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PAlbociclib and Circulating Tumor DNA for ESR1 Mutation Detection

NCT03079011

Description:

This study is a randomized, open-label, multicentric, phase III trial conducted in patients receiving aromatase inhibitor and palbociclib as first line therapy for estrogen receptor (ER)-positive HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer and which aims to evaluate, at the onset of ESR1 mutations in circulating tumor DNA, the efficacy of a change of the hormone therapy (aromatase inhibitor (AI) changed to fulvestrant) combined to palbociclib, together with the safety of hormone therapy and palbociclib combination in the overall population.

Related Conditions:
  • Breast Adenocarcinoma
Recruiting Status:

Active, not recruiting

Phase:

Phase 3

Trial Eligibility

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Title

  • Brief Title: PAlbociclib and Circulating Tumor DNA for ESR1 Mutation Detection
  • Official Title: Randomized, Open Label, Multicentric Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Palbociclib in Combination With HT Driven by ctDNA ESR1 Mutation Monitoring in ER+, HER2-negative Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

Clinical Trial IDs

  • ORG STUDY ID: UC-0140/1615 - UCBG3-05
  • SECONDARY ID: 2016-004360-18
  • NCT ID: NCT03079011

Conditions

  • Metastatic Breast Cancer

Interventions

DrugSynonymsArms
Palbociclib 125mgA- palbociclib + AI
Aromatase InhibitorsLetrozole, Anastrozole or exemestaneA- palbociclib + AI
Fulvestrant Injectable ProductB- Palbociclib + fulvestrant

Purpose

This study is a randomized, open-label, multicentric, phase III trial conducted in patients receiving aromatase inhibitor and palbociclib as first line therapy for estrogen receptor (ER)-positive HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer and which aims to evaluate, at the onset of ESR1 mutations in circulating tumor DNA, the efficacy of a change of the hormone therapy (aromatase inhibitor (AI) changed to fulvestrant) combined to palbociclib, together with the safety of hormone therapy and palbociclib combination in the overall population.

Trial Arms

NameTypeDescriptionInterventions
A- palbociclib + AIExperimentalAfter randomization, the patient will be treated with palbociclib 125 mg once daily for 21 days followed by 7 days off to complete a 28-day cycle in combination with an aromatase inhibitor (letrozole, anastrozole or exemestane, according to physician's choice and according their respective summary product characteristics) administered once daily in a continuous scheme.
  • Palbociclib 125mg
  • Aromatase Inhibitors
B- Palbociclib + fulvestrantExperimentalAfter randomization, the patient will be treated with palbociclib 125 mg once daily for 21 days followed by 7 days off to complete a 28-day cycle in combination with fulvestrant, a selective estrogen receptor down-regulator, 500 mg administered intramuscularly on Days 1, 15, and 29 and once monthly thereafter.
  • Palbociclib 125mg
  • Fulvestrant Injectable Product
Selection - Palbociclib + AIExperimentalAll patients included into the study will be treated with palbociclib 125 mg once daily for 21 days followed by 7 days off to complete a 28-day cycle in combination with an aromatase inhibitor (letrozole, anastrozole or exemestane, according to physician's choice and according their respective summary product characteristics) administered once daily in a continuous scheme
  • Palbociclib 125mg
  • Aromatase Inhibitors

Eligibility Criteria

        Inclusion Criteria:

          1. Women with proven loco-regionally recurrent or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the breast
             not amenable to curative therapy with disease considered potentially sensitive to
             aromatase inhibitors Note: patients relapsing while on adjuvant tamoxifen or other
             non-aromatase inhibitor adjuvant endocrine therapy and patients relapsing more than
             one year after the end of aromatase inhibitor adjuvant therapy are eligible for the
             present study;

          2. Age ≥18 years;

          3. Life expectancy >3 months;

          4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-2;

          5. Estrogen Receptor (ER)-positive and HER2-negative breast cancer. Where available,
             assessment of Estrogen Receptor status should be based on the most recent tumor
             sample; to be considered as ER-positive, the most recent breast cancer tissue examined
             must display at least 10% of cancer cells with positive ER staining;

          6. Tumor block (primary tumor or metastasis) available;

          7. No prior systemic anti-cancer therapy for metastatic or advanced disease
             (chemotherapy, targeted therapy or hormone therapy); prior initiation of LHRH agonist
             or bone-directed agents is however allowed);

          8. Menopausal patients or patients with suppressed ovarian function

               -  Women with bilateral oophorectomy

               -  Postmenopausal women, as defined by any of the following criteria:

                    -  Age 60 or over;

                    -  Age 50 to 59 years and meets one of the following criteria:

