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T-DM1 Alone Versus T-DM1 and Metronomic Temozolomide in Secondary Prevention of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Brain Metastases Following Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Primary Purpose

Breast Cancer, Brain Metastasis, Brain Cancer

Status
Terminated
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
T-DM1
TMZ
Sponsored by
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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Eligibility
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring Ado-trastuzumab Emtansine, Systemic Control of Disease, Maximum Tolerated Dose, Preventing the Formation of a Metastasis

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers
  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Phase 1 Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients must have histologically confirmed HER2-positive breast cancer for which standard curative measures do not exist or are no longer effective. HER2 testing must have been performed in a laboratory accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) or another accrediting entity.
  • Patients must have brain metastases, treated within 12 weeks of study entry with SRS, resection or WBRT. A minimum interval of 3 weeks between completion of brain SRS and/or resection and 6 weeks for WBRT and the start of treatment in this trial will be observed to allow proper healing. The presence of concomitant extracranial metastatic disease is allowed for enrollment.
  • Corticosteroids will be allowed at enrollment and during the first month of treatment

with T-DM1 after SRS, up to a dose of no more than 10mg of dexamethasone daily or equivalent. Patients that need to continue corticosteroids after the initial month will be allowed to continue in the protocol treatment if no further increase in dose is necessary. Patients that need increase in dose of corticosteroid after initial month will be taken off protocol treatment.

  • Age greater than or equal to18 years. Because breast cancer is not commonly found in pediatric population and no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of temozolomide in combination with T-DM1 in patients <18 years of age, children are excluded from this study, but will be eligible for future pediatric trials.
  • ECOG performance status less than or equal to 2 (Karnofsky greater than or equal to 60%, see Appendix A)
  • Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:

    • leukocytes greater than or equal to 3,000/mcL
    • absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1,000/mcL
    • platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/mcL
    • total bilirubin within normal institutional limits
    • AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) <3.0 X institutional upper limit of normal
    • creatinine up to 1.5 upper institutional limits, OR
    • creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2) for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal.
  • Alkylating agents as well as other therapeutic agents used in this trial are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation and for 7 months (women) or 4 months (men) after treatment completion. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
  • Ability of subject to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Phase 2 Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients must have histologically confirmed HER2-positive breast cancer for which standard curative measures do not exist or are no longer effective. HER2 testing must have been performed in a laboratory accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) or another accrediting entity.
  • Patients must have 1-10 brain metastases, by contrast MRI, treated within 12 weeks of study entry with SRS and/or resection. A minimum interval of 3 weeks between completion of brain SRS and/or resection and the start of treatment in this trial will be observed to allow proper healing. The presence of concomitant extracranial metastatic disease is allowed for enrollment.
  • Corticosteroids will be allowed at enrollment and during the first month of treatment with T-DM1 after SRS, up to a dose of no more than 10mg of dexamethasone daily or equivalent. Patients that need to continue corticosteroids after the initial month will be allowed to continue in the protocol treatment if no further increase in dose is necessary. Patients that need increase in dose of corticosteroid after initial month will be taken off protocol treatment.
  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years. Because breast cancer is not commonly found in pediatric population and no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of temozolomide in combination with T-DM1 in patients <18 years of age, children are excluded from this study, but will be eligible for future pediatric trials.
  • ECOG performance status less than or equal to 2 (Karnofsky greater than or equal to 60%)
  • Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:

