Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Breast Cancer Related Upper Extremity Lymphedema (BCRL)

October 10, 2018 updated by: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of QBX258, a compound developed by Novartis Corporation composed of two antibodies, in reducing arm volume excess in women with stage I-II breast cancer related lymphedema.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

9

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10065
        • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women 18-70 with unilateral stage I or II BCRL
  • Volume difference of at least 300 mL between the normal and lymphedematous limb based on perometry evaluation
  • BMI of 18-30
  • No current evidence of breast cancer
  • At least 6 months postop from axillary lymph node dissection

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Bilateral lymphedema or history of bilateral axillary lymph node dissection
  • Recent history of cellulitis in the affected extremity (within last 3 months)
  • Recurrent breast cancer or other malignancy
  • Current (within last month) use of chemotherapy for breast or other malignancy
  • Current (within last 3 months) use of radiation for breast or other malignancy
  • Recent (within last month) or current intensive MLD and/or short stretch bandage use
  • Unstable lymphedema (i.e. worsening symptoms/measurements in the past 3 months)
  • Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
  • Stage III lymphedema
  • Patients that take acetaminophen (paracetamol) chronically, i.e. more than 1 g/day for more than 3 out of 7 days, or more than 2 g/ day for more than 1 day out of 7 days
  • Use of other investigational drugs at the time of enrollment, or within 30 days or 5 half-lives of enrollment, whichever is longer
  • History of hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or to drugs of similar chemical classes (e.g. monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal gamma globulin, polysorbates).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: QBX258 (VAK694 3mg/kg and QAX576 6mg/kg)
This will be a single arm, open label design pilot study, aiming to test the efficacy of QBX258, a combination of two fully human monoclonal antibodies that neutralize the biologic activity of interleukin 4 and interleukin 13 (IL4/IL13), for the treatment of stage I or II breast cancer related upper extremity lymphedema (BCRL).
Drug: QBX258
Once patients are registered for the trial, they will be treated with QBX258 (VAK694 3mg/kg and QAX576 6mg/kg) delivered via peripheral intravenous injection once every 4 weeks (+ 1 week) for 4 treatments.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Volume Changes as Measured by Perometry
Time Frame: 1 year

Therapeutic volume changes in the arm will be calculated using the methods published by Anderson et al (2000).65 Briefly, the difference in volume measurements between the normal and lymphedematous arms at baseline (i.e volume excess) will be compared to the volume differential after drug treatment and following the washout period using the following formula:

(VL-VN) B - (VL-VN) F
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborators

Novartis

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Babak Mehara, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 7, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 7, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

July 10, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 8, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 10, 2018

Last Verified

May 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 15-085

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