                         -  Amenorrhea for ≥24 months and follicle-stimulating hormone within the
                            postmenopausal range;

                         -  patients with hysterectomy or chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea must
                            display follicle-stimulating hormone within the postmenopausal range;

               -  Other women, provided they are being treated with monthly LHRH analogues (first
                  injection performed ≥7 days before the treatment initiation) and are willing to
                  continue to receive LHRH agonist therapy for the duration of the trial;

          9. Patients may have measurable (according to Response Evaluation Criterion in Solid
             Tumors (RECIST v1.1) or not measurable disease

               -  Patients with only blastic bone lesions are not eligible;

               -  Patients with only pleural, cardiac or peritoneal effusion or meningeal
                  carcinomatosis are not eligible;

         10. Adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:

               -  Hemoglobin ≥90 g/L

               -  Absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5 g/L

               -  Platelet count ≥100 g/L

               -  Serum bilirubin ≤1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN). This will not apply to
                  patients with confirmed Gilbert's syndrome.

               -  ALT and AST ≤3 × ULN;

               -  Alkaline phosphatase ≤2.5 x ULN (≤5.0 x ULN if bone or liver metastases present)

               -  Serum creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN or calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min as
                  determined by Cockcroft-Gault (using actual body weight) formula for females
                  [creatinine clearance =Weight (kg) × (140 - Age) × 0.85 (mL/min)/ (72 × serum
                  creatinine (mg/dL))

         11. Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory
             tests, and any protocol-related procedures including screening evaluations;

         12. Resolution of all acute toxic effects of prior anti-cancer therapy or surgical
             procedures to NCI CTCAE version 4.03 Grade 1 (except alopecia or other toxicities not
             considered a safety risk for the patient at investigator's discretion);

         13. Written informed consent obtained prior to performing any protocol-related procedures
             including screening evaluations;

         14. Patient affiliated to a social security system.

        Exclusion Criteria:

          1. Locally advanced breast cancer or loco-regional relapse amenable for any treatment
             with curative intent;

          2. Her2-positive or equivocal tumor status either on the primary or on the recurrent
             tumor, defined as IHC3+, Fish/Cish amplified or Fish/Cish equivocal according to the
             ASCO2015 criteria;

          3. Prior endocrine therapy in the metastatic setting is not allowed;

          4. Prior treatment with any CDK 4/6 inhibitor in the adjuvant or metastatic setting
             (neoadjuvant/preoperative treatment is allowed); however, prior therapy with another
             targeted treatment in the adjuvant setting is allowed;

          5. Visceral crisis: Advanced, symptomatic, visceral spread that is at risk of
             life-threatening complication in the short term and that requires chemotherapy;

          6. Any major surgery (defined as requiring general anaesthesia) or significant traumatic
             injury within 4 weeks of treatment initiation or patients that may require major
             surgery during the course of the study; however, surgical diagnostic procedure is
             allowed (even if performed under general anaesthesia);

          7. Known, active bleeding diathesis;

          8. Any serious known concomitant systemic disorder (e.g. known active infection including
             HIV, or cardiac disease) incompatible with the study (at the discretion of
             investigator), previous history of bleeding diathesis, or anti-coagulation treatment
             (the use of low molecular weight heparin is allowed);

          9. Patients unable to swallow tablets;

         10. History of mal-absorption syndrome or other condition that would interfere with
             enteral absorption;

         11. Chronic daily treatment with corticosteroids with a dose of ≥10 mg/day
             methylprednisolone equivalent (excluding inhaled steroids);

         12. Known active uncontrolled or symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases,
             carcinomatous meningitis, or leptomeningeal disease as indicated by clinical symptoms,
             cerebral oedema, and/or progressive growth. Patients with a history of CNS metastases
             or cord compression are eligible if they have been definitively treated with local
             therapy (e.g., radiotherapy, stereotactic surgery) and are clinically stable and off
             anticonvulsants and steroids for at least 4 weeks before treatment start;

         13. Known hypersensitivity to letrozole, anastrozole, exemestane, fulvestrant, palbociclib
             or any of their excipients;

         14. Uncontrolled electrolyte disorders that can compound the effects of a QTc prolonging
             drug (e.g., hypocalcemia, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia);

         15. Patients treated within the last 7 days prior to treatment start in the trial with
             drug that are known to be CYP3A4 inhibitors, drugs that are known to be CIP3A4
             inducers, who underwent a grapefruit cure;

         16. Patients already included in another therapeutic trial evaluating an investigational
             medicinal product or having received an investigational medicinal product within 3
             months;

