AZD4547 & Anastrozole or Letrozole (NSAIs) in ER+ Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Progressed on NSAIs (RADICAL) (RADICAL)

A Single Arm Phase IIa Study (With Combination SRI) to Assess the Safety & Efficacy of AZD4547 in Combination With Either Anastrozole or Letrozole in ER+ Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Progressed on Treatment With Anastrozole or Letrozole

This study is looking at a new drug called AZD4547 which is being tested for the treatment of oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer. AZD4547 is a drug which specifically "blocks" proteins called fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFR1) that are involved in the processes that help cancer cells to grow. These proteins may also be responsible for the development of resistance to hormonal therapies used to treat some breast cancers. AZD4547 is not yet approved for use in breast cancer and is therefore being used in this study as a research drug.

The investigators will also test the theory that it is not necessary for high levels of FGFR1 to be present in the body to see benefit from AZD4547. (Stage 1 only)

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: AZD4547 / anastrozole or letrozole

Detailed Description

The study will be carried out in two stages. Stage 1 is to find a suitable dose of AZD4547 which can be used together with a class of drugs called nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitors (e.g. anastrozole or letrozole) i.e. a dose which does not cause too many unacceptable side effects.

Patients with hormone sensitive (oestrogen receptor positive) breast cancer, whose current treatment with anastrozole or letrozole has recently stopped working properly will be eligible for this stage.

Stage 2 will then assess the efficacy of AZD4547, based on the change in tumour size at 12 weeks (or progression if prior to week 12), when used in combination with either anastrozole or letrozole in patients with hormone sensitive (oestrogen receptor positive) breast cancer, who have progressed on treatment with either anastrozole or letrozole in any setting.

In both stages, the study will look at how well the new treatment is tolerated.

Each patient is only allowed to take part in either stage 1 or 2.

The study will be run in 9 Hospitals across England and Scotland.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 52
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United Kingdom
  • Cambridge, United Kingdom, CB2 0QQ
    • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Breast Cancer Research Unit, PO Box 97, Hills Road,
  • Glasgow, United Kingdom, G12 0YN
    • Greater Glasgow Health Board, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, 1053 Great Western Road,
  • London, United Kingdom, W6 8RF
    • Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital,1st Floor, Department of Medical Oncology, Fulham Palace Road
  • Manchester, United Kingdom, M20 4BX
    • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Withington
  • Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE7 7DN
    • The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trials Research Centre, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton
  • Staffs
    • Burton-on-Trent, Staffs, United Kingdom, DE13 0RB
      • Queen's Hospital, Burton-on-Trent
  • West Midlands
    • Dudley, West Midlands, United Kingdom, DY1 2HQ
      • Russells Hall Hospital, West C8 Admin Office, 2nd Floor

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 25 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria Patients must fulfil all of the following criteria.

1. Written (signed and dated) informed consent and be capable of co-operating with treatment and follow-up
2. Aged ≥ 25 years of age (N.B. in line with other studies with AZD4574 and due to concerns of possible effects on the immature skeleton)

3. Post menopausal women. Women will be considered postmenopausal if they have had a bilateral oophorectomy or the following specific requirements apply:

   Safety run-in:

   • Women under 50 years old would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrhoeic for 24 months and have follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and oestradiol levels in the post-menopausal range. Patients with prior exposure to depot Luteininzing hormone releasing hormones (LHRH) analogues must be 24 months or more following the last administration
   • Women aged 50 years and older would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrhoeic for 12 months and patients with prior exposure to depot LHRH analogues must be 12 months or more following the last administration
   • Women rendered amenorrhoeic by adjuvant chemotherapy, who were premenopausal or perimenopausal prior to chemotherapy, must have been amenorrhoeic for at least 24 months

   Phase IIa:

   • Women under 50 years old would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrhoeic for 24 months and have follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and oestradiol levels in the post-menopausal range.
   • Women aged 50 years and older would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrhoeic for 12 months
   • Women rendered amenorrhoeic by adjuvant chemotherapy, who were premenopausal or perimenopausal prior to chemotherapy, must have been amenorrhoeic for at least 24 months

   • Perimenopausal women rendered amenorrhoeic from exposure to depot LHRH analogues*

     • Patients must have taken LHRH analogues for at least 6 months
4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1 with no deterioration over the previous 2 weeks and minimum life expectancy of 12 weeks
5. Histological confirmation of breast cancer with documented positive oestrogen receptor status (ER+) of primary or metastatic tumour tissue according to local laboratory parameters
6. Phase IIa: Mandatory provision of tumour biopsy for assessment of oncology biomarkers

