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Breast CancerPhase 2DxCARTESNCT03819010

Neoadjuvant Letrozole and Palbociclib in Patients With Stage II-IIIB Breast Cancer, HR+, HER2 -

A Phase 2 study testing Pre treatment Recurrence Score:18-25 Letrozole + Palbociclib and Pre treatment Recurrence Score:26-100 Letrozole + Palbociclib in people with Breast Cancer, run by MedSIR at 18 sites in 2 countries.

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 is an international, multicenter, open-label, non-comparative, Simon´s two-stage design, phase II clinical trial. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
Pre treatment Recurrence Score:18-25 Letrozole + Palbociclib and Pre treatment Recurrence Score:26-100 Letrozole + Palbociclib
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
66 participants
Where
18 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
7 May 2019to 31 Dec 2019
Phase
Phase 2
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

None listed.

Who cannot join

  • Patients will be excluded from the study if they meet ANY of the following criteria:
  • Metastatic progression (M1, according to TNM staging system).
  • Substantial nodal involvement (N>2, according to TNM staging system).
  • Non-large tumor (T0-1, according to TNM staging system).
  • Bilateral breast carcinoma.
  • Inflammatory carcinoma (T4d, according to TNM staging system).
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  • Patient with multicentric or multifocal (more than 2 lesions) breast cancer.
  • Excisional biopsy of the primary tumor.
  • Known hypersensitivity to any palbociclib excipients.
  • Known hypersensitivity to any letrozole excipients.
  • Patients unable to swallow tablets.
  • Patients have a concurrent malignancy or malignancy within five years of study enrollment with the exception of carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, or stage I uterine cancer. For other cancers considered to have a low risk of recurrence, discussion with the Medical Monitor is required.
  • Previous radiotherapy on the ipsilateral chest wall for the treatment of any other malignancy.
  • Major surgery (defined as requiring general anesthesia) or significant traumatic injury within four weeks of start of study treatment, or patients who have not recovered from the side effects of any major surgery, or patients that may require major surgery during the course of the study.
  • Have a serious concomitant systemic disorder (i.e., active infection including HIV, or cardiac disease) incompatible with the study (at the discretion of investigator).
  • Patients with an active bleeding diathesis, previous history of bleeding diathesis, or anti-coagulation treatment (the use of low molecular weight heparin is allowed as soon as it is used as prophylaxis intention).
  • History of malabsorption syndrome or other condition that would interfere with enteral absorption.
  • Chronic daily treatment with corticosteroids with a dose of ≥ 10mg/day methylprednisolone equivalent (excluding inhaled steroids).
  • QTc interval > 480 msec on basal assessments, personal history of long or short QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome or known history of QTc prolongation, or Torsade de Pointes (TdP).
  • Uncontrolled electrolyte disorders that can compound the effects of a QTc-prolonging drug (i.e., hypocalcemia, hypokalemia, or hypomagnesemia).
  • Participation in the treatment phase of an interventional trial within 30 days prior to study treatment start.

Trial locations and contacts

18 sites in 2 countries.

18 sites in 2 countries

Spain15 sites
  • Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC)

    A Coruña

  • ICO Badalona

    Badalona, Barcelona, 08916

  • H. Vall Hebrón

    Barcelona

  • Hospital del Mar

    Barcelona

  • Hospital Reina Sofia

    Córdoba

  • Onkologikoa

    Donostia / San Sebastian

  • Hospital de Jaén

    Jaén, Jaén

  • ICO l'Hospitalet

    L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08007

  • Hospital Arnau de Vilanova

    Lleida

  • Hospital Ramón y Cajal

    Madrid, 28034

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

    Seville

  • Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia

    Valencia, 46009

  • Hospital Arnau de Vilanova de Valencia

    Valencia

  • Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia

    Valencia

  • Hospital Miguel Servet

    Zaragoza

Other trials in Spain

Portugal3 sites
  • Hospital da Luz

    Lisbon

  • Hospital Fernando Fonseca

    Lisbon

  • Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Oporto

    Porto

Other trials in Portugal

About this study

Official title: Neoadjuvant Letrozole + Palbociclib in Patients With II-IIIB BC,HR+, HER2-, Phenotype and Pretreatment Recurrence Score(RS):18-25 or 26-100 by Oncotype DX Breast RS Assay.Analysis of RS and Pathological Changes at Surgery

This is an international, multicenter, open-label, non-comparative, Simon´s two-stage design, phase II clinical trial.

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Primary objective:

To explore after 6 months of treatment the ability of palbociclib in combination with letrozole to induce global molecular changes measured by either the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score® (the "Assay") test result at surgery (post-treatment Recurrence Score® (RS) result), or pathological Complete Response (pCR) in patients with aggressive luminal tumors (pre-treatment RS result 18-25 or 26-100, and Ki67≥ 20).

