Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

FULVESTRANT for ER-positive HER2-negative breast cancer

Phase II trial of FULVESTRANT for ER-positive HER2-negative breast cancer.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
ER-positive HER2-negative breast cancer
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
17-09-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
08-10-2024

Trial design

Randomised, palbociclib plus fulvestrant (palbociclib 125 mg oral; fulvestrant 500 mg intramuscular) versus standard endocrine therapy (letrozole 2.5 mg oral daily; anastrozole 1 mg oral daily; exemestane 25 mg oral daily; tamoxifen 10 mg oral daily) as per investigator choice / standard endocrine therapy.-controlled Phase II trial across 21 sites in France.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Palbociclib plus fulvestrant (palbociclib 125 mg oral; fulvestrant 500 mg intramuscular) versus standard endocrine therapy (letrozole 2.5 mg oral daily; anastrozole 1 mg oral daily; exemestane 25 mg oral daily; tamoxifen 10 mg oral daily) as per investigator choice / standard endocrine therapy.
Biomarker Stratified
True, circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) detection; strata: ctDNA detected vs not detected (treatment randomisation performed in ctDNA-detected patients)
Target Sample Size
550

Eligibility

Recruits 550 No vulnerable populations selected. Written informed consent is required (see inclusion criterion: 'Written informed consent to participate in the trial and to donation of tissue and blood samples')..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Females who are known to be pregnant or breastfeeding
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected. Written informed consent is required (see inclusion criterion: 'Written informed consent to participate in the trial and to donation of tissue and blood samples').

