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Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast CancerPhase 1NCT01791478

BYL719 and Letrozole in Post-Menopausal Patients With Hormone Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

A Phase 1 study testing PI3K inhibitor BYL719, letrozole and laboratory biomarker analysis in people with Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer and HER2-negative Breast Cancer, run by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at 2 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

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of the PI3K inhibitor BYL719 when given together with letrozole in treating patients with hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer. The PI3K inhibitor BYL719 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the proteins needed for cell growth. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
What is being tested?
PI3K inhibitor BYL719, letrozole and laboratory biomarker analysis
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
46 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2013to 6 Oct 2022
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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

  • Patients must provide informed written consent.
  • Patients must be >/= 18 years of age.
  • ECOG performance status 0 - 1.
  • Clinical stage IV invasive mammary carcinoma, ER-positive and/or PR-positive by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and HER2 negative (by IHC or ISH). Patients may have either measurable or non-measurable disease, both are allowed.
  • A minimum of 10 patients in the trial (~50%) will need to have a PIK3CA mutation in their cancer
  • Patients must have had at least one line of endocrine therapy in the metastatic setting, or be diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer during or within 1 year of adjuvant endocrine therapy. There is no limit on lines of prior treatment in the metastatic setting.
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  • Patients must have available tissue (archived formalin-fixed paraffin embedded blocks (FFPB) or fresh frozen tissue from original diagnosis or metastatic setting) for correlative studies. Tissue needs to be located and available at the time of registration (tissue needs to be submitted within 3 weeks of study initiation). Patients will not be able to start study drugs without tissue availability.
  • Life expectancy ≥ 6 months
  • Patients must have adequate hematologic, hepatic, and renal function. All laboratory tests must be obtained less than 1 week from study entry. This includes:
  • ANC >/= 1,500/mm3
  • platelet count >/=100,000/mm3
  • HgB ≥ 9 g/dL
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5x ULN
  • INR ≤ 2
  • Fasting plasma glucose ≤ 140 mg/dL
  • HgBA1C ≤ 8%
  • Total Serum Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (Patients with known Gilbert Syndrome, a total bilirubin ≤ 3.0 x ULN, with direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN)
  • SGOT, SGPT ≤ 3 X ULN if no liver metastasis present
  • SGOT, SGPT ≤ 5 X ULN if liver metastasis present
  • Patients must be able to swallow and retain oral medication.
  • Patients must be post-menopausal. Post-menopausal female subjects should be defined prior to protocol enrollment by any of the following:
  • Subjects at least 55 years of age; OR
  • Subjects under 55 years of age and naturally (spontaneous) amenorrhea for at least 12 months or follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) values ≥ 40 IU/L and estradiol levels </= 20 IU/L; OR
  • Prior bilateral oophorectomy; OR
  • Prior radiation castration with amenorrhea for at least 6 months
  • NOTE: Treatment with a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) agonist (such as goserelin acetate or leuprolide acetate) is not permitted for induction of ovarian suppression.
  • Patients must complete all screening assessments as outlined in the protocol.