    • leukocytes greater than or equal to 3,000/mcL
    • absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1,000/mcL
    • platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/mcL
    • total bilirubin within normal institutional limits
    • AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) <3.0 X institutional upper limit of normal
    • creatinine up to 1.5 upper institutional limits, OR
    • creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2) for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal.
  • Alkylating agents as well as other therapeutic agents used in this trial are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation and for 7 months (women) or 4 months (men) after treatment completion. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
  • Ability of subject to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Phase 1 Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.
  • Patients unable to speak or understand English, since they cannot complete neurocognitive evaluation.
  • Patients with known leptomeningeal metastatic disease.
  • Patients with major symptoms or impairments related to brain metastases, such as aphasia or severe confusion, will be excluded per PI discretion when those symptoms preclude proper neurocognitive evaluation during the study treatment.
  • Patients who have received previous treatment with T-DM1 and had systemic progression of disease while on it, are ineligible. Patients receiving treatment with T- DM1 whose only site of disease progression was brain are allowed to enroll in this trial.
  • Patients who have received chemotherapy in the previous 3 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin).
  • HBV (HBs Ag positive) or HCV (anti-HCV positive) patients are ineligible because of potential reactivation of hepatitis virus with temozolomide use.
  • Grade greater than or equal to 3 peripheral neuropathy according to (NCI CTCAE) version 4.0.
  • Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) or Transitory Ischemic Attack (TIA) in the year before enrollment, or presence of residual symptoms from CVA that happened more than a year before.
  • Pulmonary Embolism (PE) in the 3 months before enrollment. Anticoagulation is permitted.
  • Impaired cardiac function or clinically significant cardiac disease including the following:

    • New York Heart Association grade III or IV congestive heart failure.
    • Myocardial infarction within the last 12 months.
  • Subjects with impaired LVEF (<50%).
  • Patients with inability to complete brain MRI studies with contrast.
  • Patients with breast tissue expanders must have those removed before enrollment.
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to temozolomide or T-DM1. Patients who are tolerating TDM1 successfully with premedications and slower infusion will be allowed.
  • Patients receiving medications that are strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers are ineligible. In vitro studies indicate that DM1, the cytotoxic component of T-DM1, is metabolized mainly by CYP3A4 and to a lesser extent by CYP3A5. Concomitant use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors with T-DM1 should be avoided due to the potential for an increase in DM1 exposure and toxicity. Consider an alternate medication with no or minimal potential to inhibit CYP3A4. Lists including medications and substances known or with the potential to interact with CYP3A4 isoenzymes are provided in Appendix B.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because temozolomide is an alkylating agent with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with temozolomide and/or T-DM1, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with either of those agents. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study.
  • HIV-positive patients are excluded because these patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy.
  • Patients with any other concomitant invasive malignancies are ineligible. Prior invasive cancers treated with curative intent, and with no evidence of recurrent disease, may be eligible after PI evaluation. Patients with treated limited stage basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the breast or cervix are eligible.

Phase 2 Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.
  • Patients unable to speak or understand English, since they cannot complete neurocognitive evaluation.
  • Patients with known leptomeningeal metastatic disease.
  • Patients previously treated with whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT).
  • Patients with major symptoms or impairments related to brain metastases, such as aphasia or severe confusion, will be excluded per PI discretion when those symptoms preclude proper neurocognitive evaluation during the study treatment.
  • Patients who have received previous treatment with T-DM1 and had systemic progression of disease while on it, are ineligible. Patients receiving treatment with T- DM1 whose only site of disease progression was brain are allowed to enroll in this trial.
  • Patients who have received chemotherapy in the previous 3 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin).
  • HBV (HBs Ag positive) or HCV (anti-HCV positive) patients are ineligible because of potential reactivation of hepatitis virus with temozolomide use.
  • Grade greater than or equal to 3 peripheral neuropathy according to (NCI CTCAE) version 4.0.
  • Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) or Transitory Ischemic Attack (TIA) in the year before enrollment, or presence of residual symptoms from CVA that happened more than a year before.
  • Pulmonary Embolism (PE) in the 3 months before enrollment. Anticoagulation is permitted.
  • Impaired cardiac function or clinically significant cardiac disease including the following:

    • New York Heart Association grade III or IV congestive heart failure.
    • Myocardial infarction within the last 12 months.
    • Subjects with impaired LVEF (<50%).
    • Patients with inability to complete brain MRI studies with contrast.
    • Patients with breast tissue expanders must have those removed before enrollment.
    • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to temozolomide or T-DM1. Patients who are tolerating TDM1 successfully with premedications and slower infusion will be allowed.
  • Patients receiving medications that are strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers are ineligible. In vitro studies indicate that DM1, the cytotoxic component of T-DM1, is metabolized mainly by CYP3A4 and to a lesser extent by CYP3A5. Concomitant use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors with T-DM1 should be avoided due to the potential for an increase in DM1 exposure and toxicity. Consider an alternate medication with no or minimal potential to inhibit CYP3A4. Lists including medications and substances known or with the potential to interact with CYP3A4 isoenzymes are provided in Appendix B.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because temozolomide is an alkylating agent with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with temozolomide and/or T-DM1, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with either of those agents. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study.
  • HIV-positive patients are excluded because these patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy.
  • Patients with any other concomitant invasive malignancies are ineligible. Prior invasive cancers treated with curative intent, and with no evidence of recurrent disease, may be eligible after PI evaluation.