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Written informed consent to participate in the trial and to donation of tissue and blood samples\n- Female and male patients of reproductive potential must be willing to use an adequate method of contraception for the first three years of the trial, if randomised to standard endocrine therapy for the duration of trial treatment through to at least 4 weeks after the last dose of trial treatment, and if randomised to fulvestrant and palbociclib to 2 years after the last dose of fulvestrant (see section 4.6). Note: Abstinence is acceptable if this is the usual lifestyle and preferred contraception for the patient.\n- Patients willing to have frequent blood tests.\n- Male or female patients aged 18 years or older\n- ECOG performance status 0, 1 or 2 (see https://ecog-acrin.org/resources/ecog-performance-status)\n- Histologically proven primary ER+ (Allred score 6/8 or greater, or stain in ≥10% of cancer cells) and HER2- (immunohistochemistry 0/1+ and/or negative by in situ hybridization) breast cancer as determined by local laboratory\n- Patients with high risk early stage breast cancer according to at least one of the following criteria: Primary surgery (no other treatment prior to surgery) A. Four or more involved axillary lymph nodes or positive supraclavicular lymph node at diagnosis, or B. Tumour size > 5 cm, regardless of lymph node status, or C. 1-3 involved axillary lymph nodes and at least one of the following; i) Tumour size > 3 cm, ii) histological grade 3 iii) high genomic risk defined as Oncotype Dx Recurrence Score >=26, Prosigna score >=60, EPclin risk score >=4.0, or Mammaprint high risk category, or Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (chemotherapy prior to surgery) D. At least one lymph node positive (micrometastasis or macrometastasis) after chemotherapy E. Lymph node negative and tumour size > 3 cm after chemotherapy Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy (endocrine based therapy prior to surgery)* * Use the primary surgery criteria - staging tumour size and lymph node status may be either the pathological staging after endocrine therapy or on the initial clinical staging prior to neoadjuvant therapy\n- Available tissue from one archival tumour tissue sample (either from diagnostic biopsy, primary surgery or where available residual disease post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy)\n- No evidence of macroscopic distant metastatic disease or incurable locally advanced disease on staging scans conducted at any time since initial diagnosis.\n- Patients receiving standard endocrine therapy with aromatase inhibitors (letrozole, anastrazole, exemestane), tamoxifen, or combination of such for a minimum of 6 months* and maximum of 7 years duration with an additional three years of endocrine therapy planned. Pre- or peri-menopausal patients may also receive GnRH analogues. * patients may enrol during the first 6 months of standard endocrine therapy, and wait until at least 6 months of endocrine therapy has been received prior to starting ctDNA surveillance. Patients who have previously started and have permanently discontinued standard endocrine therapy cannot be enrolled in the trial.\n- Patients must have had surgery achieving clear margins (as per local guidelines)"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Any concurrent or planned treatment for the current diagnosis of breast cancer other than adjuvant endocrine therapy or a bisphosphonate.\n- Clinically significant uncontrolled heart disease including any of the following: a. History of myocardial infarction (MI), angina pectoris, symptomatic pericarditis, or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) within 6 months prior to trial entry b. Symptomatic congestive heart failure c. Long QT syndrome or family history of idiopathic sudden death or congenital long QT syndrome. d. Cardiac arrhythmia.\n- History of pneumonitis, interstitial lung disease or pulmonary fibrosis\n- Known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (testing not required as part of study screening)\n- Known active Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C (testing not required as part of study screening)\n- Females who are known to be pregnant or breastfeeding\n- History of bleeding diathesis (i.e. disseminated intravascular coagulation, clotting factor deficiency), other known abnormalities in coagulation or treatment with anticoagulants. Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), low dose aspirin or clopidogrel are permitted.\n- Child-Pugh class C hepatic impairment or creatinine clearance < 30ml/min.\n- Patient with bilateral tumours, or unilateral multifocal cancers with multiple separate primary cancers.(Multifocal cancer that reflects a single primary cancer, in the opinion of the investigator, are eligible)\n- Patients with prior exposure to a CDK 4/6 inhibitor as part of standard of care may enrol only after at least 12 months from completing CDK4/6 therapy.\n- Prior exposure to therapeutic dose of fulvestrant is not permitted. One subtherapeutic dose of fulvestrant is permitted.\n- Prior diagnosis of cancer including prior diagnosis of breast cancer in the previous 5 years, other than for non-melanoma carcinoma of the skin or cervical carcinoma in situ\n- Patients previously entered into a therapeutic trial where experimental therapy is continued post-surgery. Patients who have entered a clinical trial of a CDK4/6 inhibitor in the adjuvant setting are not eligible. Patients who received a CDK4/6 inhibitor only before an operation, with no post-operative adjuvant use, are eligible.\n- Treatment with an unlicensed or investigational product within 4 weeks prior registration to trial\n- Patient has not recovered to ≤ grade 1 (except alopecia or certain other toxicities, which in the opinion of the Investigator should not exclude the patient) from related side effects of any prior antineoplastic therapy, not including side-effects of endocrine therapy\n- Patient with impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of oral medication (e.g. Crohn’s disease, ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, malabsorption syndrome, or small bowel resection)\n- Patient has any other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition that would, in the Investigator’ opinion cause unacceptable safety risks, contraindicate patient participation in the clinical trial or compromise compliance with the protocol."