Description:
This phase II trial studies how well estradiol works in treating patients with estrogen
receptor beta (ER beta) positive, triple negative breast cancer that has spread to nearby
tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced) or other places in the body (metastatic). Hormone
receptors like ER beta allow the body to respond appropriately to hormones. Triple negative
means that the breast cancer does not express other hormone receptors called ER alpha,
progesterone, and HER2. In some people with triple negative breast cancer, ER beta is
overexpressed. Tumor cells that overexpress ER beta grow slower in the laboratory and this
growth is slowed in the presence of estrogen. Estradiol is a form of estrogen. This study may
help doctors determine whether tumor cells that overexpress ER beta shrink in the presence of
estradiol.
Title
- Brief Title: Estradiol in Treating Patients With ER Beta Positive, Triple Negative Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Official Title: Therapeutic Targeting of ER Beta in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Clinical Trial IDs
- ORG STUDY ID:
MC1831
- SECONDARY ID:
NCI-2019-02285
- SECONDARY ID:
MC1831
- SECONDARY ID:
P30CA015083
- NCT ID:
NCT03941730
Conditions
- Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Anatomic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Anatomic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Anatomic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma
- Prognostic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Prognostic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Prognostic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Prognostic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Prognostic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Recurrent Breast Carcinoma
Interventions
Drug | Synonyms | Arms |
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Therapeutic Estradiol | 17 Beta-Estradiol, Aquadiol, Climara, Dimenformon, Diogyn, Diogynets, Estrace, ESTRADIOL, Estraldine, Oestradiol, Ovocylin, Progynon, Vagifem | Treatment (estradiol) |
Purpose
This phase II trial studies how well estradiol works in treating patients with estrogen
receptor beta (ER beta) positive, triple negative breast cancer that has spread to nearby
tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced) or other places in the body (metastatic). Hormone
receptors like ER beta allow the body to respond appropriately to hormones. Triple negative
means that the breast cancer does not express other hormone receptors called ER alpha,
progesterone, and HER2. In some people with triple negative breast cancer, ER beta is
overexpressed. Tumor cells that overexpress ER beta grow slower in the laboratory and this
growth is slowed in the presence of estrogen. Estradiol is a form of estrogen. This study may
help doctors determine whether tumor cells that overexpress ER beta shrink in the presence of
estradiol.
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To assess the anti-tumor activity of estradiol in patients with locally advanced or
metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) that expresses ERbeta (> 25% moderate or
strong nuclear staining).
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To examine the safety profile of estradiol when administered at a dose of 2 mg three times
daily (tid) to women with locally advanced or metastatic TNBC that expresses ERbeta.
II. To examine the changes in phosphorylated (phospho)-ERbeta, cystatins 1, 2, 4 and 5,
phospho-Smad2/3 and Ki-67 in tumor biopsies taken before and after the first cycle of
treatment.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To examine changes in plasma estradiol, serum cytokine and cystatin levels before/after 1
cycle of estradiol.
II. Analyze the global gene expression profiles of paired biopsies prior to and following 1
cycle of therapy.
III. To develop patient derived xenografts (PDX) that are ERalpha negative, HER2 negative and
ERbeta positive (Mayo only).
IV. To examine changes in the relative abundance of circulating immune cell populations after
the first cycle of treatment and whether these changes differ with respect to whether the
patient is still on treatment after 6 cycles of treatment or not.
OUTLINE:
Patients receive estradiol orally (PO) TID for days 1-28. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the
absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up annually for 5 years from study
registration.
Trial Arms
Name | Type | Description | Interventions |
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Treatment (estradiol) | Experimental | Patients receive estradiol PO TID for days 1-28. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. | |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- PRE-SCREENING CRITERIA (STEP 0): History of locally advanced or metastatic breast
cancer that is ERalpha negative or low (< 1% nuclear staining) and HER2 negative.
