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Breast CancerPhase 2NCT00232505

Cetuximab + / - Carboplatin for Estrogen Receptor-Negative, Progesterone Receptor-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing cetuximab and carboplatin in people with Breast Cancer, run by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at 14 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
cetuximab and carboplatin
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
112 participants
Where
14 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Nov 2005to 12 Aug 2012
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 120 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • At least 18 years of age
  • Metastatic breast cancer (Stage IV) with measurable disease by RECIST criteria
  • No more than three prior chemotherapy regimens either in the adjuvant or metastatic setting.
  • Histologically documented (either primary or metastatic site) breast cancer that is estrogen receptor- (ER-) negative, PR-negative, and HER-2 nonoverexpressing by immunohistochemistry (0,1) or non-gene amplified by FISH performed upon the primary tumor or metastatic lesion. HER-2 2+ by immunohistochemistry is usually negative by FISH, and this confirmatory test should be performed when possible, however may participate if fulfill other criteria.
  • Completion of prior chemotherapy at least 3 weeks prior to study entry.
  • Patients may have received therapy (ies) in the adjuvant or metastatic setting, however must have discontinued prior to entry. Patients may receive concurrent bisphosphonates, however if taking bisphosphonates, bone lesions may not be used for progression or response.
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  • Radiation therapy must be completed at least 2 weeks prior to study entry, and radiated lesions may not serve as measurable disease.
  • Patients may have CNS metastases if stable (no evidence of progression) > 3 months after local therapy.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2 and life expectancy of at least 6 months.
  • Adequate organ function defined as:absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 1500/mm3, plts > 100,000/mm3, creatinine clearance >50 mL/min, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (or ≤5 x ULN in case of liver metastases); total bilirubin ≤1.5 mg/dL.
  • Tissue block available for EGFR studies is recommended, although will not exclude patients from participating.
  • Pregnant or lactating women will be excluded. Women of child bearing potential must have documented negative pregnancy test within two weeks of study entry and agree to acceptable birth control during the duration of the study therapy.
  • Signed written informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Lesions identifiable only by PET.
  • More than three prior chemotherapy regimens (including adjuvant). Sequential regimens such as doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by paclitaxel (AC-paclitaxel) are considered one regimen.
  • Prior therapy which specifically and directly targets the EGFR pathway with therapeutic intent.
  • Prior platinum agent for metastatic disease. If platinum agent was used adjuvantly, the patient must have had at least 12 months disease-free interval prior to relapse.
  • Prior severe infusion reaction to a monoclonal antibody.
  • Major medical conditions that might affect study participation (uncontrolled pulmonary, renal, or hepatic dysfunction, uncontrolled infection).
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  • Significant history of uncontrolled cardiac disease; i.e., uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina, recent myocardial infarction (within prior 6 months), uncontrolled congestive heart failure, and cardiomyopathy that is either symptomatic or asymptomatic but with decreased ejection fraction <45%
  • Other significant comorbid condition which the investigator feels might compromise effective and safe participation in the study.
  • Inability to comply with the requirements of the study.

Trial locations and contacts

14 sites in 1 country.

14 sites in 1 country

United States14 sites
  • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21231-2410

  • Lurleen Wallace Comprehensive Cancer at University of Alabama - Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294

  • Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7295

  • Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas

    Houston, Texas, 77030-4009

  • Baylor University Medical Center - Houston

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5289

  • Rex Cancer Center at Rex Hospital

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607

  • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center

    San Francisco, California, 94115

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007

  • Washington Cancer Institute at Washington Hospital Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Trial of Cetuximab Alone and in Combination With Carboplatin in ER-Negative, PR-Negative, HER-2 Nonoverexpressing Metastatic Breast Cancer

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Cetuximab may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known whether giving cetuximab together with carboplatin is more effective than giving cetuximab alone in treating metastatic breast cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying cetuximab and carboplatin to see how well they work compared with cetuximab alone in treating women with estrogen receptor-negative (ER-), progesterone receptor-negative (PR-) metastatic breast cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Compare the overall response rate in women with estrogen receptor-negative, progesterone receptor-negative, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-nonoverexpressing metastatic breast cancer treated with cetuximab with vs without carboplatin.

