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A Study to Characterize Colon Pathology in Patients With HER2 Amplified Breast Cancer Treated With Neratinib

A Phase 2 interventional study of Neratinib and Capecitabine in HER2 Amplified Breast Cancer, sponsored by Puma Biotechnology, Inc.. Completed at 1 site in Portugal. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-02-10.

Sponsored by Puma Biotechnology, Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
6
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will investigate colon pathology in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer treated with neratinib. Colonoscopy will be performed after eligibility has been confirmed, prior to administration of the first dose of neratinib, and after 28 days of neratinib treatment.

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This is an open-label, phase 2 study that will investigate colon pathology in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer treated with neratinib as monotherapy.

All patients will receive neratinib for the first 28 days as a single daily dose of 240 mg.

Colonoscopy will be performed after eligibility has been confirmed, but prior to administration of the first dose of neratinib and at Day 30 (± 3 days) the conclusion of Cycle 1 (28 days).

Following the second study colonoscopy procedure:

  • For patients being treated for stage 1 to 3c breast cancer in the extended adjuvant setting, neratinib will continue to be administered at a single daily dose of 240 mg until completion of one year of therapy from start of treatment, or until disease recurrence (as determined by the Investigator), death, unacceptable toxicity, or other specified withdrawal criterion.
  • For patients being treated for metastatic breast cancer (mBC), capecitabine will be introduced after the second study colonoscopy procedure at a dose of 750mg/m2 twice daily for 14 days of each 21 day treatment cycle, with neratinib administered continuously throughout at 240 mg daily, until disease progression, death, unacceptable toxicity, or other specified withdrawal criterion.

All patients will receive loperamide diarrhea prophylaxis daily for one 28-day cycle and then as needed.

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Conditions studied

  • HER2 Amplified Breast Cancer

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Keywords

  • HER2-Positive
  • Breast Cancer
  • Colon Pathology
  • Colonoscopy
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Aged ≥18 years.
  2. Histologically confirmed stage 1 through stage 4 primary adenocarcinoma of the breast.
  3. Documented HER2 overexpression or gene-amplified tumor by a validated approved method.
  4. Participants with confirmed stage 1 to stage 3c breast cancer receiving extended adjuvant treatment with neratinib monotherapy must have completed a course of prior adjuvant trastuzumab or experienced side effects that resulted in early discontinuation of trastuzumab that have since resolved.
  5. Participants with mBC must have had at least 2 prior HER2-directed regimens.
  6. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50% measured by multiple-gated acquisition scan (MUGA) or echocardiogram (ECHO).
  7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) status of 0 to 1.
  8. Negative β-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) pregnancy test for premenopausal women of reproductive capacity (those who are biologically capable of having children) and for women less than 12 months after menopause. [Women are considered postmenopausal if they are ≥12 months without menses, in the absence of endocrine or anti-endocrine therapies.]
  9. Women of childbearing potential must agree and commit to the use of a highly effective non-hormonal method of contraception, i.e., intrauterine device, bilateral tubal ligation, vasectomized partner, or abstinence (only when it is the preferred lifestyle of the participant), from the time of informed consent until 28 days after the last dose of the investigational products. Men (male participant) with a female partner of childbearing potential must agree and commit to use condom and the female partner must agree and commit to use a highly effective method of contraception (i.e., any of the above methods, or for females, hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation) while on treatment and for 3 months after last dose of investigational products.
  10. Recovery (i.e., to Grade 1 or baseline) from all clinically significant adverse events related to prior therapies (excluding alopecia, neuropathy, and nail changes).
  11. No major bleeding diathesis or use of anticoagulants that would pose a high risk for endoscopic procedure.
  12. Provide written, informed consent to participate in the study and follow the study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

  1. Participants with confirmed stage 1 to stage 3c currently receiving chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or biotherapy for breast cancer.
  2. Participants with mBC who have received prior capecitabine or HER2 directed tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy.
  3. Currently using drugs that have been implicated as causing microscopic colitis/watery diarrhea, such as acarbose, aspirin, proton pump inhibitors, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), histamine H2 receptor antagonists, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and ticlopidine (Pardi, 2017).
  4. Major surgery within \<28 days of starting treatment or received chemotherapy, investigational agents, or other cancer therapy, except hormonal therapy (e.g., tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors), \<14 days prior to the initiation of investigational products.
  5. Active uncontrolled cardiac disease, including cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association functional classification of ≥2; including individuals who currently use digitalis, beta-blockers, or calcium channel blockers specifically for congestive heart failure), unstable angina, myocardial infarction within 12 months of enrollment, or ventricular arrhythmia.
  6. Corrected QT Interval (QTc) interval >0.450 seconds (males) or >0.470 (females), or known history of QTc prolongation or Torsade de Pointes (TdP).
  7. Diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease
  8. Screening laboratory assessments outside the following limits:

    Laboratory Parameters Required Limit for Exclusion Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \<1,000/µl (\<1.0 x 109/L) Platelet count \<50,000/µl (\<100 x 109/L) Hemoglobin \<8 g/dL (transfusions allowed) Transfusions must be at least 14 days prior to initiation of treatment Total bilirubin >1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (in case of known Gilbert's syndrome, \<2 x ULN is allowed) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) >2.5 x institutional ULN (>5 x ULN if liver metastases are present) Creatinine Creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min (as calculated by Cockcroft-Gault formula A or Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula B) International Normalized Ratio (INR) >1.5 a Cockcroft and Gault, 1976 b Levey et al, 1999