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Surveillance Phase: • ctDNA detection – Total ctDNA detection and breakdown by incidence at first ctDNA test verses incidence at subsequent ctDNA tests","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of ctDNA detection incidence at first ctDNA test and at subsequent ctDNA tests (Surveillance Phase)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Treatment Phase: • Relapse free survival – Time from randomization to invasive local/regional recurrence (including ipsilateral invasive breast recurrence) or distant recurrence or death from any cause. Patients with second primary invasive cancers (breast or non-breast) would be censored at time of detection.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from randomization to invasive local/regional recurrence (including ipsilateral invasive breast recurrence), distant recurrence, or death from any cause; censoring of second primary invasive cancers at time of detection."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Relapse free interval – Time from randomisation to invasive local/regional recurrence (including ipsilateral invasive breast recurrence) or distant invasive recurrence. All deaths and second primary invasive cancers (breast or non-breast) would be censored at time of detection.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from randomisation to invasive local/regional recurrence (including ipsilateral invasive breast recurrence) or distant invasive recurrence; deaths and second primary invasive cancers censored at detection."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Invasive disease free survival – Time from randomisation to invasive local/regional recurrence (including ipsilateral invasive breast recurrence), new breast cancer (ipsilateral or contralateral) or distant recurrence or death from any cause. Patients with non-invasive recurrences or second primary invasive cancers (non-breast) would be censored at time of detection.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from randomisation to invasive local/regional recurrence, new breast cancer (ipsilateral or contralateral), distant recurrence, or death; non-invasive recurrences and second primary invasive non-breast cancers censored."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Distant recurrence free survival - Time from randomization to distant invasive breast cancer recurrence or death from any cause. Patients with new contralateral invasive breast cancers or second primary invasive non-breast cancers would be censored at time of detection.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from randomization to distant invasive breast cancer recurrence or death; certain new primary cancers censored."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Overall survival – Time from randomisation to death from any cause.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from randomisation to death from any cause."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- • ctDNA clearance – Absence of detectable ctDNA and disease recurrence at 24 weeks. Additional timepoints will be assessed in exploratory analysis (e.g. 52 weeks).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Absence of detectable ctDNA and absence of disease recurrence at 24 weeks (with additional exploratory timepoints)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Safety and tolerability – Assessed by Adverse Events (AEs) as per CTCAE v5 and quality of life as measured with EQ-5D-5L and EORTC C30 and BR23 questionnaires","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Adverse events graded per CTCAE v5; QoL measured by EQ-5D-5L, EORTC C30 and BR23."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Overt advanced disease (metastatic disease or incurable locally advanced disease) at time of ctDNA detection at the time of first ctDNA detection, and subsequent ctDNA tests.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Occurrence of metastatic disease or incurable locally advanced disease at time of ctDNA detection on first or subsequent tests."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Isolated local recurrence (recurrence in ipslilateral breast or ipsilateral regional lymph nodes treatable with potentially curative intent) at the time at time of ctDNA detection at the time of first ctDNA detection, and subsequent ctDNA tests.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Occurrence of isolated local recurrence treatable with curative intent at time of ctDNA detection."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Proportion of recurrences detected by ctDNA – the proportion of recurrences that have ctDNA detected prior to recurrence compared to the total number of recurrences during the period of ctDNA surveillance.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of recurrences with ctDNA detected prior to clinical recurrence during surveillance period."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Level of ctDNA detection – the allele fraction of ctDNA at the time of first ctDNA detection.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Allele fraction measurement of ctDNA at first ctDNA detection."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- • Lead time to recurrence on standard of care – the time from the date of ctDNA detection to invasive local/regional recurrence (including ipsilateral invasive breast recurrence) in the standard of care endocrine therapy group. All deaths and second primary invasive cancers (breast or non-breast) would be censored.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from ctDNA detection to invasive local/regional recurrence in the standard endocrine therapy group; deaths and second primary invasive cancers censored."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
550
Recruitment Window Months
95
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required from participants (see inclusion criterion: 'Written informed consent to participate in the trial and to donation of tissue and blood samples'). Participants must be aged 18 years or older. Subject information and informed consent forms are listed in trial documents (e.g. L1_SIS and ICF_Surveillance; L1_SIS and ICF_Treatment; L1_SIS and ICF_Information Patient Letter n1; L2_SIS and ICF_Pregnant Participant; L2_SIS and ICF_Pregnant Partner).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
21
Total Number Of Participants
550