Secondary objectives:

BIOLOGY

  • To explore the ability of palbociclib in combination with letrozole to induce global molecular changes measured by post-treatment RS result, in patients with aggressive luminal tumors (pre-treatment RS result 18-25 and Ki67≥ 20) after 6 months of treatment.
  • To explore the ability of palbociclib in combination with letrozole to induce global molecular reduction measured by either the post-treatment RS result, and/or Residual Cancer Burden (RCB), and/or Ki67 in patients with aggressive luminal tumors (pre-treatment RS result 18-25 or 26-100 and Ki67 ≥ 20) after 6 months of treatment.
  • To verify the ability of palbociclib in combination with letrozole to induce global molecular reduction (measured as either post-treatment RS≤25 or RCB score of 0-I) in >35% of patients in cohort B with pre-treatment RS 26-100;
  • To verify the ability of palbociclib in combination with letrozole to induce increase in RS result (measured as post-treatment RS 26-100) in <3% of patients in cohort A with pre-treatment RS 18-25;
  • To evaluate the concordance rate between the RCB score (0- I vs. II-III) and the post-treatment RS result in both cohorts of patients after treatment with palbociclib in combination with letrozole;
  • To evaluate the concordance rate between the preoperative endocrine prognostic index (PEPI) score and post-treatment RS result in both cohorts of patients after treatment with palbociclib in combination with letrozole;
  • To evaluate the concordance rate between the pCR and the post-treatment RS result in both cohorts of patients after treatment with palbociclib in combination with letrozole;
  • To determine the change in RS result as measured by median absolute value or median percentage after 6 months of treatment: from pre-treatment RS 18-25 to post-treatment RS 0-17 for patients in cohort A and from pre-treatment RS 26-100 to post-treatment RS≤25 for patients in cohort B.

EFFICACY

  • To determine the Overall Response Rate (ORR) of patients treated with palbociclib in combination with letrozole.
  • To evaluate the Maximum Tumor Shrinkage of palbociclib in combination with letrozole.
  • To determine the rate of breast conserving surgery.

SAFETY

  • To assess the safety and tolerability of palbociclib in combination with letrozole.

A two-stage Simon's statistical design will be used for both cohorts (minimax design in co-hort B and optimal design in cohort A). A total of 66 patients will be enrolled into this trial, N=33 patients in cohort with high-risk tumors (Cohort B: pre-treatment RS>25) and N=33 patients in cohort with intermediate-risk tumors (Cohort A: pre-treatment RS18-25).

The accrual goal will be of 26 patients (N=13 patients in each cohort) during the first stage. The interim analysis has been planned after 15 patients (cohort B) and 9 patients (cohort A) will be available for biological response evaluation, and in case of positive findings, the trial will recruit additional 40 patients (N=20 patients in each cohort).

  • The study would be defined as positive at final analysis in the cohort B (pre-treatment RS>25), if 8 or more than 8 patients with biological signal (post-treatment RS≤25) are observed (≥28.6%) among 28 evaluable patients.
  • The study would be defined as positive at final analysis in the cohort A (pre-treatment RS18-25), if 25 or more than 25 patients with biological stabilization (post-treatment RS≤25) are observed (≥89.3%) among 28 evaluable patients.

Study treatment management

After signing the informed consent form (ICF) and confirmed pre- eligibility, patients will be pre-registered in the study. A tissue biopsy from the primary breast cancer has to be provided at screening and will be used to perform central confirmation of Ki67 levels and HR status, as well as central assessment of RS. Pre-registered patients can receive up to 4 weeks of letrozole before inclusion; pre-menopausal patients will require to combine it with a Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH) analogue. Patients are eligible to enter one of the two cohorts according to RS assessment as follow:

  • Cohort A: patients with pre-treatment RS 18-25;
  • Cohort B: patients with pre-treatment RS 26-100. Patients with pre-treatment RS 0-17 will be considered not eligible. Patients allocated to the cohort A or B will receive 24 weeks of palbociclib (for 21 days every 4 weeks) in combination with letrozole (once daily, beginning on day 1 and continuing through day 28 of every 28-day cycle). Premenopausal women must also be treated with an LHRH analogue during the treatment phase.
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
Pre treatment Recurrence Score:18-25 Letrozole + Palbociclib, Pre treatment Recurrence Score:26-100 Letrozole + Palbociclib
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Pre treatment Recurrence Score:18-25 Letrozole + PalbociclibDrug

    Also called None othe intervention name

    Letrozole(2,5 mg/day during 28 days of each Cycle) + Palbociclib(125mg/day during 21 days of each cycle of 28 days) as neoadjuvant treatment during 6 cycles before surgery of Breast Cancer for patients with pre-treatment recurrence Score of 18-25

  • Pre treatment Recurrence Score:26-100 Letrozole + PalbociclibDrug

    Also called None othe intervention name

    Letrozole(2,5 mg/day during 28 days of each Cycle) + Palbociclib(125mg/day during 21 days of each cycle of 28 days) as neoadjuvant treatment during 6 cycles before surgery of Breast Cancer for patients with pre-treatment recurrence Score of 26-100

