A Dose-Escalation Study Evaluating the Combination of Trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1) With Neratinib in Women With Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

A Phase Ib/II Dose-Escalation Study Evaluating the Combination of Trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1) With Neratinib in Women With Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

This study is being done for the following reasons:

• The study has two parts. The purpose of the first part (Phase I) of the study is to find out the highest dose of neratinib that can be given safely with T-DM1.
• The purpose of the second part of the study (Phase II) is to find out whether the dose of neratinib with T-DM1 determined in Phase I will keep breast cancer from getting worse for a period of time.
• In order to learn more about study therapy levels in blood and discover genetic and protein changes associated with cancer, the study includes special research tests using samples from blood and from breast tumor. Blood samples will be collected before study treatment, once during treatment, and after study treatment stops.
• In the optional part of this study, three biopsies will be performed to obtain fresh tumor samples from an area where your cancer has spread.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Neratinib; Drug: T-DM1

Detailed Description

The FB-10 study is designed as an open label, single arm, Phase Ib/II study with a dose-escalation phase and an expanded cohort (phase II) to evaluate the combination of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) with neratinib in women with metastatic, HER2-positive breast cancer. The primary aim of the phase Ib portion of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of the two-drug combination. The primary aim of the phase II portion is to demonstrate efficacy.

Patients will receive concurrent therapy with T-DM1 (3.6 mg/kg IV) on Day 1 of a 3-week (21 day) cycle and neratinib as a continuous daily oral dose. The neratinib dose-escalation will include 4 dose levels (120 mg, 160 mg, 200 mg, and 240 mg). At the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) of the T-DM1 and neratinib combination, up to 39 additional patients will be treated.

The sample size of the phase I portion of the study was 27 patients. The sample size of the Phase II portion will be 22 evaluable patients (and 4 replacement patients). The total study enrollment, phase Ib and II, will be a maximum of 50 patients.

Submission of diagnostic tumor samples and blood samples for FB-10 correlative science studies will be a study requirement for all patients. Blood samples for pharmacokinetics (PKs) and for future study will be collected prior to administration of study therapy on Cycle 1/Day 1, Cycle 1/Day 8, and Cycle 2/Day1.

A tumor biopsy will be procured from an accessible site of metastasis before study therapy is initiated (after the patient has signed the consent and has been screened for eligibility).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 49
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Florida
    • Weston, Florida, United States, 33331
      • Cleveland Clinic Weston
  • Illinois
    • Decatur, Illinois, United States, 62526
      • Cancer Care Specialists of Central Illinois
    • Effingham, Illinois, United States, 62401
      • Crossroads Cancer Center
    • Swansea, Illinois, United States, 62226
      • Cancer Care Specialists of Central Illinois-Swansea
  • Ohio
    • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
      • Cleveland Clinic
  • Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
      • Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Services Center
  • Pennsylvania
    • Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States, 15146
      • UPMC- Hillman Cancer Center-Monroeville
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
      • University of Pittsburgh
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
      • Hillman Cancer Center
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
      • Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15237
      • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center North Hills at Passavant
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15212
      • Alleheny General Hospital
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15215
      • UPMC- St. Margaret
  • Rhode Island
    • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02905
      • Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
  • West Virginia
    • Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, 26501
      • West Virginia University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The ECOG performance status must be less than or equal to 2.
• Patients must have the ability to swallow oral medication.
• Patients must have histologic or cytologic confirmation of the diagnosis of invasive adenocarcinoma of the breast.
• Patients must have had anti-HER2 based therapy with pertuzumab and trastuzumab for neoadjuvant therapy, adjuvant therapy or with first line therapy for metastatic disease (which may include trastuzumab and pertuzumab either sequentially or in combination).
• There must be documentation that the patient has evidence of measurable metastatic breast cancer that is accessible to biopsy at study entry.
• Patients must have estrogen receptor (ER) analysis performed prior to study entry. If ER analysis is negative, then progesterone receptor (PgR) analysis must also be performed. (Patients are eligible with either hormone receptor-positive or hormone receptor-negative tumors.)
• Breast cancer must be determined by local testing to be human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive prior to study entry using American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) - College of American Pathologists (CAP) HER2 test guidelines.

• At the time of study entry, blood counts performed within 4 weeks prior to study entry must meet the following criteria:

  • absolute neutrophil count (ANC) must be greater than or equal to 1000/mm3;
  • platelet count must be greater than or equal to 100,000/mm3; and
  • hemoglobin must be greater than or equal to 9 g/dL. (Note: Patient must have discontinued growth factors greater than or equal to two weeks prior to entry labs.)

• The following criteria for evidence of adequate hepatic function performed within 4 weeks prior to study entry must be met:

  • Total bilirubin must be less than or equal to 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), and
  • aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) must be less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN for the lab or less than or equal to 5 x ULN if liver metastasis.
• Serum creatinine performed within 4 weeks prior to study entry must be less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN for the lab.
• The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) assessment by 2-D echocardiogram or multi-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan performed within 90 days prior to study entry must be greater than or equal to 50% regardless of the facility's lower limit of normal (LLN).
• Patients with reproductive potential must agree to use an effective non-hormonal method of contraception during therapy, and for at least 7 months after the last dose of study therapy.

