Clinical trial • Phase III • Oncology

Amiloride hydrochloride, furosemide for ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer (stages I–II) | ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer (stages I–III)

Phase III trial of Amiloride hydrochloride, furosemide for ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer (stages I–II) | ER-positive, HER2-negative breast canc…

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer (stages I–II) | ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer (stages I–III)
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
03-10-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
11-02-2025

Trial design

Randomised, duloxetine (oral; product listed with max daily dose 60 mg) vs furosemide (oral; product listed with max daily dose 40 mg) compared to a standard arm (standard of care/no investigational treatment). specific starting doses and schedules not specified in the provided data.-controlled Phase III trial in Cyprus, France, Slovenia and others.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Duloxetine (oral; product listed with max daily dose 60 mg) vs Furosemide (oral; product listed with max daily dose 40 mg) compared to a standard arm (standard of care/no investigational treatment). Specific starting doses and schedules not specified in the provided data.
Target Sample Size
147
Trial Duration For Participant
180

Eligibility

Recruits 147 No vulnerable population selected. Adults aged ≥18 only. Written informed consent is required prior to registration according to ICH/GCP and national/local regulations; no assent procedures for minors are described. Additional contraception, pregnancy testing and breastfeeding restrictions are specified for women of childbearing potential and breastfeeding patients. Participant information and consent documents are provided (see country-specific ICF documents)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the first dose of study treatment.
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable population selected. Adults aged ≥18 only. Written informed consent is required prior to registration according to ICH/GCP and national/local regulations; no assent procedures for minors are described. Additional contraception, pregnancy testing and breastfeeding restrictions are specified for women of childbearing potential and breastfeeding patients. Participant information and consent documents are provided (see country-specific ICF documents).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Female (both pre- and postmenopausal) or male patients\n- Completed baseline assessment of patient-reported questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR42)\n- Before patient registration, written informed consent must be given according to ICH/GCP, and national/local regulations\n- Patients of childbearing / reproductive potential must agree to use at least one highly effective contraceptive measure until treatment discontinuation\n- Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the first dose of study treatment.\n- A breastfeeding patient should discontinue nursing prior to the first dose of study treatment and until 1 month after the last study treatment\n- Age ≥18 years\n- Ongoing adjuvant ET for ER positive HER2 negative breast cancer stages I-III\n- Patients must have received at least 3 months and up to 3 years of ET and planned to continue the same ET during the study\n- Adjuvant cyclin dependent kinase 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor or poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor treatment is allowed as long as they are planned to be kept during the study duration\n- Present endocrine therapy related MSK pain (arthralgia and/or bone pain and/or myalgias), evaluated by the treating clinician as at least grade 2 CTCAE V5.0 for, at least, 4 weeks before enrolment, at the time of the clinic visit\n- Previous chemotherapy is allowed if completed at least 3 months before enrolment\n- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-2\n- Adequate organ function as defined below: • Glomerular filtration rate estimated via the MDRD equation of ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73m2 • Potassium levels ≥ 3.0 mmol/L • Sodium levels ≥ 130 mmol/L • Total bilirubin <1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) (< 3 times the upper limit of normal for Gilbert’s disease)"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Current history of grade ≥ 2 CTCAE V5.0 depression and/or anxiety\n- Known difficulty in tolerating oral medications or conditions which would impair absorption of oral medications\n- Any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol, understanding and completion of questionnaires and follow-up schedule\n- Participation in another interventional study with systemic drugs\n- History of suicide-related events\n- Current use of diuretics, antidepressants and irreversible monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)\n- Current use of prescribed or natural medicines with known interactions with furosemide and/or duloxetine\n- Uncontrolled high blood pressure defined as systolic ≥150 mmHg and ≥ diastolic 100 mmHg\n- Symptomatic hypotension, hypovolemia, or dehydration\n- Addison’s disease\n- Porphyria\n- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including psychiatric conditions, chronic alcoholism, and drug addiction"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in the skeletal scale as assessed by the EORTC QLQ-BR42 at month 3. • The skeletal scale score is computed based on the following four individual items from the EORTC QLQ-BR42 questionnaire Have you had problems with your joints? • Have you had stiffness in your joints? • Have you had pain in your joints? • Have you had aches or pains in your bones?","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in the EORTC QLQ-BR42 skeletal scale at month 3; the skeletal scale score is computed from four EORTC QLQ-BR42 items relating to joint problems, joint stiffness, joint pain and bone aches/pains."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Discontinuation of endocrine therapy","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Rate of discontinuation of endocrine therapy in each arm compared to standard arm (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in the skeletal scale as assessed by the EORTC QLQ-BR42 questionnaire at month 6","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in the EORTC QLQ-BR42 skeletal scale at month 6."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in Global health status/QoL scale according to EORTC-QLQ-C30 questionnaire at 3 and 6 months","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in global health status/quality of life per EORTC QLQ-C30 at months 3 and 6."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in Emotional functioning scale according to EORTC-QLQ-C30 questionnaire at 3 and 6 months","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in emotional functioning scale of EORTC QLQ-C30 at months 3 and 6."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline Endocrine therapy symptoms scale according to EORTC-BR42 questionnaire at 3 and 6 months","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in the endocrine therapy symptoms scale of EORTC QLQ-BR42 at months 3 and 6."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety according to the CTCAE (NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events) Version 5.0 for toxicity and Serious Adverse Event reporting","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Adverse events and serious adverse events graded and reported according to CTCAE v5.0."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
147
Recruitment Window Months
50
Consent Approach
Written informed consent is required from each participant prior to registration in accordance with ICH/GCP and national/local regulations. Participants are adults (≥18) and provide their own consent; no assent processes for minors are described. Subject information and ICF documents are provided for participating countries; patient-facing materials and ICFs are available in multiple languages (examples present in the dossier: English, French, Spanish, Polish, Greek, Slovenian).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
9
Total Number Of Participants
252