Who cannot join

  • Locally recurrent resectable breast cancer.
  • Any kind of malabsorption syndrome significantly affecting gastrointestinal function.
  • Patients with clinically manifest diabetes mellitus (treated and/or clinical signs or with fasting glucose >/= 140 mg/dL / 7.8 mmol/L), history of gestational diabetes mellitus or documented steroid-induced diabetes mellitus.
  • Patients who have received radiation therapy </= 2 weeks prior to study entry. Patients who have received prior radiotherapy must have recovered from toxicity (≤ grade 1) induced by this treatment.
  • Patients who have received systemic anti-cancer therapy such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy and/or biologic therapy </= 4 weeks prior to study entry. Concurrent anti-cancer therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic therapy) other than the ones specified in the protocol is not permitted during study participation. Patients must have discontinued the above cancer therapies for 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study medication, as well as recovered from toxicity (to ≤ than grade 1, except for alopecia) induced by previous treatments. Any investigational drugs should be discontinued 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study medication.
  • Prior hormonal / endocrine therapy </= 2 weeks prior to study entry. Patients must have recovered from toxicity > grade 1, except for alopecia.
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  • Prior therapy with a PI3K inhibitor. Prior use of Akt or mTOR inhibitors are allowed.
  • Patients who have received herbal medications </= 2 weeks prior to study entry. Herbal medications include, but are not limited to: St. John's wort, Kava, ephedra (ma huang), gingko biloba, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), yohimbe, saw palmetto, and ginseng.
  • Use of drugs that are CYP3A4 modifiers
  • Patients who are currently receiving medication with a known risk of prolonging the QT interval or inducing Torsades de Pointes (TdP) and the treatment cannot either be discontinued or switched to a different medication prior to starting study drug treatment.
  • Patients with a family history of congenital long QT syndrome
  • Patients with abnormal calcium, potassium, or magnesium levels that cannot be adequately corrected to within normal range prior to initiation of study drugs
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to:
  • ongoing or active infection requiring parenteral antibiotics
  • impairment of lung function (COPD > grade 2, lung conditions requiring oxygen therapy)
  • symptomatic congestive heart failure (class III or IV of the New York Heart Association classification for heart disease)
  • Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) < 50%
  • unstable angina pectoris, angioplasty, stenting, or myocardial infarction within 6 months
  • uncontrolled hypertension within 2 weeks of study initiation (systolic blood pressure > 180 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure > 110 mm Hg, found on two consecutive measurements separated by a 1 or 2-week period despite adequate medical support)
  • clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia (multifocal premature ventricular contractions, bigeminy,trigeminy, ventricular tachycardia that is symptomatic or requires treatment [National Cancer Institute -Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, Version 4.0, grade 3]
  • QTcF ≥ 480 msec on screening EKG
  • known history of QT/QTc prolongation or Torsades de Pointes (TdP)
  • ST depression or elevation of ≥ 1.5 mm in 2 or more leads
  • Diarrhea of any cause ≥ CTCAE grade 2
  • psychiatric illness/social situations that would compromise patient safety or limit compliance with study requirements including maintenance of a compliance/pill diary
  • patients with symptomatic brain metastases (patients with a history of brain metastases must be clinically stable for more than 4 weeks from completion of radiation treatment)
  • patients with known history of chronic liver or renal failure
  • patients with known history of chronic or acute pancreatitis
  • Individuals of all races and ethnic groups are eligible for this trial. There is no bias towards age or race in the clinical trial outlined. This trial is open to the accrual of women.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites

  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-6838

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About this study

Official title: A Phase Ib Trial of BYL719 (an α-Specific PI3K Inhibitor) in Combination With Endocrine Therapy in Post-Menopausal Patients With Hormone Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of the PI3K inhibitor BYL719 when given together with letrozole in treating patients with hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer. The PI3K inhibitor BYL719 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the proteins needed for cell growth. Hormone therapy using letrozole may fight breast cancer by blocking the use of estrogen by the tumor cells. Giving the PI3K inhibitor BYL719 together with letrozole may kill more tumor cells

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and tolerability of BYL719 given in combination with endocrine therapy in post-menopausal patients with hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer by determining:

  1. Dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) during the first 4 weeks of treatment (cycle 1).

II. Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of BYL719 (PI3K inhibitor BYL719) given in combination with letrozole.

III. Highest tolerated dose - ability to tolerate BYL719 with letrozole for a total of 8 weeks without development of:

  • Hyperglycemia (fasting glucose > 200 mg/dL) for more than 2 weeks in a row despite optimal medical treatment
  • CTC Grade 3 or > rash for more than 2 weeks in a row despite optimal medical treatment
  • CTC Grade 2 or > GI toxicity for more than 2 weeks in a row despite optimal medical treatment
  • CTC Grade 2 or > serum creatinine, bilirubin, AST, ALT elevation from baseline for more than 2 weeks in a row despite optimal medical treatment

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: To determine the anti-tumor effect of the combinations of endocrine therapy with BYL719 in post-menopausal patients with hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer by assessing:

  1. Progression free survival (PFS). II. Objective response rate (ORR). III. Clinical benefit rate (complete response [CR]+partial response [PR]+stable disease [SD] >= 6 months).

