Fulvestrant, Palbociclib and Erdafitinib in ER+/HER2-/FGFR-amplified Metastatic Breast Cancer
Primary Purpose
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Status
Active
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Erdafitinib
Palbociclib
Fulvestrant
Sponsored by

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Metastatic Breast Cancer focused on measuring FGFR inhibitor, ER+ metastatic breast cancer, CDK4/6 inhibitor, Endocrine therapy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients must be able to swallow and retain oral medication
- Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age
- Female patients of no childbearing potential must be post-menopausal. Postmenopausal female subjects should be defined prior to protocol enrollment by any of the following:
- Participants at least 60 years of age; OR
- Participants under 60 years of age and naturally (spontaneous, no alternative pathologic or physiological cause) amenorrhea for at least 12 months; OR
- Medical ovarian failure confirmed by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and estradiol levels in the post menopausal range per local institutional normal range; OR
- Prior bilateral oophorectomy; OR
- Prior radiation castration with amenorrhea for at least 6 months; OR
- Treatment with a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) agonist (such as goserelin acetate or leuprolide acetate) is permitted for induction of ovarian suppression as long as it has been initiated at least 28 days prior to study enrollment
- Patients must have ECOG performance status 0 - 1
- Patients must have clinical stage IV or inoperable locoregional recurrent invasive mammary carcinoma that is:
- ER+ and/or PgR+ (≥ 1% positive stained cells) by immunohistochemistry (IHC)
- HER2-negative (by IHC or FISH, per ASCO guidelines)
- FGFR1 - 4 amplified
- Patients must have evaluable (may have either measurable or non-measurable) disease
- Patients must have available tissue for FGFR determination
- Patients must have had at least one line of therapy in the metastatic setting
- Current use of any of the drugs listed on the Cautionary Concomitant Med list has to be approved by the Study Chair
- Patients must have adequate hematologic, hepatic and renal function. All laboratory tests must be obtained within 2 weeks from study drug initiation. These include:
- ANC ≥ 1,500/mm3
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3
- HgB ≥ 9.0 g/dL
- Creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min/1.73 m2
- SGOT, SGPT ≤ 2.5 x ULN if no liver metastasis present; SGOT, SGPT ≤ 4 x ULN if liver metastasis present
- Albumin ≥ 2.0 g/dL
- Total serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (≤ 3 x ULN or direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN if known Gilbert's syndrome)
- Potassium within institutional normal limits
- Phosphorus ≤ institutional upper limit of normal
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior use of an FGFR inhibitor
- More than 2 lines of chemotherapy in the metastatic setting. No limit on endocrine therapy lines. Prior exposure to CDK4/6 inhibitor acceptable.
- Radiation therapy ≤ 2 weeks prior to study entry. Patients who have received prior radiotherapy must have recovered from toxicity (≤ grade 1) induced by this treatment (except for alopecia)
- Prior cancer therapy (except for endocrine therapy) must have been discontinued for 1 week prior to initiation of study drugs
- Concurrent anti-cancer therapy other than the ones specified in the protocol is not permitted during study participation. Bisphosphonates or denosumab are allowed
- Major surgery within 4 weeks of enrollment
- Herbal preparations are not allowed throughout the study, and should be discontinued 14 days prior to initiation of study treatment
- Any corneal or retinal abnormality likely to increase the risk of eye toxicity, such as:
- Current corneal pathology such as keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis, keratopathy, corneal abrasion, inflammation or ulceration
- Uncontrolled glaucoma despite standard of care therapy
- Diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
- Known active wet, age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
- Known central serous retinopathy (CSR) or retinal vascular occlusion (RVO)
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to:
- Malabsorption syndrome significantly affecting gastrointestinal function
- Ongoing or active infection requiring antibiotics/antivirals
- Impairment of lung function (COPD > grade 2, lung conditions requiring oxygen therapy)
- Symptomatic congestive heart failure
- Unstable angina pectoris, angioplasty, stenting, or myocardial infarction within 6 months
- Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia (multifocal premature ventricular contractions, bigeminy, trigeminy, ventricular tachycardia that is symptomatic or requires treatment [National Cancer Institute -Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, Version 4.03, grade 3]
- QTcF ≥ 480 msec on screening EKG
- Known history of clinically significant QT/QTc prolongation or Torsades de Pointes(TdP)
- ST depression or elevation of ≥ 1.5 mm in 2 or more leads
- Diarrhea of any cause ≥ CTCAE grade 2 that does not resolve within a few days when adequately treated with anti-diarrhea medications
- Psychiatric illness/social situations that would compromise patient safety or limit compliance with study requirements including maintenance of a compliance/pill diary
- Symptomatic brain metastases (patients with a history of brain metastases must be clinically stable for more than 4 weeks from completion of radiation treatment and be off steroids)
- Known history of chronic liver or chronic renal failure
- Poor wound healing capacity
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Baptist Memorial Hospital MEMPHIS
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
- University of Texas Southwestern Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
Experimental
Arm Label
Escalation
Expansion
Arm Description
Fulvestrant - injection into muscle 1 time per month Palbociclib capsule taken by mouth 1 time per day every 21 days followed by 1 week of rest (no drug taken) Erdafitinib tablet taken by mouth 1 time per day
Fulvestrant - injection into muscle 1 time per month Palbociclib capsule taken by mouth 1 time per day every 21 days followed by 1 week of rest (no drug taken) Erdafitinib tablet taken by mouth 1 time per day
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) in the First Cycle for the Determination of the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)
Number of participants with DLT in the first cycle for the determination of the MTD.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Progression-free Survival
Assessment of clinical impact [anti-tumor effect] of the combination of erdafitinib, palbociclib and fulvestrant in patients with ER+/ FGFR amplified metastatic breast cancer will be assessed by measuring the interval (in months) between treatment initiation and disease progression.