- Note: HER2 negative disease per 2018 American Society of Clinical
Oncology/College of American of Pathologists (ASCO/CAP) guidelines, one of the
following must apply:
- 0 or 1+ by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and not amplified by in situ
hybridization (ISH);
- 0 or 1+ by IHC and ISH not done;
- 2+ by IHC and ISH results are: < 6.0 HER2 signals/cell with HER2/CEP17 ratio
< 2.0;
- IHC not done and not amplified by ISH.
- PRE-SCREENING CRITERIA (STEP 0): =< 3 prior chemotherapy regimens for treatment of
metastatic breast cancer.
- Note: Prior use of monoclonal antibodies targeting PD1, PDL1 is allowed (if
administered as monotherapy it is not counted as a chemotherapy regimen).
- PRE-SCREENING CRITERIA (STEP 0): Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance
status 0 or 1
- PRE-SCREENING CRITERIA (STEP 0): Willing to submit a biopsy specimen from locally
recurrent or metastatic site (or primary if metastatic site not available) of breast
cancer for ERbeta staining to Mayo Clinic Anatomic Pathology.
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 1): Presence of moderate or strong nuclear ERbeta
staining in > 25% of cells in specimen submitted during Pre-Screening Step.
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 1): For patients who did not have a biopsy or lacking
ERalpha, progesterone receptor (PR), and HER2 results from a locally advanced or
metastatic site performed =< 12 months prior to Pre-Registration: Willing to undergo a
standard of care biopsy of locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer for ERalpha,
PR, and HER2 as well as additional research cores.
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 1): Measurable or non-measurable disease as defined by
Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria that will be assessed
using imaging-based evaluations.
- Note: The tumor lesion biopsied during the pre-registration period is not
considered measurable disease nor a target lesion.
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 1): If history of brain metastases must meet the
following criteria:
- Patients with a history of brain metastases are eligible only if they are
asymptomatic and have stable disease for >= 3 months, including < 28 days of
prior to pre-registration.
- Not receiving steroids for brain metastases.
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 1): ECOG performance status 0 or 1.
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 1): =< 3 prior chemotherapy regimens for treatment of
metastatic breast cancer.
- NOTE: Prior use of monoclonal antibodies targeting PD1, PDL1 is allowed.
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 1): Women must be postmenopausal.
- NOTE: Postmenopausal status is verified by:
- Prior bilateral surgical oophorectomy, or
- Age >= 60 years, or
- Age < 60 years with no menses for > 1 year with estradiol levels within
postmenopausal range, according to institutional standard.
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 1): Able to swallow oral medications.
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 1): Willingness to stop use of strong inducers or
inhibitors of CYP3A4 prior to registration.
- NOTE: Use of strong inducers or inhibitors is allowed during pre-registration as
long as patient will complete course prior to registration.
- REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 2): For patents who had a biopsy taken from a metastatic
site =< 12 months prior to Pre-Registration: Confirmation from the local lab that the
tumor from this biopsy was ERalpha negative (< 1% nuclear staining) and HER2 negative
- REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 2): For patients who underwent a pre-registration biopsy:
Histologic confirmation from local lab that tumor is ERalpha negative (< 1% nuclear
staining), and HER2 negative
- REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 2): Hemoglobin >= 8 g/dL (=< 14 days prior to
registration).
- REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 2): Platelet count >= 75,000/mm^3 (=< 14 days prior to
registration).
- REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 2): Creatinine =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (=< 14
days prior to registration).
- REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 2): Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x ULN (=< 14 days prior to
registration).
- REGISTRATION CRITERIA (STEP 2): Aspartate aminotransferase/serum glutamic-oxaloacetic
transaminase (AST/SGOT) =< 2.5 x ULN (=< 14 days prior to registration).
- For patients with liver metastasis =< 5 x ULN.
Exclusion Criteria:
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA: Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not
limited to:
- Ongoing or active infection.
- Symptomatic congestive heart failure.
- Unstable angina pectoris.
- Uncontrolled symptomatic cardiac arrhythmia.