Sites / Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm Type

Experimental

Active Comparator

Experimental

Arm Label

1/Phase I: Ado-trastuzumab (T-DMI) + Temozolomide (TMZ) Dose Escalation

2A /Phase II: Arm A, Ado-trastuzumab (T-DMI) Alone

2B/Phase II /Arm B, Ado-trastuzumab (T-DMI) + Temozolomide (TMZ)

Arm Description

T-DM1 + TMZ in dose escalation

T-DM1

T-DM1 + TMZ at recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D)

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Phase I: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Temozolomide (TMZ) When Used With T-DM1 (Ado-trastuzumab)
Maximum tolerated dose of TMZ when used in combination with T-DM1. MTD is defined as the dose level at which 0 or 1 participant in 6 has a dose limiting toxicity (DLT). A DLT is defined as grade 3 or higher non-hematologic adverse events excluding grade 3 hypertension controlled with anti-hypertensive therapy; or grade 3 asymptomatic electrolytes imbalance; grade 3 endocrinopathy; grade 3 asymptomatic increase in aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase; and transient (lasting less than <48 hours) nausea, emesis, or diarrhea if corrected with conservative measures within 24-48 hours. A hematologic grade 4 neutropenia of ≥ 7 days duration, grade ≥ 3 thrombocytopenia, and all other grade 4 hematologic toxicities excluding grade 4 lymphopenia, or leukopenia in the absence of grade 3 or higher neutropenia. Grade 3 is severe. Grade 4 is life-threatening.
Phase II: Median Amount of Time Participant Survives Without New Brain Lesions After Starting Treatment
Median time to progression. Progression was assessed using the Response Assessment in Neuro-oncology Brain Metastases (RANO-BM) Criteria for evaluation of brain lesions, and the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) for systemic evaluation. Progression is a 25% increase in the sum of products of all measurable lesions observed over baseline if no decrease. Or appearance of new lesions, or failure to return for evaluation due to death or deteriorating condition.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Phase I: Number of Participants With Grade 3 and/or Grade 4 Adverse Events
Adverse events were assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v4.0). Grade 3 is severe. Grade 4 is life-threatening.
Phase I: Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLTs) at Each Dose Level
Number of participants with DLTs at each dose level 30 days after treatment. A DLT is defined as grade 3 or higher non-hematologic adverse events excluding grade 3 hypertension controlled with anti-hypertensive therapy; or grade 3 asymptomatic electrolytes imbalance; grade 3 endocrinopathy; grade 3 asymptomatic increase in aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase; and transient (lasting less than <48 hours) nausea, emesis, or diarrhea if corrected with conservative measures within 24-48 hours. A hematologic grade 4 neutropenia of ≥ 7 days duration, grade ≥ 3 thrombocytopenia, and all other grade 4 hematologic toxicities excluding grade 4 lymphopenia, or leukopenia in the absence of grade 3 or higher neutropenia. Grade 3 is severe. Grade 4 is life-threatening.
Phase II: Time to Whole Brain Irradiation
Time to whole brain irradiation compared between the two arms and Kaplan-Meier curves constructed with a two-tailed log-rank test used to compare the arms.
Phase I: Median Survival
Median amount of time participants survives after therapy. Survival compared between the two arms and Kaplan-Meier curves constructed with a two-tailed log-rank test used to compare the arms.
Phase I: Standard Time to Progression (TTP)
TTP is the time between the first day of treatment to the day of disease progression. Progression was assessed using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). Progression is at least a 25% increase in the sum of products of all measurable lesions over smallest sum observed, clear worsening of any evaluable disease, appearance of any new lesion/site, or failure to return for evaluation due to death or deteriorating condition.
Phase II: Median Survival
Median amount of time participants survives after therapy. Survival compared between the two arms and Kaplan-Meier curves constructed with a two-tailed log-rank test used to compare the arms.