Overall Response Rate
Assessment of clinical impact [anti-tumor effect] of the combination of erdafitinib, palbociclib and fulvestrant in patients with ER+/ FGFR amplified metastatic breast cancer by measure the rate (%) of complete and partial responses seen in patients with measurable disease
Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR; Complete Response + Partial Response + Stable Disease Without Disease Progression at 6 Months)
Assessment of clinical impact [anti-tumor effect] of the combination of erdafitinib, palbociclib and fulvestrant in patients with ER+/ FGFR amplified metastatic breast cancer by measure the rate (%) of complete and partial responses + stability of disease at 6 months seen in patients with measurable disease
Pharmacokinetic Assessment of Erdafitinib - Area Under the Curve (AUC)
The area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to the last measurable concentration
Pharmacokinetic Assessment of Erdafitinib - Cmax (Maximum Plasma Concentration)
The maximum (peak) observed plasma drug concentration after oral dose administration
Pharmacokinetic Assessment of Erdafitinib - Tmax
Time to reach maximum (Cmax) plasma drug concentration after oral dose administration (time)
Pharmacokinetic Assessment of Erdafitinib - CL/F
Apparent total body clearance of drug from the plasma after oral administration
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Tolerability]
Assessment of adverse events throughout the study
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT03238196
First Posted
July 24, 2017
Last Updated
January 21, 2023
Sponsor
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03238196
Brief Title
Fulvestrant, Palbociclib and Erdafitinib in ER+/HER2-/FGFR-amplified Metastatic Breast Cancer
Official Title
A Phase Ib Trial of Fulvestrant, Palbociclib (CDK4/6 Inhibitor) and Erdafitinib (JNJ- 42756493,Pan-FGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor) in ER+/HER2-/FGFR-Amplified Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC)
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
January 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Active, not recruiting
Study Start Date
August 18, 2017 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2021 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2023 (Anticipated)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
This is an open-label, multi-institution, phase Ib trial that evaluates the safety and tolerability and preliminary anti-tumor activity of fulvestrant, palbociclib and erdafitinib in patients with ER+/HER2-/FGFR-amplified metastatic breast cancer.
Detailed Description
Primary Objectives
To determine the safety and tolerability of fulvestrant, palbociclib and erdafitinib in patients with ER+/HER2-/FGFR-amplified MBC.
Secondary Objectives
To determine the anti-tumor effect of fulvestrant, palbociclib and erdafitinib in patients with ER+/HER2-/FGFR-amplified MBC.
Pharmacokinetic assessments of erdafitinib
Correlative Objectives
To determine the therapeutic predictive role of FGFR1-4, CCND1-2, CDK4 and CDK6 amplifications, and RB1 and ESR1 mutations on clinical outcome
To determine if the FGFR1 amplification levels is an early surrogate of response
To determine if the cfDNA results at disease progression show new genomic alterations potentially associated with resistance to CDK4/6 and FGFR inhibition
To determine pharmacodynamic biomarkers of FGFR inhibition
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Keywords
FGFR inhibitor, ER+ metastatic breast cancer, CDK4/6 inhibitor, Endocrine therapy
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 1
Interventional Study Model
Sequential Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Enrollment
35 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Escalation
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Fulvestrant - injection into muscle 1 time per month
Palbociclib capsule taken by mouth 1 time per day every 21 days followed by 1 week of rest (no drug taken)
Erdafitinib tablet taken by mouth 1 time per day
Arm Title
Expansion
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Fulvestrant - injection into muscle 1 time per month
Palbociclib capsule taken by mouth 1 time per day every 21 days followed by 1 week of rest (no drug taken)
Erdafitinib tablet taken by mouth 1 time per day
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Erdafitinib
Other Intervention Name(s)
JNJ-42756493
Intervention Description
4mg - 8mg
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Palbociclib
Other Intervention Name(s)
Ibrance
Intervention Description
125 mg
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Fulvestrant
Other Intervention Name(s)
Faslodex
Intervention Description
500 mg
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) in the First Cycle for the Determination of the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)
Description
Number of participants with DLT in the first cycle for the determination of the MTD.
