Nab-Paclitaxel in Treating Older Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer

Efficacy and Tolerability of Nanoparticle Albumin Bound Paclitaxel (Abraxane) in Patients 65 and Older With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer

This phase II trial studies the side effects of nab-paclitaxel in treating older patients with breast cancer that has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced) or to other places in the body (metastatic). Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as nab-paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Recurrent Breast Carcinoma; Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v7; Metastatic Breast Carcinoma; Locally Advanced Breast Carcinoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Other: Questionnaire Administration; Drug: Nab-paclitaxel

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To evaluate the tolerability (grade 2-5 toxicity, neuropathy grade 2 or higher, need for dose reductions, or delays) of weekly nab-paclitaxel in older adults with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the efficacy (response and time to progression) of weekly nab-paclitaxel in older adults with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer using a stratification factor based on patient age (at least 5 patients age 75 years or older and no more than 15 patients age 65-70 years).

II. To explore predictors of the need for dose reduction, dose delays, or grade 2-5 toxicity and neuropathy grade 2 or higher based on a cancer-specific geriatric assessment.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive nab-paclitaxel intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up periodically.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 40
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Duarte, California, United States, 91010
      • City of Hope medical
    • Lancaster, California, United States, 93534
      • City of Hope Antelope Valley
    • South Pasadena, California, United States, 91030
      • City of Hope South Pasadena
  • Ohio
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
      • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years and older (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer
• Any estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2neu) status as long as the patient will receive nab-paclitaxel alone
• First or second line chemotherapy treatment for metastatic disease
• Karnofsky performance status (KPS) >= 70%
• Resolution of grade >= 2 toxicity from prior therapy (other than alopecia)
• Peripheral neuropathy =< grade 1
• Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mm^3
• Platelets >= 100,000 cells/mm^3
• Hemoglobin (Hb) >= 9.0 g/dl
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal
• Alkaline phosphatase =< 2.5 x upper limit of normal unless bone metastasis are present in the absence of liver metastases
• Bilirubin =< 1.5 mg/dl
• Creatinine clearance (calculated or 24 hour) >= 30 ml/min
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents
• Untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases or symptomatic CNS metastases requiring escalating doses of corticosteroids
• Known history of allergic reactions to paclitaxel
• Presence of any serious or uncontrolled infection
• Receipt of a taxane for adjuvant therapy or metastatic disease in the last 12 months

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Treatment (nab-paclitaxel); Patients receive nab-paclitaxel IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Correlative studies; Other: Questionnaire Administration; Ancillary studies; Drug: Nab-paclitaxel; Given IV; Other Names: ABI-007; Abraxane; Albumin-bound Paclitaxel; ABI 007; Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Paclitaxel; Nanoparticle Albumin-bound Paclitaxel; Nanoparticle Paclitaxel; Paclitaxel Albumin; paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation; protein-bound paclitaxel

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percent of Participants With Grade 2-5 Toxicity Using National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria Version 4.0	Will be graded according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0. Rates and associated 95% exact Clopper and Pearson binomial confidence limits will be estimated for grade 2 or higher toxicities attributed to treatment.	During and after treatment, up to 2.5 years
Percent of Participants With Grade 3 or Higher Toxicities Attributable to Treatment	Will be graded according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0. Rates and associated 95% exact Clopper and Pearson binomial confidence limits will be estimated for grade 3 or higher toxicities attributed to treatment.	On treatment, 28 days per cycle up to 30 months
Rate of Participants With a Dose Reduction	Rates and associated 95% exact Clopper and Pearson binomial confidence limits will be estimated for dose reduction.	On treatment, up to 30 months
Rate of Participants Requiring Dose Holds	Rates and associated 95% exact Clopper and Pearson binomial confidence limits will be estimated for dose reduction.	While on treatment, up to 30 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Response Determined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors	Rates and associated 95% exact Clopper and Pearson binomial confidence limits will be estimated for objective response rate (complete response [CR] + partial response [PR]). RECIST: Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes must have reduction in short axis to <10 mm Partial Response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters Progressive Disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study. Additionally, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression Stable Disease (SD): Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum diameters while on study	Up to 2.5 years
Median Progression Free Survival (PFS)	PFS will be estimated using the product limit method of Kaplan and Meier.	From the date treatment begins until the first date on which recurrence, progression, or death due to any cause, assessed for about 1.5 years
Cancer-specific Geriatric (CARG) Assessment	General linear models and descriptive methods will be used to explore factors as identified by a CARG assessment that may be predictive of toxicity (grade 3 or higher adverse events) or dose reduction. The cancer specific geriatric assessment score includes an evaluation of functional status, co-morbidity, cognition, psychological stats, social functioning and support, and nutritional status. It assesses a patient's age, gender, height, weight, cancer type, dosage, number of chemotherapy agents, hemoglobin, hearing, number of falls in past 6 months, able to take own medicine, whether walking is limited, have physical or emotional problems interfered with social activities and serum creatinine. Scores can range from 0 to to 1, with a higher score indicating higher risk of chemotherapy toxicity. Scores from 0 to 5 are considered low risk, 6 to 9 are considered intermediate risk, and 10 to 19 are considered high risk.	CARG measured prior to treatment, toxicities and dose reduction measured up to 30 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Mina Sedrak, City of Hope Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Hurria A, Soto-Perez-de-Celis E, Blanchard S, Burhenn P, Yeon CH, Yuan Y, Li D, Katheria V, Waisman JR, Luu TH, Somlo G, Noonan AM, Lee T, Sudan N, Chung S, Rotter A, Arsenyan A, Levi A, Choi J, Rubalcava A, Morrison R, Mortimer JE. A Phase II Trial of Older Adults With Metastatic Breast Cancer Receiving nab-Paclitaxel: Melding the Fields of Geriatrics and Oncology. Clin Breast Cancer. 2019 Apr;19(2):89-96. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2018.10.002. Epub 2018 Oct 16.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 19, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 17, 2017
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 25, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 31, 2011
• First Posted (Estimated): November 1, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 20, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 14, 2024
• Last Verified: February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antineoplastic Agents; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Paclitaxel; Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel
• Other Study ID Numbers: 11139 (Other Identifier: City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center); P30CA033572 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); NCI-2011-03295 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program)); 118196; 124494

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO