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Metastatic Breast CancerPhase 2NCT00490646

A Phase II Combination of Trastuzumab and Ixabepilone Versus Trastuzumab and Docetaxel in Patients With Advanced and/or Metastatic Breast Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing ixabepilone, docetaxel and trastuzumab in people with Metastatic Breast Cancer, run by R-Pharm at 19 sites in 5 countries.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this randomized, Phase 2 open-label study was to assess the response rate of participants with Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (Her2+) locally advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer (not previously treated with chemotherapy or trastuzumab) to treatment with ixabepilone plus trastuzumab and/or… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Metastatic Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
ixabepilone, docetaxel and trastuzumab
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
19 sitesin 5 countries
Study dates
Feb 2008to Nov 2011
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 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Locally advanced or metastatic HER2+ breast cancer not previously treated with chemotherapy or trastuzumab.
  • Subjects who had received prior (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy or trastuzumab were eligible except if they relapsed within 12 months after the last dose of a taxane or trastuzumab given as (neo)adjuvant therapy.
  • Measurable disease
  • Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) ≥50%

Who cannot join

  • Prior chemotherapy or trastuzumab for metastatic breast cancer (MBC)
  • Relapse within 1 year after (neo)adjuvant taxane or trastuzumab
  • Neuropathy > Grade 1
  • Significant cardiovascular disease
  • Any brain metastases

Trial locations and contacts

19 sites in 5 countries.

19 sites in 5 countries

Italy6 sites
  • Local Institution

    Bologna, 40138

  • Local Institution

    Brescia, 25123

  • Local Institution

    Modena, 41100

  • Local Institution

    Naples, 80131

  • Local Institution

    Roma, 00144

  • Local Institution

    Sora, 03039

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France4 sites
  • Local Institution

    Caen, F-14076

  • Local Institution

    Grenoble, 38028

  • Local Institution

    Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42271

  • Local Institution

    Toulouse, 31300

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Turkey (Türkiye)4 sites
  • Local Institution

    Ankara, 06100

  • Local Institution

    Ankara, 06500

  • Local Institution

    Izmir, 35100

  • Local Institution

    Izmir, 35340

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Greece3 sites
  • Local Institution

    Athens, 11522

  • Local Institution

    Athens, 12462

  • Local Institution

    Pireaus, 18537

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Spain2 sites
  • Local Institution

    Madrid, 28007

  • Local Institution

    Madrid, 28034

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About this study

Official title: Randomized Phase II Study of Ixabepilone Plus Trastuzumab vs. Docetaxel Plus Trastuzumab in Female Subjects With Her2+ Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Breast Cancer

The purpose of this randomized, Phase 2 open-label study was to assess the response rate of participants with Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (Her2+) locally advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer (not previously treated with chemotherapy or trastuzumab) to treatment with ixabepilone plus trastuzumab and/or docetaxel plus trastuzumab.

Being tested
ixabepilone, docetaxel, trastuzumab
Keywords
Locally advanced and/or metastatic 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.

  • ixabepiloneDrug

    Also called BMS-247550, Epothilone, IXEMPRA®

    Ixabepilone 40 mg/m^2 was administered as a 3-hour I.V. continuous infusion on Day 1 in a 21-day cycle until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

    For the first cycle, ixabepilone was administered the day following the first dose of trastuzumab (in the first cycle trastuzumab was given on Day 0); in all the following cycles, ixabepilone was administered immediately after the subsequent doses of trastuzumab if the preceding dose of trastuzumab was well tolerated.

  • docetaxelDrug

    Docetaxel 100 mg/m^2 was administered as a 1-hour IV continuous infusion on Day 1 in a 21-day cycle until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. For the first cycle, docetaxel was administered the day following the first dose of trastuzumab (i.e. in the first cycle trastuzumab was given on Day 0); in all following cycles, docetaxel was administered immediately after trastuzumab if the preceding dose of trastuzumab was well tolerated.