Time Frame
From the time of randomization up to 4 weeks of treatment (cycle 1), for each patient
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Progression-free Survival
Description
Assessment of clinical impact [anti-tumor effect] of the combination of erdafitinib, palbociclib and fulvestrant in patients with ER+/ FGFR amplified metastatic breast cancer will be assessed by measuring the interval (in months) between treatment initiation and disease progression.
Time Frame
Imaging studies will be performed every 8 weeks from date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 48 months
Title
Overall Response Rate
Description
Assessment of clinical impact [anti-tumor effect] of the combination of erdafitinib, palbociclib and fulvestrant in patients with ER+/ FGFR amplified metastatic breast cancer by measure the rate (%) of complete and partial responses seen in patients with measurable disease
Time Frame
Imaging studies will be performed every 8 weeks from date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 48 months
Title
Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR; Complete Response + Partial Response + Stable Disease Without Disease Progression at 6 Months)
Description
Assessment of clinical impact [anti-tumor effect] of the combination of erdafitinib, palbociclib and fulvestrant in patients with ER+/ FGFR amplified metastatic breast cancer by measure the rate (%) of complete and partial responses + stability of disease at 6 months seen in patients with measurable disease
Time Frame
From the time of randomization up to 6 months for each patient
Title
Pharmacokinetic Assessment of Erdafitinib - Area Under the Curve (AUC)
Description
The area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to the last measurable concentration
Time Frame
From the time of randomization up to 4 weeks of treatment for each patient
Title
Pharmacokinetic Assessment of Erdafitinib - Cmax (Maximum Plasma Concentration)
Description
The maximum (peak) observed plasma drug concentration after oral dose administration
Time Frame
From the time of randomization up to 4 weeks of treatment for each patient
Title
Pharmacokinetic Assessment of Erdafitinib - Tmax
Description
Time to reach maximum (Cmax) plasma drug concentration after oral dose administration (time)
Time Frame
From the time of randomization up to 4 weeks of treatment for each patient
Title
Pharmacokinetic Assessment of Erdafitinib - CL/F
Description
Apparent total body clearance of drug from the plasma after oral administration
Time Frame
From the time of randomization up to 4 weeks of treatment for each patient
Title
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Tolerability]
Description
Assessment of adverse events throughout the study
Time Frame
From date of randomization until 28 days post treatment discontinuation from any cause, assessed up to 48 months
Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures:
Title
Serial Measurements of Serum Phosphate, Calcium, Vitamin D, Parathyroid Hormone (PTH), FGF23, sFGFR2, sFGFR3, and sFGFR4
Description
Serial measurements of serum phosphate, calcium, vitamin D, PTH), FGF23, sFGFR2, sFGFR3, and sFGFR4 will be assessed to detect on target effects of FGFR inhibition (pharmacodynamic assessments).
Time Frame
During the first 8 weeks of treatment (days 1, 8, 15, 22 of cycle 1 and days 1 and 15 of cycle 2)
Title
FGFR1 Amplification Levels by FISH and cfDNA
Description
The level of FGFR1 amplification assessed in tumors by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) will be correlated with clinical outcome.
Time Frame
At study entry (baseline)
Title
Next Generation Sequencing
Description
Will determine if other genomic alterations other than FGFR amplifications correlate with clinical outcome.
Time Frame
At study entry (baseline)
Title
Plasma Cell-free Deoxyribonucleic Acid (cfDNA)
Description
Will determine if the cfDNA results at disease progression show new genomic alterations potentially associated with resistance to CDK4/6 and FGFR inhibition.
Time Frame
At study entry (baseline), at 4 weeks, and at study discontinuation from disease progression (for each patient), assessed up to 48 months.