Full Information

First Posted
June 16, 2017
Last Updated
September 15, 2023
Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03190967
Brief Title
T-DM1 Alone Versus T-DM1 and Metronomic Temozolomide in Secondary Prevention of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Brain Metastases Following Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Official Title
Phase I/II Study of T-DM1 Alone Versus T-DM1 and Metronomic Temozolomide in Secondary Prevention of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Brain Metastases Following Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
September 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Terminated
Why Stopped
The phase II portion was never started as we could no longer get the drug from the manufacturer.
Study Start Date
April 18, 2018 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
June 28, 2021 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 13, 2023 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Background: Sometimes breast cancer spreads (metastasizes) to the brain. Researchers want to study new treatments for brain metastases. The drug Temozolomide is approved to treat brain tumors. Researchers want to see if combining it with the drug trastuzumab emtansine (T-DMI) prevents the formation of new metastases in the brain. Objective: To study if Temozolomide with T-DM1 lowers the chance of having new metastases in the brain. Eligibility: Adults at least 18 years old with a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer that has spread to the brain and was recently treated with stereotactic radiation or surgery. Design: Participants will be screened with Medical history Physical exam Heart tests A scan (computed tomography (CT) that makes a picture of the body using a small amount of radiation A scan (magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that uses a magnetic field to make an image of the brain Blood tests. Pregnancy test. The study will be done in 3-week cycles. All participants will get T-DM1 on Day 1 of every cycle through a small plastic tube inserted in an arm vein. Some participants will also take Temozolomide capsules by mouth every day. Participants will keep a medication diary. During the study, participants will also: Repeat most of the screening tests. Answer questions about their general well-being and functioning. Participants will have lumbar puncture at least 2 times. A needle is inserted into the spinal canal low in the back and cerebrospinal fluid is collected. This will be done with local anesthesia and with the help of images. Participants will be asked to provide tumor samples when available. Participants will have a follow-up visit about 1 month after stopping the study drug. They will be contacted by telephone or email every 3 months after that.
Detailed Description
Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. In the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2+) subtype, brain metastases can occur in up to 25-40% of patients. The standard therapy for brain metastases continues to be surgery or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and/or whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT). Currently, independently of localized or systemic treatment modality, once brain metastases are established, options for treatment are limited, and the disease almost invariably progresses, limiting not only survival but also quality of life in most patients. Preclinical literature suggests the hypothesis that preventing the formation of a metastasis by a drug may be more efficacious than attempting to shrink an established lesion. Our group has shown in vitro and in vivo in animal models injected with a brain tropic O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) + cell line, that even in very low doses temozolomide (TMZ) administered in a prophylactic, metronomic fashion can significantly prevent development of brain metastases. We propose a secondary-prevention clinical trial with oral TMZ given to HER2+ breast