Study groups in NCT03819010
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Pre treatment Recurrence Score:18-25 Letrozole + PalbociclibActive comparatorLetrozole (2,5 mg/day during 28 days of each Cycle) + Palbociclib (125mg/day during 21 days of each cycle of 28 days) as neoadjuvant treatment during 6 cycles before surgery of Breast Cancer interventions: Letrozol (2,5 mg/day during 28 days of each Cycle)+ Palbociclib(125mg/day during 21 days of each cycle of 28 days) as neoadjuvant treatment during 6 cycles before surgery of Breast Cancer
Receives: Drug: Pre treatment Recurrence Score:18-25 Letrozole + Palbociclib
Pre treatment Recurrence Score:26-100 Letrozole + PalbociclibActive comparatorLetrozole (2,5 mg/day during 28 days of each Cycle) + Palbociclib (125mg/day during 21 days of each cycle of 28 days) as neoadjuvant treatment during 6 cycles before surgery of Breast Cancer interventions: Letrozol (2,5 mg/day during 28 days of each Cycle)+ Palbociclib(125mg/day during 21 days of each cycle of 28 days) as neoadjuvant treatment during 6 cycles before surgery of Breast Cancer
Receives: Drug: Pre treatment Recurrence Score:26-100 Letrozole + Palbociclib

What is being measured

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

  1. Difference on Recurrence Score between pre and post-treatment (molecular results)

    To explore after 6 months of treatment the ability of palbociclib in combination with letro-zole to induce global molecular changes measured by either the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score® (the "Assay") test result at surgery (post-treatment Recurrence Score® (RS) result), or pathological Complete Response (pCR) in patients with aggres-sive luminal tumors (pre-treatment RS result 18-25 or 26-100, and Ki67>20).

    Measured: 6 months

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Molecular changes

    Concordance rate among post-treatment RS result and residual cancer burden (RCB), Ki67, and preoperative endocrine prognostic index (PEPI) score

    Measured: 6 months

  2. Molecular induction

    To explore the ability of palbociclib in combination with letrozole to induce global mo-lecular reduction measured by either the post-treatment RS result, and/or Residual Cancer Burden (RCB), and/or Ki67 in patients with aggressive luminal tumors (pre-treatment RS result 18-25 or 26-100 and Ki67>20) after 6 months of treatment.

    Measured: 6 months of treatment

  3. Global molecular reduction

    To verify the ability of palbociclib in combination with letrozole to induce global mo-lecular changes (measured as either post-treatment RS≤25 or RCB score of 0-I) in >35% of patients in cohort B with pre-treatment RS 26-100;

    Measured: 6 months of treatment

  4. increase RS result

    To verify the ability of palbociclib in combination with letrozole to induce changes in RS result (measured as post-treatment RS 26-100) in <3% of patients in cohort A with pre-treatment RS 18-25;

    Measured: 6 months of treatment

  5. Evaluate the concordance rate between the RCB score (0- I vs. II-III) and the post-treatment RS result in both cohorts of patients after treatment with palbociclib in com-bination with letrozole;

    To evaluate the concordance rate between the RCB score (0- I vs. II-III) and the post-treatment RS result in both cohorts of patients after treatment with palbociclib in com-bination with letrozole;

    Measured: 6 months of treatment

  6. Evaluate the concordance rate between the pCR and the post-treatment RS re-sult in both cohorts of patients after treatment with palbociclib in combination with letro-zole;

    To evaluate the concordance rate between the pCR and the post-treatment RS re-sult in both cohorts of patients after treatment with palbociclib in combination with letro-zole;

    Measured: 6 month of treatment

  7. Changes in RS

    To determine the change in RS result as measured by median absolute value or median percentage after 6 months of treatment: from pre-treatment RS 18-25 to post-treatment RS 0-17 for patients in cohort A and from pre-treatment RS 26-100 to post-treatment RS≤25 for patients in cohort B.

    Measured: 6 month of treatment

Timeline

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

  1. First posted28 Jan 2019
  2. Study start7 May 2019
  3. Primary completion30 Jul 2019
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2019

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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
This is an international, multicenter, open-label, non-comparative, Simon´s two-stage design, phase II clinical trial.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
66 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03819010
Sponsor's protocol ID
MedOPP199
Other IDs
2018-001702-28, 2018
Acronym
DxCARTES
Status last verified
Jan 2019
First submitted
4 Jan 2019
Last updated
27 Nov 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: 20 hospital will participate at this trial: 17 sites at Spain and 3 at Portugal

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Pre treatment Recurrence Score:18-25 Letrozole + Palbociclib and Pre treatment Recurrence Score:26-100 Letrozole + Palbociclib in people with Breast Cancer, run by MedSIR at 18 sites in 2 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 0 inclusion and 21 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 27 Nov 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 18 sites in Spain, Portugal. 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?

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?

Difference on Recurrence Score between pre and post-treatment (molecular results) (time frame: 6 months). 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 27 Nov 2020.

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