Status:
COMPLETED
Phase II Trial of BIBW 2992 in Patients With HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer After Failure of Trastuzumab Therapy
Lead Sponsor:
Boehringer Ingelheim
Conditions:
Breast Neoplasms
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The primary objective of this trial is to explore the efficacy of BIBW 2992 in HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer patients after failure of trastuzumab containing regimens.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Male or female patients with confirmed diagnosis of Stage IIIB or IV HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer(HER2 2+ and FISH positive or HER2 3+).
- Patients must have progressed following receipt of prior standard trastuzumab treatment or standard chemotherapy in conjunction with trastuzumab. Patients with visceral disease or rapid progression should not be included if they have not had previous chemotherapy in addition to trastuzumab. Patients who are intolerant to trastuzumab and who have received adequate chemotherapy and/or hormone therapy are eligible upon progression.
- Age 18 years or older.
- Life expectancy of at least four (4) months.
- Written informed consent that is consistent with ICH-GCP guidelines.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG, R01-0787) performance Score 0, 1 or 2.
- Patients should not have received treatment with chemotherapy or immune therapy within the last 4 weeks (2 weeks for trastuzumab). Patients should not have received treatment with hormone therapy within the last 2 weeks.
- Patients must have recovered from any therapy-related toxicities from previous chemo-, hormone-, immuno-, or radiotherapies to CTC less than or equal to Grade 1.
- Patients must have recovered from previous surgery.
- Patients must have measurable disease as defined by RECIST criteria.
- Exclusion criteria:
Exclusion
- Active infectious disease.
- Gastrointestinal disorders that may interfere with the absorption of the study drug or chronic diarrhea.
- Serious illness or concomitant non-oncological disease considered by the investigator to be incompatible with the protocol.
- Patients with active/symptomatic brain metastases. Patients with a history of treated brain metastases must have stable or normal MRI scan at screening and be at least three months post-radiation or surgery.
- Cardiac left ventricular function with resting ejection fraction \<50%.
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) less than 1500 cells/mm3.
- Platelet count less than 100 000 cells/mm3.
- Bilirubin greater than 1.5 mg/dl (\>26 micromol /L, SI unit equivalent).
- Aspartate amino transferase (AST) or alanine amino transferase (ALT) greater than three times the upper limit of normal.
- Serum creatinine greater than 1.5 mg/dl (\>132 micromol/L, SI unit equivalent).
- Women and men (and their partners) who are sexually active and unwilling to use a medically acceptable method of contraception.
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding.
- Treatment with other investigational drugs; chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy or hormone therapy (including LHRH agonists, or other hormones taken for breast cancer), or participation in another clinical study within the past 4 weeks before start of therapy or concomitantly with this study. Treatment with bisphosphonates is allowed.
- Prior treatment with an EGFR- or HER2 inhibiting drug (except trastuzumab).
- Patients unable to comply with the protocol.
- Active alcohol or drug abuse.
- Patients with history of other malignancy (except for appropriately treated superficial basal cell skin cancer and surgically cured cervical cancer in situ) unless free of disease for at least 3 years.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
41 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00431067
Start Date
September 1 2006
Last Update
June 9 2014
Active Locations (12)
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1200.11.3 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
2
1200.11.7 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Encinitas, California, United States
3
1200.11.4 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Santa Monica, California, United States
4
1200.11.2 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Tampa, Florida, United States