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous therapy with T-DM1 or any HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) including neratinib for any malignancy.
• Symptomatic brain metastases or brain metastases requiring chronic steroids to control symptoms.
• Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C with abnormal liver function tests; HIV positive patients receiving antivirals.
• Lung disease resulting in dyspnea at rest.
• Active infection or chronic infection requiring chronic suppressive antibiotics.
• Malabsorption syndrome, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, resection of the stomach or small bowel, or other disease or condition significantly affecting gastrointestinal function.
• Persistent greater than or equal to grade 2 diarrhea regardless of etiology.
• Conditions that would prohibit intermittent administration of corticosteroids for T-DM1 premedication.
• Chronic daily treatment with corticosteroids with a dose of greater than or equal to 10 mg/day methylprednisolone equivalent (excluding inhaled steroids).
• Uncontrolled hypertension defined as a systolic BP greater than 150 mmHg or diastolic BP greater than 90 mmHg, with or without anti-hypertensive medications. (Patients with hypertension that is well controlled on medication are eligible.)

• Cardiac disease (history of and/or active disease) that would preclude the use of any of the drugs included in the treatment regimen. This includes but is not confined to:

  • Active cardiac disease: symptomatic angina pectoris within the past 90 days that required the initiation of or increase in anti-anginal medication or other intervention; ventricular arrhythmias except for benign premature ventricular contractions; supraventricular and nodal arrhythmias requiring a pacemaker or not controlled with medication; conduction abnormality requiring a pacemaker; valvular disease with documented compromise in cardiac function; and symptomatic pericarditis
  • History of cardiac disease: myocardial infarction documented by elevated cardiac enzymes or persistent regional wall abnormalities on assessment of left ventricular (LV) function; history of documented congestive heart failure (CHF); and documented cardiomyopathy
• Other nonmalignant systemic disease that would preclude the patient from receiving study treatment or would prevent required follow up.
• Pregnancy or lactation at the time of study entry. (Note: Pregnancy testing should be performed within 14 days prior to study entry according to institutional standards for women of childbearing potential.)
• The investigator should assess the patient to determine if she has any psychiatric or addictive disorder or other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude her from meeting the study requirements.
• Use of any investigational agent within 4 weeks prior to study entry.

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: Neratinib and T-DM1

Drug: Neratinib; Dose-Escalation Phase (Part 1) - Neratinib Dose-escalation will proceed on the basis of DLT during Cycle 1 starting at 120 mg/day. Dose level 1: 120 mg/day; Dose level 2: 160 mg/day; Dose level 3: 200 mg/day; Dose level 4: 240 mg/day Dose-evaluation Phase (Part 2) - Patients will receive the highest dose of neratinib with T-DM1 found in Phase I as study therapy; Drug: T-DM1; Dose-Escalation Phase (Part 1) - Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) will be given at 3.6 mg/kg IV Day 1 every 21 days. Dose-evaluation Phase (Part 2) - Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) will be given at 3.6 mg/kg IV Day 1 every 21 days.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Evaluable Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicity Events in Phase 1	If 1 of 3 patients in this cohort experiences a dose limiting toxicity (DLT), 3 more patients will be added at the same dose level. If 0 of 3 initial patients or 1 of 6 patients in an expanded cohort experiences a DLT, the dose for the next cohort will be escalated to dose level 2; otherwise, the combination will be considered too toxic.	Day 1, 8, and 15 of cycle 1.
Overall Response Rate (ORR) by Measurement of Target Lesions in Phase II	Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR.	Every 42 days after the start of protocol therapy through disease progression, approximately 2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Progression-free Survival (PFS) Time From Start of Study Therapy to Disease Progression or Death From Any Cause	Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.	Every 42 days after the start of protocol therapy through disease progression, approximately 2 years
Adverse Events Experienced by Participants as a Measure of Toxicity	Summary of frequency and severity of serious adverse events,	Day 1, 8, 15 of cycle one, day 1 of each subsequent cycle, at the end of protocol therapy and 30 days following the end of protocol therapy. Duration of therapy varied across patients from a few days to a couple of years.
Clinical Benefit Rate (Phase II)	Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions assessed by MRI or CT; Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of new lesions; Stable Disease (SD) otherwise; Clinical Benefit (CB) = CR+PR+SD (confirmation of response not required).	Every 63 days after the start of study therapy until disease progression or until 30 days following the end of protocol therapy if due to another cause. Duration of therapy varied across patients from a few days to a couple of years.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: NSABP Foundation Inc
• Collaborators: Puma Biotechnology, Inc.

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Abraham J, Montero AJ, Jankowitz RC, Salkeni MA, Beumer JH, Kiesel BF, Piette F, Adamson LM, Nagy RJ, Lanman RB, Sperinde J, Huang W, Allegra CJ, Srinivasan A, Wang Y, Pogue-Geile KL, Lucas PC, Jacobs SA. Safety and Efficacy of T-DM1 Plus Neratinib in Patients With Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: NSABP Foundation Trial FB-10. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Oct 10;37(29):2601-2609. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.00858. Epub 2019 Aug 23.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): August 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 2, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 5, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): September 10, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): January 26, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 10, 2023
• Last Verified: January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Metastatic Breast Cancer; Neratinib; HER2 positive; Dose Escalation; NSABP; Trastuzumab Emtansine; T DM1
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: NSABP FB-10