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Secondary BRain Metastases Prevention After Isolated Intracranial Progression on Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab or T-DM1 in Patients With aDvanced Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2+ brEast Cancer With the Addition of Tucatinib

Study Purpose

Patients with advanced HER2+ breast cancer on maintenance trastuzumab/pertuzumab or T-DM1 with 1st or 2nd intracranial disease event (brain metastases) and stable extracranial disease will be enrolled. They will receive local therapy with stereotactic radiosurgery ± surgical resection if indicated followed by enrollment. Patients will continue standard of care trastuzumab/pertuzumab or T-DM1 with the addition of tucatinib. Hormone receptor positive patients requiring endocrine therapy should continue. Study treatment will continue until disease progression or intolerable side effects. Patients on trial with extracranial disease progression with stable intracranial disease should continue tucatinib into next line of therapy.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Eligible Ages 18 Years and Over
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More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Subject must meet all of the following applicable inclusion criteria to participate in this study:
  • - Written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information prior to registration.
NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately.
  • - Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent.
  • - Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-2.
  • - Locally advanced/unresectable or metastatic breast cancer with presence of brain metastases (Stage IV).
  • - Histologically confirmed HER2+ breast carcinoma by ASCO-CAP guidelines, with HER2+ defined by in situ hybridization (ISH), immunohistochemistry (IHC), or fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) methodology on most recent biopsy (primary tissue).
  • - Currently receiving: (1) first-line trastuzumab/pertuzumab with or without endocrine therapy OR (2) second-line T-DM1 in the metastatic setting OR (3) adjuvant trastuzumab-based therapy or T-DM1 with isolated intracranial recurrence.
Patients with de novo metastatic disease and brain metastases or isolated intracranial recurrence can enter upon initiation of maintenance trastuzumab/pertuzumab after chemotherapy if chemotherapy deemed necessary by treating oncologist and meeting other inclusion criteria.
  • - Systemic disease otherwise stable per RECIST 1.1 or no evidence of extracranial disease.
  • - Adequate hepatic and renal function and hematologic parameters: - Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.0 × 109/L.
  • - Platelets ≥ 100 × 109/L.
  • - Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL.
  • - Total serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN (or ≤ 5 × ULN if liver metastases are present) - Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min as calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault (CG) equation.
  • - Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50%.
  • - Central nervous system inclusion - Based on screening brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), patients must have ALL of the following: - Adequate local therapy to existing brain lesions ≥ 5mm including surgical resection and/or stereotactic radiosurgery.
  • - Limited to first or second intracranial progression.
Third intracranial progression would be considered if > 12 month interval between second and third intracranial progression.
  • - Time since stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is ≥ 7 days prior to first dose of study treatment.
  • - Time since surgical resection is ≥ 14 days prior to first dose of study treatment.
  • - Time since local therapy < 12 weeks.
Patients with de novo metastastic breast cancer presenting with brain metastases may enter following cessation of chemotherapy if within 24 weeks of local therapy to the brain and brain metastases have remained stable based on brain MRI. NOTE: Relevant records of any CNS treatment including radiation must be available to allow for classification of target and non-target lesions.
  • - Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening.
If a urine test is done and it is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required. NOTE: Females are considered of child bearing potential unless they are surgically sterile (have undergone a hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, or bilateral oophorectomy) or they are naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months.
  • - Females of childbearing potential and males must be willing to abstain from heterosexual intercourse or to use contraception as outlined in the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects meeting any of the criteria below may not participate in the study:
  • - Previously been treated with: Lapatinib, neratinib, afatinib, tucatinib or other investigational HER2/epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) or HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) at any time previously (patients treated with adjuvant neratinib allowed if relapse > 12 months after last dose).
  • - Clinically significant cardiopulmonary disease.
  • - Clinically significant acute infection requiring systemic antibacterial, antifungal, or antiviral therapy including: - tuberculosis (clinical evaluation that includes clinical history, physical examination, and radiographic findings, and TB testing in line with local practice), - hepatitis B (known positive HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) result), - hepatitis C, or.
  • - human immunodeficiency virus (positive HIV 1/2 antibodies) NOTE: Patients with a past or resolved HBV infection (defined as the presence of hepatitis B core antibody [anti-HBc] and absence of HBsAg) are eligible.
Patients positive for hepatitis C (HCV) antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA. Subjects with HIV/AIDS with adequate antiviral therapy to control viral load would be allowed if they are stable and have been on treatment for ≥ 4 weeks prior to first dose of study drug(s). Subjects with viral hepatitis with controlled viral load would be allowed while on suppressive antiviral therapy. Testing not required.
  • - Unable for any reason to undergo MRI of the brain.
  • - Use of a strong cytochrome P450 (CYP)2C8 inhibitor within 5 half-lives of the inhibitor, or a strong CYP3A4 or CYP2C8 inducer within 5 days prior to first dose of study treatment.
See protocol.
  • - Central nervous system exclusion - Based on screening brain MRI, patients must not have any of the following: - Ongoing use of systemic corticosteroids for control of symptoms of brain metastases at a total daily dose of > 2 mg of dexamethasone (or equivalent) - Diffuse leptomeningeal disease or positive CSF cytology; however, discreet dural-based metastases are allowed.
  • - Poorly controlled seizures.
Defined as seizures that continue to occur despite optimal anticonvulsant medications based on investigator discretion.
  • - History of whole brain radiation therapy.
  • - Any untreated brain lesions ≥ 5 mm.
  • - Active infection requiring intravenous systemic therapy.
  • - Pregnant or breastfeeding (NOTE: breast milk cannot be stored for future use while the mother is being treated on study).
  • - Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy within last 3 years whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen, per treating physician discretion, are not eligible for this trial.
  • - Treatment with any investigational drug within 30 days prior to registration.