7. Fulfils criteria for previous treatment of breast cancer*:

   Safety run-in:

   • Relapse during a single regimen of adjuvant endocrine therapy with either anastrozole or letrozole or
   • Progression during first line endocrine therapy with a non-steroidal Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) for advanced breast cancer**. Co-administration of a targeted agent with the non-steroidal AI is permitted providing all toxicities have recovered to CTCAE Grade 1 or below 1 prior regimen of chemotherapy in the advanced setting is permitted. Chemotherapy administered in the adjuvant setting is permitted

   Phase IIa:

   o Progressing or progression at some point during breast cancer treatment on endocrine therapy with a non-steroidal AI.*** Co-administration of a targeted agent with the non-steroidal AI is permitted providing all toxicities have recovered to CTCAE Grade 1 or below.

   • Prior chemotherapy in the advanced and adjuvant setting is permitted.

   • Prior treatment with exemestane with or without everolimus is permitted.

     • Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) positive breast cancer patients should have been offered at least one prior line of HER2 directed therapy **Advanced breast cancer: metastatic disease or locally advanced disease which is not amenable to treatment with curative intent ***anastrozole or letrozole does not have to be the most recent therapy
8. Safety run-in: At least one lesion (measurable and/or non-measurable) that can be accurately assessed by CT/MRI/plain x-ray at baseline and follow up visits Phase IIa: At least one lesion ≥ 10mm in the longest diameter at baseline (or ≥ 15mm in the short axis for nodal disease) that can be accurately measured with CT/MRI at baseline and is suitable for accurate repeated measurements. Patients with bone only metastatic cancer must have a lytic or mixed lytic-blastic lesion that can be accurately assessed by CT or MRI.
9. Safety run-in: Study entry must be preceded by a minimum of 21 days of anastrozole or letrozole treatment Phase IIa: No set duration of anastrozole or letrozole treatment prior to study entry.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Treatment with any of the following:

   1. Safety run-in: more than 1 regimen of endocrine therapy for advanced breast cancer
   2. previous exposure to any FGFR inhibitor
   3. Safety run in: more than 1 prior regimen of chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer.
   4. potent inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4 or CYP2D6, or substrates of CYP3A4 within 2 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment (3 weeks for St John's Wort)
   5. major surgery within 4 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment
   6. radiotherapy with a wide field of radiation within 4 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment; or radiotherapy with a limited field of radiation for palliation within 2 weeks before the first dose of study treatment
2. With the exception of alopecia, any unresolved toxicities from prior therapy greater than CTCAE grade 1 at time of starting study
3. Spinal cord compression or brain metastases unless asymptomatic, treated and stable and not requiring steroids for at least 4 weeks prior to start of study treatment
4. Any evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases or active infection

5. Any of the following cardiac criteria:

   1. Resting corrected QT interval (QTc) >470 ms
   2. Any clinically important abnormalities in rhythm, conduction or morphology of resting ECG e.g. complete left bundle branch block, third degree heart block
   3. Any factors that increase the risk of QTc prolongation or risk of arrhythmic events such as heart failure, hypokalaemia, congenital long QT syndrome, family history of long QT syndrome or unexplained sudden death under 40 years of age or any concomitant medication known to prolong the QT interval

6. Inadequate bone marrow reserve or organ function as defined by any one of the following parameters:

   Haemoglobin < 9.0 g/dL (<90.0 g/L) Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1.5 x 109 /L Platelet count < 100 x 109 /L Alanine aminotransferase > 2.5 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) if no demonstrable liver metastases or > 5 x ULN in the presence of liver metastases Aspartate aminotransferase > 2.5 x ULN if no demonstrable liver metastases or > 5 x ULN in the presence of liver metastases Total bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN if no demonstrable liver metastases or > 3 x ULN in the presence of liver metastases Creatinine > 1.5 times ULN or creatinine clearance <50ml/min Corrected calcium > ULN Phosphate > ULN

7. Refractory nausea and vomiting, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, inability to swallow the formulated Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) or previous significant bowel resection that would preclude absorption of AZD4547 or anastrozole or letrozole
8. History of hypersensitivity to anastrozole or letrozole
9. History of another malignancy within 5 yrs prior to starting study treatment, except adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, carcinoma of the cervix and the disease under study