cancer patients with brain metastases after recent local treatment (SRS or surgical resection) in combination with the anti-HER2 agent T-DM1 for systemic control of disease. Objectives: Phase I (run in): to identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of TMZ when used in combination with T-DM1. Phase II: to determine if the combination regimen of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) and temozolomide improves the freedom from distant new brain metastases following stereotactic radiosurgery or surgical resection in HER2-positive breast cancer brain metastases, as compared to T-DM1 alone guided by one-year results as an important benchmark for measuring improvement. Eligibility: Phase I: Histologically confirmed HER2+ breast cancer. Eastern Cooperative Oncology (ECOG) performance status 0-2 and adequate organ and marrow function. Brain metastases, treated within 12 weeks of study entry with SRS, resection or WBRT. Patients with leptomeningeal metastatic disease are ineligible. Patients that are unable to complete a brain MRI with contrast are ineligible. Patients with breast tissue expanders must have those removed before enrollment. Hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients are ineligible. Patient with impaired cardiac function or clinically significant cardiac disease are ineligible. Corticosteroids will be allowed at enrollment and during the first month of treatment with T-DM1 after SRS, up to a dose of no more than 10mg of dexamethasone daily or equivalent. Patients that need to continue corticosteroids after the initial month will not be allowed to increase the dose after that period and will be taken off protocol. Phase II: Histologically confirmed HER2+ breast cancer. ECOG performance status 0-2 and adequate organ and marrow function. 1-10 brain metastases, by contrast MRI, treated within 12 weeks of study entry with SRS and/or resection. Patients with leptomeningeal metastatic disease are ineligible. Patients with history of WBRT are ineligible. Patients that are unable to complete a brain MRI with contrast are ineligible. Patients with breast tissue expanders must have those removed before enrollment. HBV, HCV or HIV-positive patients are ineligible. Patient with impaired cardiac function or clinically significant cardiac disease are ineligible. Corticosteroids will be allowed at enrollment and during the first month of treatment with T-DM1 after SRS, up to a dose of no more than 10mg of dexamethasone daily or equivalent. Patients that need to continue corticosteroids after the initial month will not be allowed to increase the dose after that period and will be taken off protocol. Design: This is a Phase I/II open label study that will evaluate the potential benefit of TMZ in prevention of new brain metastases in patients with limited brain metastases from HER2+ breast cancer, previously treated with SRS or surgical resection of brain metastases. All patients will receive the standard second-line therapy for HER2+ metastatic breast cancer: T-DM1. During phase II patients will be randomized between T-DM1 plus TMZ versus T-DM1 alone. Phase I run in: T-DM1 3.6 mg/kg intravenous (IV) every 21 days plus TMZ 30, 40 or 50 mg/m^2 daily. Phase II: T-DM1 3.6 mg/kg versus T-DM1 3.6mg/kg plus TMZ at recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D). Phase I will follow a standard 3+3 design. Thus, with 3 dose levels, up to 18 patients may be included in the initial safety evaluation. In the phase II portion of the trial, a total of 49 evaluable subjects per arm (98 total) will need to be randomized over a 3-year period and followed for an additional 2 years from the date of entry of the last patient, with occurrence of 79 total relapses in both arms combined, in order to have 80% power to compare the curves.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Breast Cancer, Brain Metastasis, Brain Cancer
Keywords
Ado-trastuzumab Emtansine, Systemic Control of Disease, Maximum Tolerated Dose, Preventing the Formation of a Metastasis