  • trastuzumabDrug

    Trastuzumab was administered as an IV infusion on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 21-day cycle at a dose of 2 mg/kg until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. In cycle 1, a loading dose of 4 mg/kg was administered as a 90-minute IV infusion on a day before initial administration of chemotherapy (i.e. on Day 0). Trastuzumab was given immediately prior to ixabepilone (Arm A) or docetaxel (Arm B) in all subsequent cycles as a 30-minute IV infusion if the initial dose was well tolerated.

Study groups in NCT00490646
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm AExperimentaltrastuzumab 4 mg/kg loading dose, then 2 mg/kg weekly + ixabepilone 40 mg/m^2 intravenous (IV) over 3 hours once every 21 days (using a 21-day cycle); until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: ixabepilone; Drug: trastuzumab
Arm BActive comparatortrastuzumab 4 mg/kg loading dose, then 2 mg/kg weekly + docetaxel 100 mg/m^2 IV over 1 hour once every 21 days (using a 21-day cycle); until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: docetaxel; Drug: trastuzumab

What is being measured

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

  1. Percentage of Participants With Objective Response (OR; Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors [RECIST] Version 1.1)

    Percentage of participants with best overall response (BOR) of either complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to RECIST version 1.1 as determined by the investigator. CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of all lesions. CR and PR criteria should be met again after 4 weeks and before 6 weeks after initial assessment. A two-sided confidence interval (CI) was computed using the Clopper-Pearson method.

    Measured: Assessed every 6 weeks from initiation of study therapy up to 12 months; then every 3 months until disease progression (maximum time that any participant was on therapy was 108 weeks)

  2. Number of Participants With Best Overall Response (BOR) as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version 1.1

    BOR was the best response recorded from the start of treatment until disease progression or recurrence (taking the smallest measurement recorded since the start of treatment as reference). CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the sum of the LD of all lesions. CR and PR criteria should be met again after 4 weeks and before 6 weeks after initial assessment. Stable disease (SD)=Neither sufficient increase to qualify for PD nor sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR. Refer to Outcome Measure 3 for definition of PD.

    Measured: Assessed every 6 weeks from initiation of study therapy up to 12 months; then every 3 months until disease progression (maximum time that any participant was on therapy was 108 weeks).

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Time in months from randomization until first date of documented progressive disease (PD) or death from any cause without prior documentation of progression. PD=≥20% increase in sum of LD of target lesions in reference to smallest sum LD recorded at or following baseline or unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesion(s) overall.

    Estimated by the Kaplan-Meier product limit method. A two-sided 95% CI for median duration was computed by the Brookmeyer and Crowley method.

    Measured: From randomization until the first date of documented progressive disease (PD) or death from any cause without prior documentation of progression (maximum participant PFS of 39.7 months).

  2. Time to Response

    Time to response was defined as the time in weeks from randomization until the measurement criteria are first met for a CR or PR, whichever is recorded first.

    CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the sum of the LD of all lesions. CR and PR criteria should be met again after 4 weeks and before 6 weeks after initial assessment. Estimated by the Kaplan-Meier product limit method. A two-sided 95% CI for median duration was computed by the Brookmeyer and Crowley method.

    Measured: From randomization every 6 weeks for first 12 months and thereafter every 3 months until CR or PR whichever was recorded first (maximum participant time to response of 18.4 weeks.)

  3. Duration of Response

    Period measured in months from time that measurement criteria were first met for CR or PR until first date of documented PD or death from any cause without prior documentation of progression.

    PD=≥20% increase in sum of LD of target lesions in reference to smallest sum LD recorded at or following baseline or unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesion(s) overall. Refer to Outcome Measure 1 for definitions of CR and PR. Estimated by the Kaplan-Meier product limit method. A two-sided 95% CI for median duration was computed by Brookmeyer and Crowley method.

    Measured: From the date of first PR or CR assessment to the date of documented progressive disease or death without prior documentation of progression (maximum participant duration of response of 38 months.)

  4. Number of Participants With Death as Outcome, Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), Adverse Events (AEs), and AEs Leading to Discontinuation of Study Therapy Per National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version 3.0

    AE: New untoward medical occurrence or worsening of a preexisting medical condition that does not have causal relationship with this treatment. SAE: Untoward medical event that at any dose: results in death, persistent or significant disability/incapacity, drug dependency/abuse; life-threatening, an important medical event, a congenital anomaly/birth defect; requires inpatient hospitalization/prolongs existing hospitalization. Grade 3=Severe; and Grade 4=Life-threatening or disabling. GR=Grade.

    Measured: Assessed from the date of first dose until at least 30 days after the last dose of study drug (maximum time that any participant was on therapy was 108 weeks.)

  5. Number of Participants With Hematology Abnormalities by Worst Grade Per National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE), Version 3.0

    Grade (GR)1=mild, GR2=moderate, GR3=severe, GR4=life threatening or disabling. Normal ranges provided by local laboratory and may also vary by age and sex. White blood cell (WBC):GR1=<LLN-3.0*10^9/L; GR2=<3.0-2.0*10^9/L; GR3=<2.0-1.0*10^9/L; GR4=<1.0*10^9/L. Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC):GR1=<LLN-1.5*10^9 /L; GR2=<1.5-1.0*10^9/L; GR3=<1.0-0.5*10^9/L; GR4=<0.5*10^9/L. Platelets:GR1=<LLN-75.0*10^9/L; GR2=<75.0-50.0*10^9/L; GR3=<50.0-25.0*10^9/L, GR4=<25.0*10^9/L. Hemoglobin:GR1=<LLN-10.0g/dL; GR2=<10.0-8.0g/dL; GR3=<8.0-6.5g/dL, GR4=<6.5g/dL. LLN=lower limit of normal.

    Measured: Prior to every cycle of therapy (i.e. before starting of every 21 day or 3 week cycle; maximum time that any participant was on therapy was 108 weeks.)

  6. Number of Participants With Serum Chemistry Abnormalities by Worst Grade Per National Cancer Institure Common Terminology Criteria Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE), Version 3.0

    Grading: NCI CTCAE, Version 3.0. GR1=mild, GR2=moderate, GR3=severe, GR4=life threatening or disabling. Normal ranges provided by local laboratory and may also vary by age and sex. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST): GR1=>ULN-2.5*ULN; GR2=>2.5-5.0*ULN; GR3=>5.0-20.0*ULN; GR4=>20.0*ULN. Total bilirubin: GR1=>ULN-1.5*ULN, GR2=>1.5-3.0*ULN, GR3=>3-10*ULN, GR4=>10*ULN. Creatinine: GR1=>ULN-1.5*ULN, GR2=>1.5-3.0*ULN, GR3=>3.0-6.0*ULN, GR4=>6.0*ULN. ULN=upper limit of normal.

    Measured: Prior to every cycle of therapy (i.e. before starting of every 21 day or 3 week cycle; maximum time that any participant was on therapy was 108 weeks.)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted25 Jun 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2008
  3. Primary completionJun 2011
  4. Study completionNov 2011

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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
None (open label)
Enrolment
50 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00490646
Sponsor's protocol ID
CA163-140
Other IDs
Eudract No: 2007-000721-21
Status last verified
Feb 2016
First submitted
21 Jun 2007
Last updated
10 Mar 2016
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing ixabepilone, docetaxel and trastuzumab in people with Metastatic Breast Cancer, run by R-Pharm at 19 sites in 5 countries.

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 4 inclusion and 5 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 10 Mar 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 19 sites in Italy, France, Turkey (Türkiye), Greece, Spain. 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 18 Jul 2012). 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?

Percentage of Participants With Objective Response (OR; Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors [RECIST] Version 1.1) (time frame: Assessed every 6 weeks from initiation of study therapy up to 12 months; then every 3 months until disease progression (maximum time that any participant was on therapy was 108 weeks)). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 10 Mar 2016.

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