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Endocrine Response in Women With Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer

NCT02206984

Description:

RATIONALE: Currently, adjuvant endocrine therapy often follows a "one-size-fits- all" approach, with most premenopausal women receiving tamoxifen, and most postmenopausal receiving aromatase inhibitor therapy. In current clinical practice, patients with invasive lobular carcinoma are treated no differently than patients with invasive ductal carcinoma based on the void of information specific to patients with this tumor type. Identification of a biological signal of tamoxifen and/or AI-resistance and/or fulvestrant-sensitivity in ILC patients would have dramatic implications for the future management of this breast cancer subtype. PURPOSE: To study whether fulvestrant is more effective than anastrozole or tamoxifen in reducing Ki67 in ILC and whether that Ki67 reduction will correlate with alterations in expression of ER and ER-regulated genes. Differential Ki67 effect in this study will serve as a surrogate for outcome of ILC patients on endocrine therapy. Primary Objective: To determine the change from baseline to post-treatment Ki67 values in ER-positive, HER2-negative ILC tissue derived from postmenopausal women awaiting definitive surgery or further neoadjuvant treatment who are randomized to 21-24 days of neoadjuvant endocrine treatments with fulvestrant (two 250 mg IM injections given on day 1), anastrozole (1mg given orally daily), or tamoxifen (20mg given orally daily).

Related Conditions:
  • Breast Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Recruiting Status:

Recruiting

Phase:

Phase 2

Trial Eligibility

Document

Title

  • Brief Title: Endocrine Response in Women With Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer
  • Official Title: A Trial of Endocrine Response in Women With Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer

Clinical Trial IDs

  • ORG STUDY ID: 13-164 (ILC)
  • NCT ID: NCT02206984

Conditions

  • Breast Cancer

Interventions

DrugSynonymsArms
Tamoxifentamoxifen
AnastrozoleAnastrozole
Fulvestrantfulvestrant

Purpose

RATIONALE: Currently, adjuvant endocrine therapy often follows a "one-size-fits- all" approach, with most premenopausal women receiving tamoxifen, and most postmenopausal receiving aromatase inhibitor therapy. In current clinical practice, patients with invasive lobular carcinoma are treated no differently than patients with invasive ductal carcinoma based on the void of information specific to patients with this tumor type. Identification of a biological signal of tamoxifen and/or AI-resistance and/or fulvestrant-sensitivity in ILC patients would have dramatic implications for the future management of this breast cancer subtype. PURPOSE: To study whether fulvestrant is more effective than anastrozole or tamoxifen in reducing Ki67 in ILC and whether that Ki67 reduction will correlate with alterations in expression of ER and ER-regulated genes. Differential Ki67 effect in this study will serve as a surrogate for outcome of ILC patients on endocrine therapy. Primary Objective: To determine the change from baseline to post-treatment Ki67 values in ER-positive, HER2-negative ILC tissue derived from postmenopausal women awaiting definitive surgery or further neoadjuvant treatment who are randomized to 21-24 days of neoadjuvant endocrine treatments with fulvestrant (two 250 mg IM injections given on day 1), anastrozole (1mg given orally daily), or tamoxifen (20mg given orally daily).

Detailed Description

      OBJECTIVES

      Primary

      To determine the change from baseline to post-treatment Ki67 values in ER-positive,
      HER2-negative ILC tissue derived from postmenopausal women awaiting definitive surgery or
      further neoadjuvant treatment who are randomized to 21-24 days of neoadjuvant endocrine
      treatments with fulvestrant (two 250 mg IM injections given on day 1), anastrozole (1mg given
      orally daily), or tamoxifen (20mg given orally daily).

      Secondary

        -  To evaluate ER protein expression in ILC tissues at baseline and following neoadjuvant
           endocrine therapy.

        -  To evaluate PR protein expression in ILC tissues at baseline and following neo-adjuvant
           endocrine therapy.