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT05323955
Phase

Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans.

Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data.

Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs.

Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.

Phase 2
Lead Sponsor

The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.

Carey Anders, M.D.
Principal Investigator

The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.

Carey Anders, MD
Principal Investigator Affiliation Duke Cancer Institute
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Other, Industry
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries United States
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Brain Metastases, Human Epidermal Growth Factor 2 Positive Carcinoma of Breast, Advanced Breast Cancer
Additional Details

Patients with advanced HER2+ breast cancer on either

  • (1) first-line trastuzumab/pertuzumab OR (2) second-line T-DM1 in the metastatic setting OR (3) adjuvant trastuzumab-based therapy or T-DM1 with isolated intracranial recurrence will be included.
Patients with de novo metastatic disease and brain metastases or isolated intracranial recurrence can enter upon initiation of maintenance trastuzumab/pertuzumab after chemotherapy if deemed necessary by treating oncologist and meeting other inclusion criteria. Patients with 1st or 2nd intracranial disease event (brain metastases) and stable extracranial disease will be enrolled. Third intracranial progression would be considered if > 12 month interval between second and third intracranial progression. They will receive local therapy with stereotactic radiosurgery ± surgical resection followed by enrollment. Patients will continue standard of care treatment trastuzumab/pertuzumab or T-DM1 with the addition of tucatinib. Hormone receptor-positive patients requiring endocrine therapy should continue. Study treatment will continue until intercranial disease progression or intolerable side effects. Patients with extracranial disease progression while on trial with stable intracranial disease should continue tucatinib into the next line of therapy as described in protocol. If a subject continues tucatinib into the next line therapy they are still considered on study treatment and will be monitored according to the protocol. Cycles will continue consecutively and not restart. Once the subject comes off tucatinib they are considered off study treatment and will enter the follow up period.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Experimental Group

Trastuzumab/pertuzumab + tucatinib or T-DM1 + tucatinib 300mg of tucatinib taken orally twice a day. Taken on Days 1-21 of a 21 Day cycle (3 Weeks). Trastuzumab/Biosimilar administered per current package insert based on site standard of care guidelines Pertuzumab or Biosimilar administered per current package insert based on site standard of care guidelines Trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1) administered per current package insert based on site standard of care guidelines

Interventions

Drug: - Trastuzumab

Administer per current package insert based on site standard of care guidelines

Drug: - Trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1)

Administer per current package insert based on site standard of care guidelines

Drug: - Pertuzumab

Administer per current package insert based on site standard of care guidelines

Drug: - Tucatinib

300 mg orally twice daily (21 Day Cycle)

Contact a Trial Team

If you are interested in learning more about this trial, find the trial site nearest to your location and contact the site coordinator via email or phone. We also strongly recommend that you consult with your healthcare provider about the trials that may interest you and refer to our terms of service below.

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

Status

Recruiting

Address

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

Site Contact

Sarah Sammons, MD

[email protected]

919-668-5247

University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Status

Recruiting

Address

University of Michigan Health System

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

Site Contact

Munira Hussain

[email protected]

734-936-8349

Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri

Status

Recruiting

Address

Washington University in St. Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri, 63130

Site Contact

Samantha Ruzicka, LMSW

[email protected]

314-747-5209

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Status

Recruiting

Address

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27710

Site Contact

Carey Anders, MD

[email protected]

919-684-5301

Columbus, Ohio

Status

Recruiting

Address

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Columbus, Ohio, 43210

Site Contact

Jean Koutou Essan, MPH

[email protected]

614-293-5637

Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon

Status

Recruiting

Address

Providence Portland Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, 97213

Site Contact

Alison K Conlin, MD MPH

[email protected]

503-215-5696

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Status

Recruiting

Address

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030

Site Contact

Rashmi Murthy, MD MBE

[email protected]

713-563-8453