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
01-10-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
08-10-2024
Processing Time Days
7
Number Of Sites
21
Number Of Participants
550

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois
Department Name
Cancérologie - Oncologie
Principal Investigator Name
Marie VALLEE
Principal Investigator Email
mvallee@ch-annecygenevois.fr
Contact Person Name
Marie VALLEE
Contact Person Email
mvallee@ch-annecygenevois.fr
Site Name
Institut Gustave Roussy
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Joana RIBEIRO
Principal Investigator Email
joana-mourato.ribeiro@gustaveroussy.fr
Contact Person Name
Joana RIBEIRO
Site Name
Centre Francois Baclesse
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
eorge EMILE
Principal Investigator Email
g.emile@baclesse.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
eorge EMILE
Contact Person Email
g.emile@baclesse.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Institut Paoli Calmettes
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Renaud SABATIER
Principal Investigator Email
sabatierr@ipc.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Renaud SABATIER
Contact Person Email
sabatierr@ipc.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Centre Leon Berard
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Thomas BACHELOT
Principal Investigator Email
thomas.bachelot@lyon.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Thomas BACHELOT
Site Name
Hopital Prive Des Cotes D'armor
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Anne-Claire HARDY-BESSARD
Principal Investigator Email
ac.hardy@cario-sante.fr
Contact Person Name
Anne-Claire HARDY-BESSARD
Contact Person Email
ac.hardy@cario-sante.fr
Site Name
Centre Henri Becquerel
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Marianne LEHEURTEUR
Principal Investigator Email
marianne.leheurteur@chb.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Marianne LEHEURTEUR
Site Name
Centre De Lutte Contre Le Cancer Eugene Marquis
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
LE DU Fanny
Principal Investigator Email
f.ledu@rennes.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
LE DU Fanny
Contact Person Email
f.ledu@rennes.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Institut Bergonie
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Monica ARNEDOS
Principal Investigator Email
m.arnedos@bordeaux.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Monica ARNEDOS
Site Name
Institut De Cancerologie De L Ouest
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Anne PATSOURIS
Principal Investigator Email
anne.patsouris@ico.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Anne PATSOURIS
Site Name
Centre Jean Perrin
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Xavier DURANDO
Principal Investigator Email
xavier.durando@clermont.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Xavier DURANDO
Site Name
Oncopole Claudius Regaud
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Florence DALENC
Principal Investigator Email
dalenc.florence@iuct-oncopole.fr
Contact Person Name
Florence DALENC
Site Name
Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Caroline BAILLEUX
Principal Investigator Email
caroline.bailleux@nice.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Caroline BAILLEUX
Site Name
Institut De Cancerologie De L Ouest
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Marie ROBERT
Principal Investigator Email
marie.robert@ico.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Marie ROBERT
Contact Person Email
marie.robert@ico.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Institut Godinot
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Christelle JOUANNAUD
Principal Investigator Email
christelle.jouannaud@reims.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Christelle JOUANNAUD
Site Name
Institut Curie
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
François-Clément BIDARD
Principal Investigator Email
francois-clement-bidard@curie.fr
Contact Person Name
François-Clément BIDARD
Site Name
Hopital Saint Louis
Department Name
Sénologie
Principal Investigator Name
Luis TEIXEIRA
Principal Investigator Email
luis.teixeira@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Luis TEIXEIRA
Contact Person Email
luis.teixeira@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Et Universitaire De Limoges
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Elise DELUCHE
Principal Investigator Email
elise.deluche@chu-limoges.fr
Contact Person Name
Elise DELUCHE
Contact Person Email
elise.deluche@chu-limoges.fr
Site Name
Institut Sainte Catherine
Department Name
Oncologie
Principal Investigator Name
Julien GRENIER
Principal Investigator Email
j.grenier@isc84.org
Contact Person Name
Julien GRENIER
Contact Person Email
j.grenier@isc84.org
Site Name
Centr Georges Francois Leclerc
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Sylvain LADOIRE
Principal Investigator Email
SLadoire@cgfl.fr
Contact Person Name
Sylvain LADOIRE
Contact Person Email
SLadoire@cgfl.fr
Site Name
Institut Curie
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
François-Clément BIDARD
Principal Investigator Email
francois-clement-bidard@curie.fr
Contact Person Name
François-Clément BIDARD

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
United Kingdom

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
FULVESTRANT
Active Substance
FULVESTRANT
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION
Route
INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION
Starting Dose
500 mg
Dose Levels
500 mg
Maximum Dose
500 mg
Investigational Product Name
ANASTROZOLE
Active Substance
ANASTROZOLE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Starting Dose
1 mg
Dose Levels
1 mg
Maximum Dose
1 mg
Investigational Product Name
PALBOCICLIB
Active Substance
PALBOCICLIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Starting Dose
125 mg
Dose Levels
125 mg
Maximum Dose
125 mg
Investigational Product Name
TAMOXIFEN
Active Substance
TAMOXIFEN CITRATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Starting Dose
10 mg
Dose Levels
10 mg
Maximum Dose
10 mg
Investigational Product Name
LETROZOLE
Active Substance
LETROZOLE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Starting Dose
2.5 mg
Dose Levels
2.5 mg
Maximum Dose
2.5 mg
Investigational Product Name
EXEMESTANE
Active Substance
EXEMESTANE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Starting Dose
25 mg
Dose Levels
25 mg
Maximum Dose
25 mg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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