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Pharmacokinetics of BYL719 in combination with letrozole: Plasma concentration-time profiles and derived basic pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters of BYL719 and letrozole, including but not limited to area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to the last measurable concentration (AUC0-tlast), AUC curve to infinite time (AUC0-inf), maximum observed concentration (Cmax), time to peak concentration (Tmax), clearance over bioavailability (CL/F), apparent volume of distribution (Vz/F) and the terminal half-life (t1/2) and other PK parameters if deemed appropriate.

II. Correlation of response with alterations of the PI3K pathway: Mutational analysis of PIK3CA (exons 9 and 20), phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), and AKT1 in formalin-fixed paraffin blocks (FFPB) from previous surgeries or fresh-frozen biopsies (if available) on all patients enrolled in the trial.

OUTLINE: This is an open-label phase Ib dose-escalation study of the PI3K inhibitor BYL719 in combination with letrozole in post-menopausal patients with ER+ metastatic breast cancer.

Patients receive BYL719 orally (PO) once daily (QD) and letrozole PO QD. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 4 weeks.

Being tested
PI3K inhibitor BYL719, letrozole, laboratory biomarker analysis, pharmacological studies
Keywords
metastatic breast cancer, PI3K inhibitor, endocrine therapy
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast, Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • PI3K inhibitor BYL719Drug

    Also called BYL719, a-specific phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor BYL719

    Given PO

  • letrozoleDrug

    Also called 112809-51-5, 4,4'-(1H-1,2,4triazol-1-ylmethylene)dibenzonitrile, 719345, CGS 20267,, Femara,LTZ

    Given PO

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

    Correlative studies

  • pharmacological studiesOther

    Correlative studies

Study groups in NCT01791478
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (PI3K inhibitor BYL719, letrozole)ExperimentalPatients receive PI3K inhibitor BYL719 PO QD and letrozole PO QD. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: PI3K inhibitor BYL719; Drug: letrozole; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis; Other: pharmacological studies

What is being measured

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

  1. Maximum tolerated dose of BYL719 in combination with letrozole

    Highest dose of BYL719 tested in which a DLT is experienced by 0 out of 3 or 1 of 6 patients, based on the NCI Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0

    Measured: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes (5)

  1. Highest tolerated dose of BYL719 in combination with letrozole

    Highest dose of BYL719 without CTC Grade > 2 hyperglycemia(fasting glucose > 200 mg/dL) for > 2 weeks, Grade > 3 rash for > 2 weeks , Grade > 2 gastrointestinal toxicity for > 2 weeks and Grade > 2 creatinine, bilirubin, AST, ALT for > 2 weeks.

    Measured: 8 weeks

  2. Clinical benefit rate

    Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1; percentage of patients with complete response (CR) + partial response (PR) + stable disease (SD) for more than 6 months.

    Measured: At 6 months of study treatment

  3. Overall progression-free survival

    Duration from on-study date to date of progressive disease.

    Measured: Up to 4 weeks after interruption of study treatment

  4. Overall response

    Per RECIST version 1.1. number of patients each with CR, PR, SD, and progressive disease (PD) as their best response.

    Measured: Every 8 weeks to interruption of treatment

  5. Worst grade toxicities

    Number of patients with worst-grade toxicity at each of five grades (grade 1, least severe; to grade 5, most severe) following NCI Common Toxicity Criteria 4.0.

    Measured: Up to 4 weeks after interruption of study treatment

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Feb 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2013
  3. Primary completionDec 2014
  4. Study completion6 Oct 2022

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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
46 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01791478
Sponsor's protocol ID
VICC BRE 12101
Other IDs
NCI-2013-00102
Status last verified
Nov 2024
First submitted
11 Feb 2013
Last updated
19 Aug 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing PI3K inhibitor BYL719, letrozole and laboratory biomarker analysis in people with Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer and HER2-negative Breast Cancer, run by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at 2 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 27 inclusion and 29 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 19 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 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 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

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

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Maximum tolerated dose of BYL719 in combination with letrozole (time frame: 4 weeks). 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 NCT01791478.

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 19 Aug 2026.

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