Cyprus

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
31-01-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
17-02-2025
Processing Time Days
17
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
13

Sites

Site Name
Bank Of Cyprus Oncology Center
Department Name
Medical Oncology Breast Unit
Contact Person Name
Yiola Marcou
Contact Person Email
yiola.marcou@bococ.org.cy

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
04-12-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
17-02-2025
Processing Time Days
75
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
40

Sites

Site Name
Institut Bergonie
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Camille Chakiba-Brugere
Site Name
Immobiliere De Nancy
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Laurene Gavoille
Contact Person Email
l.gavoille@ilcgroupe.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier De La Cote Basque
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Thomas Grellety
Contact Person Email
tgrellety@ch-cotebasque.fr

Slovenia

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
17-10-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
17-02-2025
Processing Time Days
123
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
31

Sites

Site Name
Institute Of Oncology Ljubljana
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Erika Matos
Contact Person Email
ematos@onko-i.si

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
31-01-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
11-02-2025
Processing Time Days
11
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
148

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal
Department Name
Radiation oncology
Contact Person Name
Marina Alarza Cano
Contact Person Email
marina.alarza@salud.madrid.org
Site Name
Hospital Universitario De Navarra
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Jose Juan Illarramendi
Site Name
Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucia
Department Name
Radiation oncology
Contact Person Name
Juan Salinas Ramos
Contact Person Email
juan.salinas@carm.es

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
30-01-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
17-02-2025
Processing Time Days
18
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
20

Sites

Site Name
Narodowy Instytut Onkologii Im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Department Name
clinical oncology
Contact Person Name
Katarzyna Pogoda
Contact Person Email
katarzyna.pogoda@nio.gov.pl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Europese Organisatie Voor Onderzoek En Behandeling Van Kanker Organisation Europeenne Pour La Recherche Et Le Traitement Du Cancer European Organi
Organisation Type
Patient organisation/association
Country Of Registered Address
Belgium

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Furosemide
Active Substance
Amiloride hydrochloride, furosemide
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Maximum Dose
40 mg
Investigational Product Name
Duloxetine
Active Substance
Duloxetine
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Maximum Dose
60 mg

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