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 1, Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Sequential Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
12 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
1/Phase I: Ado-trastuzumab (T-DMI) + Temozolomide (TMZ) Dose Escalation
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
T-DM1 + TMZ in dose escalation
Arm Title
2A /Phase II: Arm A, Ado-trastuzumab (T-DMI) Alone
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
T-DM1
Arm Title
2B/Phase II /Arm B, Ado-trastuzumab (T-DMI) + Temozolomide (TMZ)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
T-DM1 + TMZ at recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D)
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
T-DM1
Other Intervention Name(s)
Ado-trastuzumab
Intervention Description
T-DM1 3.6 mg/kg intravenous (IV) every 21 days
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
TMZ
Other Intervention Name(s)
Temozolomide
Intervention Description
Phase I: TMZ 30, 40 or 50 mg/m^2 daily Phase II: TMZ at recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) estimated in Phase I dose escalation part of the study.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Phase I: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Temozolomide (TMZ) When Used With T-DM1 (Ado-trastuzumab)
Description
Maximum tolerated dose of TMZ when used in combination with T-DM1. MTD is defined as the dose level at which 0 or 1 participant in 6 has a dose limiting toxicity (DLT). A DLT is defined as grade 3 or higher non-hematologic adverse events excluding grade 3 hypertension controlled with anti-hypertensive therapy; or grade 3 asymptomatic electrolytes imbalance; grade 3 endocrinopathy; grade 3 asymptomatic increase in aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase; and transient (lasting less than <48 hours) nausea, emesis, or diarrhea if corrected with conservative measures within 24-48 hours. A hematologic grade 4 neutropenia of ≥ 7 days duration, grade ≥ 3 thrombocytopenia, and all other grade 4 hematologic toxicities excluding grade 4 lymphopenia, or leukopenia in the absence of grade 3 or higher neutropenia. Grade 3 is severe. Grade 4 is life-threatening.
Time Frame
first 21 days of treatment
Title
Phase II: Median Amount of Time Participant Survives Without New Brain Lesions After Starting Treatment
Description
Median time to progression. Progression was assessed using the Response Assessment in Neuro-oncology Brain Metastases (RANO-BM) Criteria for evaluation of brain lesions, and the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) for systemic evaluation. Progression is a 25% increase in the sum of products of all measurable lesions observed over baseline if no decrease. Or appearance of new lesions, or failure to return for evaluation due to death or deteriorating condition.
Time Frame
From the start of treatment until new brain lesions
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Phase I: Number of Participants With Grade 3 and/or Grade 4 Adverse Events
Description
Adverse events were assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v4.0). Grade 3 is severe. Grade 4 is life-threatening.
Time Frame
Evaluated at the beginning of every cycle while on study, for an average of 9.6 months (range 2.8-33.9 months).
Title
Phase I: Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLTs) at Each Dose Level
Description
Number of participants with DLTs at each dose level 30 days after treatment. A DLT is defined as grade 3 or higher non-hematologic adverse events excluding grade 3 hypertension controlled with anti-hypertensive therapy; or grade 3 asymptomatic electrolytes imbalance; grade 3 endocrinopathy; grade 3 asymptomatic increase in aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase; and transient (lasting less than <48 hours) nausea, emesis, or diarrhea if corrected with conservative measures within 24-48 hours. A hematologic grade 4 neutropenia of ≥ 7 days duration, grade ≥ 3 thrombocytopenia, and all other grade 4 hematologic toxicities excluding grade 4 lymphopenia, or leukopenia in the absence of grade 3 or higher neutropenia. Grade 3 is severe. Grade 4 is life-threatening.
Time Frame
After first cycle of treatment, up to 30 days
Title
Phase II: Time to Whole Brain Irradiation
Description
Time to whole brain irradiation compared between the two arms and Kaplan-Meier curves constructed with a two-tailed log-rank test used to compare the arms.
Time Frame
At progression
Title
Phase I: Median Survival
Description
Median amount of time participants survives after therapy. Survival compared between the two arms and Kaplan-Meier curves constructed with a two-tailed log-rank test used to compare the arms.
Time Frame
From date of first therapy until death, an average of 40.79 months
Title
Phase I: Standard Time to Progression (TTP)
Description
TTP is the time between the first day of treatment to the day of disease progression. Progression was assessed using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). Progression is at least a 25% increase in the sum of products of all measurable lesions over smallest sum observed, clear worsening of any evaluable disease, appearance of any new lesion/site, or failure to return for evaluation due to death or deteriorating condition.
Time Frame
From first day of treatment to the day of disease progression, an average of 15 months.
Title
Phase II: Median Survival
Description
Median amount of time participants survives after therapy. Survival compared between the two arms and Kaplan-Meier curves constructed with a two-tailed log-rank test used to compare the arms.
Time Frame
At death
Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures:
Title
Phase I: Number of Participants With Serious and/or Non-serious Adverse Events Assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v4.0)
Description
Here is the number of participants with serious and/or non-serious adverse events assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v4.0). A non-serious adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence. A serious adverse event is an adverse event or suspected adverse reaction that results in death, a life-threatening adverse drug experience, hospitalization, disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions, congenital anomaly/birth defect or important medical events that jeopardize the patient or subject and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the previous outcomes mentioned.
Time Frame
Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 44 months and 27 days for level 1, 28 months and 10 days for level 2, and 40 months and 8 days for level 3.

