Status:

COMPLETED

Lux-Breast 3; Afatinib Alone or in Combination With Vinorelbine in Patients With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) Positive Breast Cancer Suffering From Brain Metastases

Lead Sponsor:

Boehringer Ingelheim

Conditions:

Breast Neoplasms

Neoplasm Metastasis

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of afatinib alone or in combination with vinorelbine, as treatment in patients with HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer, who ha...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • patients with HER2 positive breast cancer with a documented central nervous system (CNS) recurrence/progression (by imaging) during or after a HER2 inhibitor (Trastuzumab and/or Lapatinib) based therapy (no leptomeningeal carcinomatosis as the only site of CNS metastases)
  • at least one measurable and progressive lesion in the brain (=10 mm on T1-weighted, gadolinium-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging). Measurable or non measurable extracranial metastases allowed.
  • previous treatment with HER2 inhibitors to be discontinued prior to first study treatment administration (at least 14 days for trastuzumab and other antibodies, at least 7 days for lapatinib).
  • previous chemotherapy and hormonal therapy (adjuvant and metastatic regimens) allowed, but chemotherapy must have been discontinued at least 14 days and hormonal therapy at least 7 days prior to first study treatment administration.
  • Patients must have recovered to baseline condition or to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0 grade = 1 from any acute CTCAE v. 3.0 grade =2 side effects of previous treatments.
  • prior surgery, whole brain radiotherapy or stereotactic radiosurgery allowed provided that there is unequivocal evidence of one or more new and/or progressive brain metastases after completion of whole brain radiotherapy or stereotactic radiosurgery.
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Prior treatment with HER2- tyrosine kinase inhibitor other than lapatinib
  • Any other current malignancy or malignancy diagnosed within the past five (5) years (other than bilateral primary breast cancer, metastases to the contralateral breast, non-melanomatous skin cancer and in situ cervical cancer).
  • Significant chronic or recent acute gastrointestinal disorders with diarrhoea as a major symptom e.g. Crohn's disease, malabsorption or Common Terminology Criteria (CTC) grade =2 diarrhoea of any aetiology.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2011

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    August 1 2014

    Estimated Enrollment :

    121 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01441596

    Start Date

    October 1 2011

    End Date

    August 1 2014

    Last Update

    September 7 2015

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    1200.67.10106 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Bakersfield, California, United States

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    1200.67.10105 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Fullerton, California, United States

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    1200.67.10001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Los Angeles, California, United States

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    1200.67.10108 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Santa Barbara, California, United States