        -  To evaluate ER-related and ILC-specific candidate gene mRNA expression in ILC tissues at
           baseline and following neoadjuvant endocrine therapy in an effort to identify biomarkers
           of endocrine response and putative drivers of endocrine resistance in ILC.

        -  To evaluate associations between changes in Ki67 in ILC tissues following neoadjuvant
           endocrine therapy with ER and PR protein expression, or ER and candidate gene mRNA
           expression at baseline and post-treatment.

      Exploratory

        -  To evaluate DNA methylation in ILC tissues at baseline and following neo-adjuvant
           endocrine therapy.

        -  To evaluate associations between germline and somatic DNA sequence variants with changes
           in Ki67 in ILC tissues following neo-adjuvant endocrine therapy.

        -  To evaluate the activity of signaling pathways in ILC tissues by immunohistochemical or
           other protein analyses, such as histone modifications, at baseline and following
           neo-adjuvant endocrine therapy.
    

Trial Arms

NameTypeDescriptionInterventions
tamoxifenActive ComparatorTamoxifen is administered orally, at a dose of 20 mg,daily, for 21 days
  • Tamoxifen
AnastrozoleActive Comparator1mg given orally daily for 21 days
  • Anastrozole
fulvestrantActive Comparator500 mg, administered as two 250 mg IM injections, given on days 1 and 14
  • Fulvestrant

Eligibility Criteria

        Inclusion Criteria:

          -  Histologically confirmed invasive lobular breast cancer, that is hormone
             receptor-positive and HER2-negative, measuring at least 1 centimeter (cm)
             radiographically or clinically, clinical stages I-III. Invasive lobular histology will
             be diagnosed at the enrolling institution for purposes of study participation.
             Subsequently, invasive lobular histology will be confirmed by central pathology
             review, but this central review will not be required prior to patient enrollment.

          -  Prior to initiation of study agents, study participants will be highly encouraged to
             undergo a baseline research core biopsy of their breast tumor. If this is not possible
             or the patient refuses, the pre-treatment tumor sample must be obtained from their
             archival diagnostic core biopsy. If definitive surgery is not performed at day 21-27
             after study treatment, a second post-treatment research core biopsy will need to be
             obtained from their breast tumor. For patients undergoing surgery, the second biopsy
             will be removed from the breast tumor tissue excised during their operation. Note: In
             the event that the baseline breast tumor biopsy performed for research purposes does
             not yield adequate tumor tissue for analysis of the primary and secondary endpoints,
             tissue will be requested from the patient's archival clinical diagnostic core biopsy
             if it is available.The patient will still remain on study and complete protocol
             therapy as planned in this unlikely event.

          -  Hormone receptor (HR) status of the invasive component must be documented before trial
             enrollment. The tumor must be HR-positive. HR will be considered positive if staining
             is 1% or greater for ER and/or PR. This will be determined at the enrolling
             institution for purposes of study participation and enrollment onto the trial.
             Subsequently, HR status will be confirmed by central pathology review, but this
             central review will not be required prior to enrolling the patient. HER2 status will
             be determined locally only, based upon current ASCO/CAP guidelines.

          -  Patients must be female.

          -  Participants must be fully postmenopausal.

          -  ECOG performance status of 0, 1 or 2.

          -  Adequate organ and marrow function as defined by a history and physical exam that
             rules out comorbidities that would be exclusions to participation in the study (see
             exclusion criteria) and clinical laboratory parameters as deemed clinically
             appropriate by the treating physician.

          -  Prior use of hormone contraceptives and replacement therapy is allowed (e.g., estrogen
             and/or progestin), but must have been discontinued at least 30 days prior to the study
             enrollment. Vaginal preparations (e.g., Vagifem® or Estring®)

          -  Participant must be aware of the nature of her malignancy, understand the study
             requirements and risks and be able and willing to sign a written informed consent
             document.