Secondary

  • Compare the time to disease progression in patients treated with these regimens.
  • Correlate downstream effects of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor on Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), Protein kinase B (AKT), monoclonal antibody Ki-67 (Ki67), and EGFR-dependent signaling, proliferation, and apoptosis with toxicity and response in patients with accessible tumors treated with these regimens.
  • Determine the changes in biomarkers and gene expression in circulating tumor cells during treatment.
  • Compare the overall survival rate in patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive cetuximab IV over 60-120 minutes once a week.
  • Arm II: Patients receive cetuximab as in arm I and carboplatin IV on days 1, 8, and 15.

In both arms, treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients not responding to treatment in arm I may cross over to arm II.

Blood samples are collected periodically throughout study for correlative biomarker analysis by Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and gene expression analysis.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 4 months.

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
cetuximab, carboplatin
Keywords
recurrent breast cancer, stage IV breast cancer
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00232505
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CetuximabExperimentalPatients receive cetuximab IV over 60-120 minutes once a week. Treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients not responding to treatment may cross over to arm II.
Receives: Biological: cetuximab
Cetuximab and CarboplatinExperimentalPatients receive cetuximab as in arm I and carboplatin IV on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Biological: cetuximab; Drug: carboplatin

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Overall Disease Response Rate

    Overall response rate of single agent cetuximab and cetuximab + carboplatin will be measured by radiographic response using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria every 8 weeks until subject experiences disease progression. Overall response will be measured as complete response (CR), partial response (PR), stable disease (SD) or progressive disease (PD).Per RECIST v1.0 for target lesions and assessed by CT (spiral): Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Progression, 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; Stable Disease (SD), neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for disease progression

    Measured: 5 years

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Overall Survival

    Subjects will be contacted every 4 months after discontinuation of active treatment to assess survival.

    Measured: Every four months until death of any cause or end of data collection up to 40 months

  2. Progression-Free Survival

    Time to disease progression of cetuximab or cetuximab + carboplatin as indicated by radiographic assessment

    Measured: Every four months until progression, death of any cause, or end of data collection up to 40 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Oct 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2005
  3. Primary completion21 Jun 2010
  4. Study completion12 Aug 2012

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
112 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00232505
Sponsor's protocol ID
LCCC 0403
Other IDs
M01RR000046, CA058223
Status last verified
May 2017
First submitted
3 Oct 2005
Last updated
28 Jun 2017
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Carey LA, Rugo HS, Marcom PK, Mayer EL, Esteva FJ, Ma CX, Liu MC, Storniolo AM, Rimawi MF, Forero-Torres A, Wolff AC, Hobday TJ, Ivanova A, Chiu WK, Ferraro M, Burrows E, Bernard PS, Hoadley KA, Perou CM, Winer EP. TBCRC 001: randomized phase II study of cetuximab in combination with carboplatin in stage IV triple-negative breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Jul 20;30(21):2615-23. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2010.34.5579. Epub 2012 Jun 4.

    PubMed 22665533
  • Oliveras-Ferraros C, Vazquez-Martin A, Lopez-Bonet E, Martin-Castillo B, Del Barco S, Brunet J, Menendez JA. Growth and molecular interactions of the anti-EGFR antibody cetuximab and the DNA cross-linking agent cisplatin in gefitinib-resistant MDA-MB-468 cells: new prospects in the treatment of triple-negative/basal-like breast cancer. Int J Oncol. 2008 Dec;33(6):1165-76.

    PubMed 19020749

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing cetuximab and carboplatin in people with Breast Cancer, run by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at 14 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 13 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Jun 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 14 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 28 Jun 2017). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Overall Disease Response Rate (time frame: 5 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00232505, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Jun 2017.

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