  9. Active, unresolved infections.
  10. Participants with a second malignancy, other than adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancers, in situ melanoma or in situ cervical cancer. Participants with other non-mammary malignancies must have been disease free for at least 5 years.
  11. Currently pregnant or breast-feeding.
  12. Significant chronic gastrointestinal disorder with diarrhea as a major symptom (eg, Crohn's disease, malabsorption, or Grade ≥2 National Cancer Institute [NCI] Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.0 [CTCAE v.4.0] diarrhea of any etiology at baseline).
  13. Clinically active infection with hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus.
  14. Evidence of significant medical illness, abnormal laboratory finding, or psychiatric illness/social situations that could, in the Investigator's judgment, make the person inappropriate for this study.
  15. Known hypersensitivity to any component of the investigational products; known allergies to any of the medications or components of medications used in the trial.
  16. Unable or unwilling to swallow tablets
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
6 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Neratinib

    Neratinib with loperamide prophylaxis, and capecitabine for participants treated for metastatic breast cancer

    Drug: Neratinib · Drug: Capecitabine · Drug: Loperamide

Interventions

  • DrugNeratinib

    Administered orally once daily as a single daily dose of 240 mg

    Also known as: Nerlynx

  • DrugCapecitabine

    Administered orally twice daily at 750 mg/m\^2 for 14 days of each 21 day treatment cycle

  • DrugLoperamide

    Administered orally for prophylaxis for 28 days and then as needed

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in Colon Pathology

    The primary endpoint is to describe the changes in colon pathology between the baseline colonoscopy and the second colonoscopy.

    Time frame: From baseline to second colonoscopy, which is 88 days after start of neratinib treatment.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence and Severity of Diarrhea

    Incidence and severity of treatment emergent (TEAE) diarrhea will be summarized according to the NCI-CTCAE version 4.0 in the first cycle of neratinib treatment, which is from the time of the first colonoscopy to the second colonoscopy, or 28 days for subjects with only one colonoscopy. Incidence is defined as the number of patients experiencing diarrhea divided by the number of patients at risk.

    Time frame: From baseline to second colonoscopy, which is 88 days after start of neratinib treatment.

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Results

Posted Feb 10, 2023

Participant flow

Patients with stage 1 to 3c disease receiving extended adjuvant therapy are anticipated to participate in the study for approximately 1 year: 1 month for screening and 12 months of treatment, and 1 month of safety follow up. Patients with mBC are anticipated to participate in the study for an average of 12 month: 1 month of screening, 9.5 months for treatment, and 1 month of safety follow up.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneBreast Cancer Participants Treated With Neratinib
Started6
Treated5
Completed4
Not completed2

Outcome measures

PrimaryChanges in Colon Pathology

The primary endpoint is to describe the changes in colon pathology between the baseline colonoscopy and the second colonoscopy.

Time frame:
From baseline to second colonoscopy, which is 88 days after start of neratinib treatment.
Reported as:
Number · participants
Changes in Colon Pathology
participantsNeratinib Patients With 2 Colonoscopies
No Significant Findings2
Mild Changes2
SecondaryIncidence and Severity of Diarrhea

Incidence and severity of treatment emergent (TEAE) diarrhea will be summarized according to the NCI-CTCAE version 4.0 in the first cycle of neratinib treatment, which is from the time of the first colonoscopy to the second colonoscopy, or 28 days for subjects with only one colonoscopy. Incidence is defined as the number of patients experiencing diarrhea divided by the number of patients at risk.

Time frame:
From baseline to second colonoscopy, which is 88 days after start of neratinib treatment.
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Incidence and Severity of Diarrhea
percentage of participantsSafety
TEAE Diarrhea80
Serious Diarrhea0

Adverse events

Collected over From time of first dose, through 28 days after last dose, assessed up to 16 months.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Safety0/5 (0%)2/5 (40%)5/5 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventSafety
Pericardial effusionCardiac disorders1/5
PneumoniaInfections and infestations1/5
Spinal fractureInjury, poisoning and procedural complications1/5
Pleural effusionRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/5
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventSafety
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders5/5
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders3/5
DizzinessNervous system disorders2/5
ThrombocytopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/5
Abdominal distensionGastrointestinal disorders1/5
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders1/5
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders1/5
Faeces hardGastrointestinal disorders1/5
Faeces softGastrointestinal disorders1/5
FlatulenceGastrointestinal disorders1/5

Baseline characteristics

Safety population (treated patients)

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Neratinib
Mean45.6 ± 14.8
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Neratinib
Female5
Male0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Neratinib
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White5
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)Neratinib
Portugal5
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Study locations

1 site
  • Hospital CUF Descobertas
    Lisboa, 1998-018, Portugal
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Study protocol · Sep 4, 2019
  • Statistical analysis plan · Feb 11, 2020
  • Informed consent form · Sep 25, 2019

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Puma Biotechnology is committed to sharing clinical trial data and information to help physicians and patients make informed treatment decisions, and to help qualified researchers advance scientific knowledge. In accordance with legal and regulatory requirements, Puma publishes study protocol information and clinical study results on clinical trial registries, including ClinicalTrials.gov and EU Clinical Trials Register. Puma also publishes information about clinical studies in peer-reviewed scientific journals and shares data in scientific meetings. Puma commits to safeguarding confidentiality and patient privacy throughout the clinical trial data and information sharing process. Any patient-level data will be anonymized to protect personally identifiable information. Qualified researchers and study participants may submit requests for other study documentation and clinical trial data to clinicaltrials@pumabiotechnology.com for consideration.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Icf, Csr

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04366713
Lead sponsor
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 29, 2020
Start date
Jun 30, 2020
Primary completion
Dec 28, 2021
Completion
Dec 28, 2021
Results posted
Feb 10, 2023
Last update
Feb 10, 2023

Study contacts

Chief Scientific Officer
study director · Puma Biotechnology, Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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