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients must be able to swallow and retain oral medication
Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age
Female patients of no childbearing potential must be post-menopausal. Postmenopausal female subjects should be defined prior to protocol enrollment by any of the following:
Participants at least 60 years of age; OR
Participants under 60 years of age and naturally (spontaneous, no alternative pathologic or physiological cause) amenorrhea for at least 12 months; OR
Medical ovarian failure confirmed by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and estradiol levels in the post menopausal range per local institutional normal range; OR
Prior bilateral oophorectomy; OR
Prior radiation castration with amenorrhea for at least 6 months; OR
Treatment with a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) agonist (such as goserelin acetate or leuprolide acetate) is permitted for induction of ovarian suppression as long as it has been initiated at least 28 days prior to study enrollment
Patients must have ECOG performance status 0 - 1
Patients must have clinical stage IV or inoperable locoregional recurrent invasive mammary carcinoma that is:
ER+ and/or PgR+ (≥ 1% positive stained cells) by immunohistochemistry (IHC)
HER2-negative (by IHC or FISH, per ASCO guidelines)
FGFR1 - 4 amplified
Patients must have evaluable (may have either measurable or non-measurable) disease
Patients must have available tissue for FGFR determination
Patients must have had at least one line of therapy in the metastatic setting
Current use of any of the drugs listed on the Cautionary Concomitant Med list has to be approved by the Study Chair
Patients must have adequate hematologic, hepatic and renal function. All laboratory tests must be obtained within 2 weeks from study drug initiation. These include:
ANC ≥ 1,500/mm3
Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3
HgB ≥ 9.0 g/dL
Creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min/1.73 m2
SGOT, SGPT ≤ 2.5 x ULN if no liver metastasis present; SGOT, SGPT ≤ 4 x ULN if liver metastasis present
Albumin ≥ 2.0 g/dL
Total serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (≤ 3 x ULN or direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN if known Gilbert's syndrome)
Potassium within institutional normal limits
Phosphorus ≤ institutional upper limit of normal
Exclusion Criteria:
Prior use of an FGFR inhibitor
More than 2 lines of chemotherapy in the metastatic setting. No limit on endocrine therapy lines. Prior exposure to CDK4/6 inhibitor acceptable.
Radiation therapy ≤ 2 weeks prior to study entry. Patients who have received prior radiotherapy must have recovered from toxicity (≤ grade 1) induced by this treatment (except for alopecia)
Prior cancer therapy (except for endocrine therapy) must have been discontinued for 1 week prior to initiation of study drugs
Concurrent anti-cancer therapy other than the ones specified in the protocol is not permitted during study participation. Bisphosphonates or denosumab are allowed
Major surgery within 4 weeks of enrollment
Herbal preparations are not allowed throughout the study, and should be discontinued 14 days prior to initiation of study treatment
Any corneal or retinal abnormality likely to increase the risk of eye toxicity, such as:
Current corneal pathology such as keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis, keratopathy, corneal abrasion, inflammation or ulceration
Uncontrolled glaucoma despite standard of care therapy
Diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
Known active wet, age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
Known central serous retinopathy (CSR) or retinal vascular occlusion (RVO)
Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to:
Malabsorption syndrome significantly affecting gastrointestinal function
Ongoing or active infection requiring antibiotics/antivirals
Impairment of lung function (COPD > grade 2, lung conditions requiring oxygen therapy)
Symptomatic congestive heart failure
Unstable angina pectoris, angioplasty, stenting, or myocardial infarction within 6 months
Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia (multifocal premature ventricular contractions, bigeminy, trigeminy, ventricular tachycardia that is symptomatic or requires treatment [National Cancer Institute -Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, Version 4.03, grade 3]
QTcF ≥ 480 msec on screening EKG
Known history of clinically significant QT/QTc prolongation or Torsades de Pointes(TdP)
ST depression or elevation of ≥ 1.5 mm in 2 or more leads
Diarrhea of any cause ≥ CTCAE grade 2 that does not resolve within a few days when adequately treated with anti-diarrhea medications
Psychiatric illness/social situations that would compromise patient safety or limit compliance with study requirements including maintenance of a compliance/pill diary
Symptomatic brain metastases (patients with a history of brain metastases must be clinically stable for more than 4 weeks from completion of radiation treatment and be off steroids)
Known history of chronic liver or chronic renal failure
Poor wound healing capacity
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Brent Rexer, MD, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
University of Alabama
City
Birmingham
State/Province
Alabama
ZIP/Postal Code
35233
Country
United States
Facility Name
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
City
New York
State/Province
New York
ZIP/Postal Code
10065
Country
United States
Facility Name
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
City
Pittsburgh
State/Province
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Postal Code
15213
Country
United States
Facility Name
Baptist Memorial Hospital MEMPHIS
City
Memphis
State/Province
Tennessee
ZIP/Postal Code
38120
Country
United States
Facility Name
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
City
Nashville
State/Province
Tennessee
ZIP/Postal Code
37232
Country
United States
Facility Name
University of Texas Southwestern Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
City
Dallas
State/Province
Texas
ZIP/Postal Code
75235
Country
United States
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
No
Links:
URL
http://www.vicc.org/ct/protocols.php?cancer-type=Breast
Description
Clinical Trials Webpage - Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
URL
https://www.mycancergenome.org/content/disease/breast-cancer/fgfr1/
Description
Mycancergenome - FGFR1 Webpage
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