        Exclusion Criteria:

          -  Prior or concurrent use of hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or novel
             therapy to treat the current breast cancer, including any history of prior irradiation
             to the ipsilateral breast. Additionally, the patient must not have had hormonal
             therapy for breast cancer treatment or for breast cancer prevention within 2 years
             prior to study enrollment. (Note: Synchronous breast, cancer (including bilateral
             breast cancer) at separate sites is permissible, provided the patient does not receive
             medical treatments for breast cancer or radiation therapy to the ipsilateral breast
             during the 21 day study intervention period.

          -  Concurrent use of any other investigational agents.

          -  History of allergic reactions/hypersensitivity attributed to compounds of similar
             chemical or biologic composition to tamoxifen, anastrozole, or fulvestrant or any of
             their ingredients.

          -  History of thromboembolic disease or uterine cancer that is considered a
             contraindication to tamoxifen.

          -  Active hepatitis viral infections or a known history of liver disease, especially
             moderate (Child-Pugh Class B) to severe (Child-Pugh Class C) hepatic impairment.

          -  Uncontrolled current illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active
             infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac
             arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with
             study requirements.

          -  HER-2 positivity.

          -  Increased Risk of bleeding: including a history of a bleeding diathesis and/or known
             history of severe thrombocytopenia. NOTE: Anticoagulant use is not a contraindication
             to fulvestrant, but caution is advised in administration in patients on
             anticoagulation. Patients on anticoagulation who will receive fulvestrant will have PT
             and aPTT/INR assessed at baseline.
      
Maximum Eligible Age:N/A
Minimum Eligible Age:N/A
Eligible Gender:Female
Healthy Volunteers:No

Primary Outcome Measures

Measure:Change in Ki67 proliferative index
Time Frame:Baseline (prior to treatment) to Day 21-24
Safety Issue:
Description:Ki67 proliferative index is measured as the percent of positively staining cells. As a proliferation marker to measure the growth fraction of cells in human tumors, the expression of Ki67 is strongly associated with cell proliferation and used in routine pathology. pKi67 is well characterized at the molecular level and extensively used as a prognostic and predictive marker in cancer. Index values will be log- transformed (Ki67Day 21/Ki67BL).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Measure:Estrogen receptor (ER) protein expression
Time Frame:Baseline (prior to treatment) to Day 21-24
Safety Issue:
Description:ER protein expression in Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) tissues will be measured as the percent of positively staining cells. ER protein is a biomarker of endocrine response to estrogen receptor inhibiting/blocking treatment. ILC tumors can contain high amounts of estrogen receptors.
Measure:Estrogen receptor (ER) related gene expression
Time Frame:Baseline (prior to treatment) to Day 21-24
Safety Issue:
Description:Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC)-specific target gene mRNA expression in tissues will be measured will be measured as the percent of positively staining cells.in an effort to identify biomarkers of endocrine response and putative drivers of endocrine resistance. ILC tumors can contain increased amounts of estrogen receptors.
Measure:Change in Ki67
Time Frame:Baseline (prior to treatment) to Day 21-24
Safety Issue:
Description:Ki67 marker in tissues will be measured as the percent of positively staining cells. Ki67 is strongly associated with cell proliferation and is widely used in routine pathology as a prognostic and predictive marker in cancer. The presence of Ki67 is associated with aggressive disease.
Measure:Progesterone receptor (PR) protein expression
Time Frame:Baseline (prior to treatment) to Day 21-24
Safety Issue:
Description:Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC)-specific target gene mRNA expression in tissues will be measured will be measured as the percent of positively staining cells to identify biomarkers of endocrine response and putative drivers of endocrine resistance. ILC tumors can contain increased amounts of progesterone receptors.

Details

Phase:Phase 2
Primary Purpose:Interventional
Overall Status:Recruiting
Lead Sponsor:Priscilla McAuliffe

Last Updated

January 27, 2021