- Uncontrolled hypertension (defined as blood pressure > 160/90).
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA: Deep vein thrombosis / pulmonary embolism (DVT/PE) =< 12
months prior to pre-registration.
- Note: Patients who are on anticoagulant therapy for maintenance are eligible as
long as the DVT and/or PE occurred > 6 months prior to pre-registration, and
there is no evidence for active thrombosis (either DVT or PE).
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA: Stroke =< 6 months prior to pre-registration.
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA: Two or more episodes of DVT and/or PE =< 5 years prior to
pre-registration.
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA: Abnormal uterine bleeding =< 6 months prior to
pre-registration
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA: History of coagulopathy.
- PRE-REGISTRATION CRITERIA: Other active second malignancy other than non-melanoma skin
cancers within 3 years prior to pre-registration.
- NOTE: A second malignancy is not considered active if all treatment for that
malignancy is completed and the patient has been disease-free for >= 3 years
prior to pre-registration.
- REGISTRATION CRITERIA: None of the following therapies are allowed =< 14 days prior to
registration.
- Chemotherapy.
- Immunotherapy.
- Biologic therapy.
- Hormonal therapy.
- Monoclonal antibodies.
- Anti-HER2 or other "targeted" (e.g. mTOR) therapy.
- Note: Any adverse events derived from these therapies must be =< grade 2 prior to
starting study therapy (exceptions for alopecia).
Maximum Eligible Age: | N/A |
Minimum Eligible Age: | 18 Years |
Eligible Gender: | Female |
Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Primary Outcome Measures
Measure: | Clinical benefit rate |
Time Frame: | 6 months |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria for complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) for > 6 months following initiation of treatment. The 6 month clinical benefit rate is the percentage of patients who are found to meet the criteria for clinical benefit at least 6 months among all the patients who have started estradiol treatment. |
Secondary Outcome Measures
Measure: | Incidence of adverse events |
Time Frame: | 5 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | An adverse event (AE) is any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medical treatment or procedure that may or may not be considered related to the medical treatment or procedure. All grade 2, 3, 4 or 5 adverse events will be documented and assigned an attribute by treating clinician as to its relationship to treatment. For a given AE, the proportion of patients who report developing a grade 2-5 of this AE are determined. The number of dose reductions per patient and the reasons for the dose reduction are summarized. |
Measure: | Tumor response rate among those patients with measurable disease |
Time Frame: | 5 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | The tumor response rate is defined as the 100% time the number of patients with a CR or PR (as defined by the RECIST criteria) on 2 consecutive evaluations at least 8 weeks apart divided by the total number of eligible patients who began study treatment. A 90% binomial confidence interval is constructed for the true response rate. |
Measure: | Progression free survival (PFS) distribution |
Time Frame: | From randomization to the first of the following events: local, regional, or distant recurrence, second primary disease of death due to any cause, assessed up to 5 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | The distribution of PFS times will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier. |
Measure: | Overall survival distribution |
Time Frame: | From randomization to death due to any cause, assessed up to 5 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | The distribution of survival times are estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier. |
Measure: | Changes in phospho-ERbeta, cystatins 1, 2, 4 and 5, phospho-Smad2/3 and Ki-67 |
Time Frame: | 5 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | Patients undergo tumor biopsies prior to the start of treatment and at completion of cycle 1 treatment. These specimens will be undergoing immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining with the following antibodies: phosphorylated (phospho)-ERbeta, cystatins 1, 2, 4 and 5, phospho-Smad2/3 and Ki-67. For each of these biomarkers, a times series plot are constructed so that an individual patient's data will be represented using the same color for each of the five graphs. These graphs are visually inspected for trends within each of the graphs (variation between individuals) as well as across the five graphs (profile of biomarker changes within an individual). |
Details
Phase: | Phase 2 |
Primary Purpose: | Interventional |
Overall Status: | Recruiting |
Lead Sponsor: | Mayo Clinic |
Last Updated
July 9, 2021