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A Study of the Addition of Metronomic Capecitabine to Standard Adjuvant Therapy in High Risk HER2+ BC paTients

NCT03561740

Description:

Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor in women. Recurrent or metastatic breast cancer is incurable. High risk patients usually have the following characteristics, such as, non-pCR after neoadjuvant therapy, lymph nodes positive, >2cm tumor size, HER2 overexpression, etc. Intensive targeted or chemo therapy could improve prognosis. Previous studies have shown the efficacy and feasibility of intensive treatment of capecitabine in non-pCR breast cancer patients. Given the metronomic capecitabine therapy is well tolerated, we designed this study to compare the efficacy and safety of adding metronomic capecitabine to standard adjuvant therapy for high risk HER2+ breast cancer patients.

Related Conditions:
  • Invasive Breast Carcinoma
Recruiting Status:

Recruiting

Phase:

Phase 3

Trial Eligibility

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Title

  • Brief Title: A Study of the Addition of Metronomic Capecitabine to Standard Adjuvant Therapy in High Risk HER2+ BC paTients
  • Official Title: A Randomized, Multicenter, Open-label Phase III Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Adding Metronomic Chemotherapy of Capecitabine to Standard Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With High Risk HER2-positive Primary Breast Cancer

Clinical Trial IDs

  • ORG STUDY ID: SCBCG-006
  • NCT ID: NCT03561740

Conditions

  • Breast Cancer

Interventions

DrugSynonymsArms
capecitabineXelodaMetronomic Capecitabine Group

Purpose

Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor in women. Recurrent or metastatic breast cancer is incurable. High risk patients usually have the following characteristics, such as, non-pCR after neoadjuvant therapy, lymph nodes positive, >2cm tumor size, HER2 overexpression, etc. Intensive targeted or chemo therapy could improve prognosis. Previous studies have shown the efficacy and feasibility of intensive treatment of capecitabine in non-pCR breast cancer patients. Given the metronomic capecitabine therapy is well tolerated, we designed this study to compare the efficacy and safety of adding metronomic capecitabine to standard adjuvant therapy for high risk HER2+ breast cancer patients.

Trial Arms

NameTypeDescriptionInterventions
Metronomic Capecitabine GroupExperimentalPatients in experimental group (also Metronomic Capecitabine Group) will receive additional metronomic chemotherapy of capecitabine (500mg TID po), begin after the completion of standard adjuvant chemotherapy or surgery if neoadjuvant chemotherapy were administrated, until three weeks after the last cycle of trastuzumab (6mg/kg every 3 weeks).
  • capecitabine
Control GroupNo InterventionPatients in control group will receive standard therapy only, as per the guidelines.

    Eligibility Criteria

            Inclusion Criteria:
    
              -  Early stage operable HER2-positive primary breast cancer
    
              -  Histologically confirmed invasive breast carcinoma
    
              -  High risk patients: residual invasive lesions in surgical specimens after neoadjuvant
                 treatment (non-pCR ), Lymph node positive, tumor maximal diameter >2cm. If patient get
                 neoadjuvant treatment, Systemic therapy must consist of at least 6 cycles of
                 chemotherapy, with a total duration at least 16 weeks, including at least 9 weeks of
                 trastuzumab and at least 9 weeks of taxane-based chemotherapy. Patients may have
                 received an anthracycline as part of preoperative therapy in addition to taxane
                 chemotherapy. Patients receiving dose-dense chemotherapy regimens are eligible,
                 provided at least 8 weeks of taxane-based therapy and at least 8 weeks of trastuzumab
                 have been given.
    
              -  Adequate excision: surgical removal of all clinically evident disease in the breast
                 and lymph nodes
    
              -  Known hormone receptor status
    
              -  Signed written informed consent approved by the study site's Institutional Review
                 Board (IRB)/Ethical Committee (EC)
    
              -  Age ≥ 18 years, Age ≤ 70 years
    
              -  Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1
    
              -  Adequate organ function during screening, defined as:
    
                   1. Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1200 cells/mm3
    
                   2. Platelet count ≥ 100000 cells/mm3
    
                   3. Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL; patients may receive red blood cell transfusions to obtain
                      this level
    
                   4. Serum creatinine 1.5 upper limit of normal (ULN)
    
                   5. International normalized ratio (INR) and activated partial thromboplastin time
                      (aPTT) ≤ 1.5 ULN
    
                   6. Serum AST and ALT ≤ 1.5 ULN
    
                   7. Serum total bilirubin (TBILI) ≤ 1.0 ULN (within normal limits), except for
                      patients with Gilbert's syndrome, for whom direct bilirubin should be within the
                      normal range
    
                   8. Serum alkaline phosphatase (ALK) ≤ 1.5 ULN
    
                   9. Screening LVEF ≥ 50% on ECHO or MUGA after receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy and
                      no decrease in LVEF by more than 15% absolute points from the pre-chemotherapy
                      LVEF. Or, if pre-chemotherapy LVEF was not assessed, the screening LVEF must be ≥
                      55% after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
    
                 i. LVEF assessment may be repeated once up to 3 weeks following the initial screening
                 assessment to assess eligibility.
    
              -  For women who are not postmenopausal (≥ 12 months of non-therapy-induced amenorrhea)
                 or surgically sterile (absence of ovaries and/or uterus): agreement to remain
                 abstinent or use single or combined contraceptive methods that result in a failure
                 rate of <1% per year during the treatment period and for at least 7 months after the
                 last dose of study drug.
    
