrolling)
National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center — Matsuyama, Japan (enrolling)
Aichi Cancer Center — Nagoya, Japan (enrolling)
Nagoya City University — Nagoya, Japan (enrolling)
Nagoya University Hospital — Nagoya, Japan (enrolling)
NHO Nagoya Medical Center — Nagoya, Japan (enrolling)
Niigata Cancer Center Hospital — Niigata, Japan (enrolling)

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