A Phase 2 interventional study of Palliative Radiation and Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Breast Cancer, sponsored by University of Louisville. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-20.
Sponsored by University of Louisville · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
This is a phase 2, open-label, single-arm trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in combination with pembrolizumab following disease progression after two prior lines of standard therapy in unresectable metastatic stage IV breast cancer
This study will enroll subjects who are female aged > 18 years at the time of informed consent with histologically confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer (unresectable or metastatic stage IV breast cancer). Subjects must have measurable disease and be a candidate for palliative stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). Subjects must have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) of 0, 1, or 2 and adequate hematologic, hepatic, renal, and coagulation function. Subject must also have received two prior lines of FDA-approved therapy. Triple negative patients must have had prior exposure to taxane therapy either in the neoadjuvant/adjuvant or metastatic setting. ER + positive patients must have had prior cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor therapy. Her2 overexpressed patients must have had prior therapy with trastuzumab and ado-trastuzumab (TDM-1).
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Subject has provided informed consent/assent prior to initiation of any study specific activities/procedures.
Her2 overexpressed breast cancer must have had prior trastuzumab/per (in the neoadjuvant/adjuvant or metastatic setting, and prior Ado-trastuzumab TDM1 therapy.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Evidence of clinically significant immunosuppression such as the following:
Female subject of childbearing potential who is unwilling to use acceptable method(s) of effective contraception during study treatment or 4 months after the last dose of pembrolizumab, whichever is later. Note: Women not of childbearing potential are defined as:
Stereotactic radiation therapy will be delivered using either linac-based SBRT using 10x flattening filter-free (FFF) photons or Cyberknife Pencil Beam Technology utilizing 6X photons. Treatment will be delivered in 1-5 fractions. Fractionation and total dose (1500 - 3000 cGy) will depend on the site of disease, previous radiation treatment, and patient symptomatology. Pembrolizumab is supplied as pembrolizumab 100 mg/4 mL vials (25 mg/mL) solution for intravenous infusion. Pembrolizumab at a dose of 200 mg will be administered intravenously every 3 weeks (± 3 days).
Combination Product: Palliative Radiation and Pembrolizumab
Stereotactic radiation therapy will be administered as clinically indicated.
Also known as: Keytruda
Primary Outcome Measure
Overall Response Rate (complete response \[CR\]+partial response \[PR\] by investigator assessment using modified RECIST v1.1) at week 24
Time frame: 3.0 years
Secondary Outcome Measures-Best Overall Response Rate
Best Overall Response Rate (complete response \[CR\]+partial response \[PR\] by investigator assessment using modified RECIST v1.1)
Time frame: 3.0 years
Secondary Outcome Measures-Progression-free Survival
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
Time frame: 3.0 years
Secondary Outcome Measures-Incidence of treatment-emergent and treatment-related adverse events
Incidence of treatment-emergent and treatment-related adverse events as defined by
Time frame: 3.0 years
Plan to share: Yes — Data identifying the subjects and subject research records that are maintained in the Clinical Trials Office (CTO) will be made available to the study sponsor or its authorized representatives during monitoring visits. Many source documents may contain identifiable information. During internal audits, members of the James Graham Brown Cancer Center (JGBCC) Data Safety Monitoring Committee will have access to subject's research records maintained in the CTO. If required, these records will be made available to the FDA, Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), Office of Civil Rights, and other authorized local/state/federal agencies.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Icf
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