         17. History of previous:

               -  Any other stage II, III, IV cancer within 5 years preceding patient enrollment in
                  the trial - however, multiple primary breast cancers (controlateral/ipsilateral
                  cancers/local relapses) are allowed pending all tumor masses were ER+;

               -  Any history of hematological malignancy;

         18. Persons deprived of their freedom or under guardianship or incapable of giving
             consent;

         19. Pregnancy or lactation period. Women of childbearing potential must implement adequate
             non-hormonal contraceptive measures (barrier methods, intrauterine contraceptive
             devices, sterilization; LHRH agonist cannot be considered as an efficient
             contraceptive measure) during study treatment and for 90 days after discontinuation. A
             serum pregnancy test must be negative in premenopausal women or women with amenorrhea
             of less than 12 months.
      
Maximum Eligible Age:N/A
Minimum Eligible Age:18 Years
Eligible Gender:Female
Healthy Volunteers:No

Primary Outcome Measures

Measure:Incidence of treatment-emergent Adverse Events
Time Frame:Throughout study completion, up to 4 years
Safety Issue:
Description:Global safety of the combination of palbociclib + endocrine therapy in the whole population, with focus on hematological toxicities. Safety will be assessed by the collection of grade ≥3 adverse events, using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 4.03 - in all included patients.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Measure:Progression-free survival (step 3)
Time Frame:From cross-over, up to 4 years
Safety Issue:
Description:To assess PFS in patients undergoing a cross-over following RECIST tumor progression in Arm A, from the start of crossover. Progression-Free Survival will be measured from the time of cross-over to the time of tumor progression (as assessed by the investigator per RECIST 1.1) or death (whichever comes first) - in all patients with crossover
Measure:Progression-free survival (step 1&2)
Time Frame:From inclusion, up to 4 years
Safety Issue:
Description:To report efficacy (PFS based on RECIST) of palbociclib combined with hormone therapy (aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant), from the date of initial inclusion into the trial. Progression-Free Survival will be measured from the time of inclusion to the time of tumor progression (as assessed by the investigator per RECIST 1.1) or death (whichever comes first) - in all included patients including those who switched to fulvestrant.
Measure:Time to strategy failure from randomization (Step 2 and 3)
Time Frame:From randomization, up to 4 years
Safety Issue:
Description:To assess whether the early switch (switch following ESR1 mutations increase) to fulvestrant contributes to a longer time to strategy failure than a late switch (cross-over following RECIST tumor progression). Time to strategy failure will be measured from the time of randomization until palbociclib+endocrine therapy discontinuation or death (whichever comes first) - in all randomized patients.
Measure:Chemotherapy-free survival (Step 2 and 3)
Time Frame:From randomization, up to 4 years
Safety Issue:
Description:To assess whether the early switch (following ESR1 mutations increase) to fulvestrant contributes a longer chemotherapy-free survival than a late switch (cross-over following RECIST tumor progression). Chemotherapy-free survival will be measured from the time of randomization until the date of chemotherapy initiation or death (whichever comes first) - in all randomized patients.
Measure:Incidence of treatment-emergent extra-hematological Adverse Events
Time Frame:Throughout study completion, up to 4 years
Safety Issue:
Description:To obtain additional safety data in a broad patient population treated with palbociclib and hormone therapy (aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant) in a general Description of all extra-hematological grade ≥3 toxicities and SAEs incidence rate in the overall population and each treatment step
Measure:Quality of life by quality of life questionnaire (QLQ)-C30
Time Frame:From inclusion and every 2 months until disease progression, up to 2 years
Safety Issue:
Description:Developed by the EORTC, this self-reported questionnaire assesses the health-related quality of life of cancer patients in clinical trials. The questionnaire includes five functional scales (physical, everyday activity, cognitive, emotional, and social), three symptom scales (fatigue, pain, nausea and vomiting), a health/quality of life overall scale, and a number of additional elements assessing common symptoms (including dyspnea, loss of appetite, insomnia, constipation, and diarrhea), as well as, the perceived financial impact of the disease. All of the scales and single-item measures range in score from 0 to 100. A high scale score represents a higher response level.
Measure:Other line of therapy
Time Frame:Throughout study completion, up to 4 years
Safety Issue:
Description:To report the anti-cancer treatments received after the first line therapy.
Measure:Overall Survival
Time Frame:Throughout study completion, up to 4 years
Safety Issue:
Description:The overall survival is the length of time from inclusion that patients enrolled in the study are still alive.

Details

Phase:Phase 3
Primary Purpose:Interventional
Overall Status:Active, not recruiting
Lead Sponsor:UNICANCER

Trial Keywords

  • ESR1 mutation detection, ctDNA

Last Updated

June 21, 2021