What it is:
OPTIMA (Optimal Personalized Treatment of Early Breast cancer using Multi-parameter analysis) is an international, randomized, Phase 3 trial.
Study objective:
The OPTIMA study aims to determine if gene expression testing (specifically the Prosigna test) can safely allow patients with hormone-sensitive (ER-positive, HER2-negative) early breast cancer to avoid unnecessary chemotherapy.
Key findings (presented at ASCO 2026):
OPTIMA provides the first evidence supporting test-directed chemotherapy decisions for:
- Node-positive premenopausal patients treated with ovarian function suppression
- Patients with up to 9 positive lymph nodes
Study design:
Participants are randomized to receive standard treatment (chemotherapy and endocrine therapy) or test-directed treatment (using the Prosigna test to guide chemotherapy decisions).
Group 1: Standard treatment – chemotherapy followed by 5-10 years hormone therapy
Group 2: Prosigna test guided treatment decision
- High-risk result: chemotherapy followed by 5-10 years of hormone therapy
- Low-risk result: 5-10 years of hormone therapy alone
Patients will be followed for 5-10 years
Locations:
>170 sites across UK, Norway, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand
Enrolled patients:
>4,500 patients enrolled to date