              -  Negative serum pregnancy test for premenopausal women including women who have had a
                 tubal ligation and for women less than 12 months after the onset of menopause
    
              -  Documentation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) serologies is
                 required: this includes HB surface antigen (HBsAg) and/or total HB core antibody
                 (anti-HBc) in addition to HCV antibody testing. The most recent serologic testing must
                 have occurred within 3 months prior to initiation of neoadjuvant therapy. If such
                 testing has not been done, it must be performed during screening.
    
            Exclusion Criteria:
    
              -  Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer
    
              -  History of any prior (ipsi- or contralateral) breast cancer except lobular CIS
    
              -  Evidence of clinically evident gross residual or recurrent disease following
                 preoperative therapy and surgery
    
              -  An overall response of PD according to the investigator at the conclusion of
                 preoperative systemic therapy
    
              -  Treatment with any anti-cancer investigational drug within 28 days prior to commencing
                 study treatment
    
              -  History of other malignancy within the last 5 years except for appropriately treated
                 CIS of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, Stage I uterine cancer, or other
                 non-breast malignancies with an outcome similar to those mentioned above
    
              -  Patients for whom radiotherapy would be recommended for breast cancer treatment but
                 for whom it is contraindicated because of medical reasons (e.g., connective tissue
                 disorder or prior ipsilateral breast radiation)
    
              -  Current NCI CTCAE (Version 4.0) Grade ≥ 2 peripheral neuropathy
    
              -  History of exposure to the following cumulative doses of anthracyclines:
    
            Doxorubicin >240 mg/m2, Epirubicin or Liposomal Doxorubicin-Hydrochloride (Myocet®) >480
            mg/m2 For other anthracyclines, exposure equivalent to doxorubicin >240 mg/m2
    
              -  Cardiopulmonary dysfunction as defined by any of the following:
    
            History of NCI CTCAE (Version 4.0) Grade ≥ 3 symptomatic CHF or NYHA criteria Class ≥ II
            Angina pectoris requiring anti-anginal medication, serious cardiac arrhythmia not
            controlled by adequate medication, severe conduction abnormality, or clinically significant
            valvular disease High-risk uncontrolled arrhythmias: i.e., atrial tachycardia with a heart
            rate > 100/min at rest, significant ventricular arrhythmia (ventricular tachycardia) or
            higher-grade AV-block (second degree AV-block Type 2 [Mobitz 2] or third degree AV-block)
            Significant symptoms (Grade ≥ 2) relating to left ventricular dysfunction, cardiac
            arrhythmia, or cardiac ischemia while or since receiving preoperative therapy.
    
            History of a decrease in LVEF to <40% with prior trastuzumab treatment (e.g., during
            preoperative therapy) Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure >180 mmHg and/or
            diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg) Evidence of transmural infarction on ECG Requirement
            for continuous oxygen therapy
    
              -  Current severe, uncontrolled systemic disease (e.g., clinically significant
                 cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic disease; wound-healing disorders; ulcers)
    
              -  For female patients, current pregnancy and/or lactation
    
              -  Major surgical procedure unrelated to breast cancer or significant traumatic injury
                 within approximately 28 days prior to randomization or anticipation of the need for
                 major surgery during the course of study treatment
    
              -  Any known active liver disease, for example, disease due to HBV, HCV, autoimmune
                 hepatic disorders, or sclerosing cholangitis. Patients who have positive HBV or HCV
                 serologies without known active disease must meet the eligibility criteria for ALT,
                 AST, TBILI, INR, aPTT, and alkaline phosphatase (ALK) on at least two consecutive
                 occasions, separated by at least 1 week, within the 30 day screening period.
    
              -  Concurrent, serious, uncontrolled infections or known infection with HIV
    
              -  History of intolerance, including Grade 3 to 4 infusion reaction or hypersensitivity
                 to trastuzumab or murine proteins or any components of the product
    
              -  Active, unresolved infections at screening requiring treatment
    
              -  Assessment by the investigator as being unable or unwilling to comply with the
                 requirements of the protocol
          
    Maximum Eligible Age:70 Years
    Minimum Eligible Age:18 Years
    Eligible Gender:All
    Healthy Volunteers:No

    Primary Outcome Measures

    Measure:Invasive disease-free survival (IDFS)
    Time Frame:up to 10 years
    Safety Issue:
    Description:Time from randomization to ipsilateral invasive breast tumor recurrence, ipsilateral local-regional invasive breast cancer recurrence, distant recurrence, contralateral invasive breast cancer, or death of any cause

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    Measure:Invasive disease-free survival including second non-breast cancers
    Time Frame:up to 10 years
    Safety Issue:
    Description:Defined the same way as invasive disease-free survival for the primary endpoint but including second primary non-breast invasive cancer as an event (with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancers and carcinoma in situ of any site)
    Measure:Disease-free survival
    Time Frame:up to 10 years
    Safety Issue:
    Description:Time from randomization to first occurrence of an invasive disease-free survival event including second primary non-breast cancer or contralateral or ipsilateral ductal carcinoma in situ
    Measure:Overall survival
    Time Frame:up to 10 years
    Safety Issue:
    Description:Time from randomization to death of any cause
    Measure:Breast cancer specific survival
    Time Frame:up to 10 years
    Safety Issue:
    Description:Time from randomization to death of breast cancer
    Measure:Distant recurrence-free interval
    Time Frame:up to 10 years
    Safety Issue:
    Description:Time from randomization to date of distant breast cancer recurrence

    Details

    Phase:Phase 3
    Primary Purpose:Interventional
    Overall Status:Recruiting
    Lead Sponsor:Sun Yat-sen University

    Trial Keywords

    • breast cancer
    • HER2-positive
    • metronomic chemotherapy
    • capecitabine
    • high-risk

    Last Updated

    July 26, 2018