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
INCLUSION CRITERIA: Phase 1 Inclusion Criteria Patients must have histologically confirmed human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer for which standard curative measures do not exist or are no longer effective. HER2 testing must have been performed in a laboratory accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) or another accrediting entity. Patients must have brain metastases, treated within 12 weeks of study entry with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), resection or whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT). A minimum interval of 3 weeks between completion of brain SRS and/or resection and 6 weeks for WBRT and the start of treatment in this trial will be observed to allow proper healing. The presence of concomitant extracranial metastatic disease is allowed for enrollment. Corticosteroids will be allowed at enrollment and during the first month of treatment with trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) after SRS, up to a dose of no more than 10mg of dexamethasone daily or equivalent. Patients that need to continue corticosteroids after the initial month will be allowed to continue in the protocol treatment if no further increase in dose is necessary. Patients that need increase in dose of corticosteroid after initial month will be taken off protocol treatment. Age greater than or equal to18 years. Because breast cancer is not commonly found in pediatric population and no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of temozolomide in combination with T-DM1 in patients <18 years of age, children are excluded from this study, but will be eligible for future pediatric trials. Eastern Cooperative Oncology (ECOG) performance status less than or equal to 2 (Karnofsky greater than or equal to 60%, see Appendix A) Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below: leukocytes greater than or equal to 3,000/mcL absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1,000/mcL platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/mcL total bilirubin within normal institutional limits Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) <3.0 X institutional upper limit of normal creatinine up to 1.5 upper institutional limits, OR creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2) for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal. Alkylating agents as well as other therapeutic agents used in this trial are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation and for 7 months (women) or 4 months (men) after treatment completion. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Ability of subject to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Phase 2 Inclusion Criteria Patients must have histologically confirmed HER2-positive breast cancer for which standard curative measures do not exist or are no longer effective. HER2 testing must have been performed in a laboratory accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) or another accrediting entity. Patients must have 1-10 brain metastases, by contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), treated within 12 weeks of study entry with SRS and/or resection. A minimum interval of 3 weeks between completion of brain SRS and/or resection and the start of treatment in this trial will be observed to allow proper healing. The presence of concomitant extracranial metastatic disease is allowed for enrollment. Corticosteroids will be allowed at enrollment and during the first month of treatment with T-DM1 after SRS, up to a dose of no more than 10mg of dexamethasone daily or equivalent. Patients that need to continue corticosteroids after the initial month will be allowed to continue in the protocol treatment if no further increase in dose is necessary. Patients that need increase in dose of corticosteroid after initial month will be taken off protocol treatment. Age greater than or equal to 18 years. Because breast cancer is not commonly found in pediatric population and no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of temozolomide in combination with T-DM1 in patients <18 years of age, children are excluded from this study, but will be eligible for future pediatric trials. ECOG performance status less than or equal to 2 (Karnofsky greater than or equal to 60%) Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below: leukocytes greater than or equal to 3,000/mcL absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1,000/mcL platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/mcL total bilirubin within normal institutional limits AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) <3.0 X institutional upper limit of normal creatinine up to 1.5 upper institutional limits, OR creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2) for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal. Alkylating agents as well as other therapeutic agents used in this trial are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation and for 7 months (women) or 4 months (men) after treatment completion. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Ability of subject to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Phase 1 Exclusion Criteria Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents. Patients unable to speak or understand English, since they cannot complete neurocognitive evaluation. Patients with known leptomeningeal metastatic disease. Patients with major symptoms or impairments related to brain metastases, such as aphasia or severe confusion, will be excluded per principal investigator (PI) discretion when those symptoms preclude proper neurocognitive evaluation during the study treatment. Patients who have received previous treatment with T-DM1 and had systemic progression of disease while on it, are ineligible. Patients receiving treatment with T- DM1 whose only site of disease progression was brain are allowed to enroll in this trial. Patients who have received chemotherapy in the previous 3 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin). Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis B surface antigen positive (HBs Ag positive) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) (anti-HCV positive) patients are ineligible because of potential reactivation of hepatitis virus with temozolomide use. Grade greater than or equal to 3 peripheral neuropathy according to (National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0. Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) or Transitory Ischemic Attack (TIA) in the year before enrollment, or presence of residual symptoms from CVA that happened more than a year before. Pulmonary Embolism (PE) in the 3 months before enrollment. Anticoagulation is permitted. Impaired cardiac function or clinically significant cardiac disease including the following: New York Heart Association grade III or IV congestive heart failure. Myocardial infarction within the last 12 months. Subjects with impaired left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (<50%). Patients with inability to complete brain MRI studies with contrast. Patients with breast tissue expanders must have those removed before enrollment. History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to temozolomide or T-DM1. Patients who are tolerating TDM1 successfully with pre-medications and slower infusion will be allowed. Patients receiving medications that are strong cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitors or inducers are ineligible. In vitro studies indicate that DM1, the cytotoxic component of T-DM1, is metabolized mainly by CYP3A4 and to a lesser extent by cytochrome P450 3A5 (CYP3A5). Concomitant use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors with T-DM1 should be avoided due to the potential for an increase in DM1 exposure and toxicity. Consider an alternate medication with no or minimal potential to inhibit CYP3A4. Lists including medications and substances known or with the potential to interact with CYP3A4 isoenzymes are provided in Appendix B. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, that would limit compliance with study requirements. Pregnant women are excluded from this study because temozolomide is an alkylating agent with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with temozolomide and/or T-DM1, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with either of those agents. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study. human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients are excluded because these patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy. Patients with any other concomitant invasive malignancies are ineligible. Prior invasive cancers treated with curative intent, and with no evidence of recurrent disease, may be eligible after principal investigator (PI) evaluation. Patients with treated limited stage basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the breast or cervix are eligible. Phase 2 Exclusion Criteria Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents. Patients unable to speak or understand English, since they cannot complete neurocognitive evaluation. Patients with known leptomeningeal metastatic disease. Patients previously treated with whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT). Patients with major symptoms or impairments related to brain metastases, such as aphasia or severe confusion, will be excluded per PI discretion when those symptoms preclude proper neurocognitive evaluation during the study treatment. Patients who have received previous treatment with T-DM1 and had systemic progression of disease while on it, are ineligible. Patients receiving treatment with T- DM1 whose only site of disease progression was brain are allowed to enroll in this trial. Patients who have received chemotherapy in the previous 3 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin). HBV (HBs Ag positive) or HCV (anti-HCV positive) patients are ineligible because of potential reactivation of hepatitis virus with temozolomide use. Grade greater than or equal to 3 peripheral neuropathy according to (NCI CTCAE) version 4.0. Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) or Transitory Ischemic Attack (TIA) in the year before enrollment, or presence of residual symptoms from CVA that happened more than a year before. Pulmonary Embolism (PE) in the 3 months before enrollment. Anticoagulation is permitted. Impaired cardiac function or clinically significant cardiac disease including the following: New York Heart Association grade III or IV congestive heart failure. Myocardial infarction within the last 12 months. Subjects with impaired LVEF (<50%). Patients with inability to complete brain MRI studies with contrast. Patients with breast tissue expanders must have those removed before enrollment. History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to temozolomide or T-DM1. Patients who are tolerating TDM1 successfully with pre-medications and slower infusion will be allowed. Patients receiving medications that are strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers are ineligible. In vitro studies indicate that DM1, the cytotoxic component of T-DM1, is metabolized mainly by CYP3A4 and to a lesser extent by CYP3A5. Concomitant use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors with T-DM1 should be avoided due to the potential for an increase in DM1 exposure and toxicity. Consider an alternate medication with no or minimal potential to inhibit CYP3A4. Lists including medications and substances known or with the potential to interact with CYP3A4 isoenzymes are provided in Appendix B. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, that would limit compliance with study requirements. Pregnant women are excluded from this study because temozolomide is an alkylating agent with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with temozolomide and/or T-DM1, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with either of those agents. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study. HIV-positive patients are excluded because these patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy. Patients with any other concomitant invasive malignancies are ineligible. Prior invasive cancers treated with curative intent, and with no evidence of recurrent disease, may be eligible after PI evaluation.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Stanley Lipkowitz, M.D.
Organizational Affiliation
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
City
Bethesda
State/Province
Maryland
ZIP/Postal Code
20892
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
Yes
IPD Sharing Plan Description
All individual participant data (IPD) recorded in the medical record will be shared with intramural investigators upon request. In addition, all large-scale genomic sequencing data will be shared with subscribers to the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP).
IPD Sharing Time Frame
Clinical data are available during the study and indefinitely. Genomic data are available once genomic data are uploaded per protocol Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) plan for as long as database is active.
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
Clinical data will be made available via subscription to Biomedical Translational Research Information System (BTRIS) and with the permission of the study principal investigator (PI). Genomic data are made available via the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP) through requests to the data custodians.
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https://clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov/cgi/detail.cgi?B_2017-C-0115.html
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T-DM1 Alone Versus T-DM1 and Metronomic Temozolomide in Secondary Prevention of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Brain Metastases Following Stereotactic Radiosurgery

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