10. Any of the following ophthalmological criteria:*

    • Current evidence or previous history of retinal pigmented epithelium detachment (RPED)
    • Previous laser treatment or intra-ocular injection for treatment of macular degeneration
    • Current evidence or previous history of soft drusen, drusenoid RPE detachment and wet macular degeneration.
    • Current evidence or previous history of retinal vein occlusion (RVO)
    • Current evidence or previous history of retinal degenerative diseases (e.g. hereditary) *Patients with uncontrolled glaucoma or intra-ocular pressure >21 mmHg at screening should be referred for ophthalmological management and the condition controlled prior to first dose of study treatment.
11. Concurrent treatment with another investigational agent or use of another investigational agent within 30 days or 5 half lives, whichever is longer, preceding the first dose of study treatment
12. Concurrent treatment with prohibited medications and wash out period for that drug will not have been completed before starting study medication

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: Single arm study; NSAI (anastrozole (1mg) or letrozole (2.5mg)), orally, once daily but together with twice daily AZD4547 (80mg). AZD4547 will be given on an intermittent schedule of one week on / one week off.

Drug: AZD4547 / anastrozole or letrozole; Patients will continue or restart the NSAI which they have progressed* on: either anastrozole (1mg) or letrozole (2.5mg), orally, once daily but together with twice daily AZD4547 (80mg). AZD4547 will be given on an intermittent schedule of one week on / one week off. *Prior to study entry, patients must have taken anastrozole or letrozole at some stage in their treatment to date for breast cancer; and shown evidence of resistance to this therapy. The NSAI does not have to be the most recent line of treatment.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)	Safety and tolerability of AZD4547 to be used in combination with a standard dose of anastrozole or letrozole, as assessed by Dose limiting toxicity (DLT) This is the primary outcome measure in the Safety Run-In part of the study.	Dose limiting toxicity (DLT) assessment window - days 1 to 28 of cycle 1
Proportion of Tumour Size Change at 12 Weeks (or Progression if Prior to Week 12)	This is the primary outcome measure in the Randomised Phase IIa part of the study. This is the proportion of tumour size change from baseline to week 12 (or progression if prior to week 12) based on local review of results.	12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Proportion of Tumour Size Change at 6, 20 and 28 Weeks	Proportion of tumour size change at 6, 20 and 28 weeks to assess the efficacy of AZD4547 in combination with anastrozole or letrozole. This outcome measure is based on local review.	6, 20 and 28 weeks
Tumour Response (RECIST Criteria) at 6, 12, 20 and 28 Weeks	Tumour response (RECIST criteria) at 6, 12, 20 and 28 weeks to assess the efficacy of AZD4547 in combination with anastrozole or letrozole. This outcome measure is based on local review.	6, 12, 20 and 28 weeks
Objective Response at 6, 12, 20 and 28 Weeks	Objective Response at 6, 12, 20 and 28 weeks to assess the efficacy of AZD4547 in combination with anastrozole or letrozole. The Objective Response Rate (ORR) is defined as the proportion of overall complete response (CR) and overall partial response (PR) among all patients who receive at least one dose of study treatment. This outcome measure is based on local review.	6, 12, 20 and 28 weeks
Progression Free Survival	Progression Free Survival (PFS) was defined as the time from study enrolment to first evidence of progression. Progression is defined as overall progressive disease identified at follow-up or confirmed disease progression at the end of the trial or death.	42 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Imperial College London
• Collaborators: AstraZeneca; Cancer Research UK
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Michael Seckl, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Principal Investigator: Nicola Cresti, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust; Principal Investigator: Richard Baird, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Principal Investigator: Iain MacPherson, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; Principal Investigator: Amitabha Chakrabarti, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Principal Investigator: Mojca Persic, Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Principal Investigator: Anne Armstrong, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Principal Investigator: Rozenn Allerton, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Coombes RC, Badman PD, Lozano-Kuehne JP, Liu X, Macpherson IR, Zubairi I, Baird RD, Rosenfeld N, Garcia-Corbacho J, Cresti N, Plummer R, Armstrong A, Allerton R, Landers D, Nicholas H, McLellan L, Lim A, Mouliere F, Pardo OE, Seckl MJ. Results of the phase IIa RADICAL trial of the FGFR inhibitor AZD4547 in endocrine resistant breast cancer. Nat Commun. 2022 Jun 10;13(1):3246. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-30666-0.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 13, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 13, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): February 15, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 22, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 20, 2022
• Last Verified: April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Breast Cancer; FGFR1; AZD4547; Safety Run-In; ER positive breast cancer; Single arm phase IIa study
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents; Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; Hormone Antagonists; Aromatase Inhibitors; Steroid Synthesis Inhibitors; Estrogen Antagonists; Letrozole; Anastrozole
• Other Study ID Numbers: C/23/2011; 2011-000454-32 (EudraCT Number)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

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

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No