Study of Lapatinib in Breast Cancer Patients With HER-2 Non-amplified Primary Tumors and HER-2 Positive or EGFR Positive Circulating Tumor Cells

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

23 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-06-30

Study Completion Date

2011-07-31

Brief Summary

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The underlying biology of the various patterns of metastasis observed in different tumour types remains unclear. The detection and characterization of circulating tumour cells in cancer patients has provided important new information about the progression of metastatic events. This information has important implications for cancer prognosis and therapy.

This multicenter open-label study is designed as a two-stage three-outcome phase II trial. The aim is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of daily dose of Lapatinib in advanced breast cancer patients with HER-2 non-amplified primary tumours and HER-2 or EGFR positive circulating tumour cells. Evaluation of HER-2 and EGFR status on circulating tumour cells will be performed by the means of the CellSearch equipment (Immunicon, Huntingdon Valley, PA, USA) and FISH method (PathVysion Kit -Abbott Laboratories).

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Detailed Description

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Rationale: Despite recent progress in gene-expression profiling studies, the underlying biology of the various patterns of metastasis observed in different tumour types remains unclear. The detection and characterization of circulating tumour cells in cancer patients has provided important new information about the progression of metastatic events. This information has important implications for cancer prognosis and therapy.

This open label, multicenter phase II study is designed to evaluate overall tumour response rate in advanced breast cancer patients with HER-2 non amplified primary tumours with positive HER-2 or EGFR circulating tumour cells treated with the dual tyrosine kinase inhibitor GW572016 (Lapatinib).

The patients will be allocated into one of the following two strata:

Stratum 1) Italian study group: Advanced breast cancer patients with HER-2 non-amplified primary tumours and HER-2 positive circulating tumour cells Stratum 2) UK study group: Advanced breast cancer patients with HER-2 non-amplified primary tumours and EGFR positive circulating tumour cells.

All of these patients will be treated with GW572016 (Lapatinib) which targets both HER-2 or EGFR receptors. A subgroup of patients enrolled into stratum 2 will be asked to participate in an additional sub-study using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) to quantify the potential early response to lapatinib treatment.

Study Design:

This study will be a multicenter open-label, phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of daily dose of Lapatinib in advanced breast cancer patients with HER-2 non amplified primary tumours and positive HER-2 or EGFR circulating tumour cells.

Patients enrolled in this study will be treated with oral Lapatinib at the dose of 1,500 mg daily on day 1 to 28 every 4 weeks (q 4 weeks).

Patients will carefully be instructed on drug administration as far as Lapatinib oral intake is concerned. A daily dose of Lapatinib is six 250 mg tablets taken approximately at the same time each day. Lapatinib must be taken either at least 1 hour before or after meal.

Dose adjustment, modification and delays are permitted according to procedures described in the protocol. Initially 16 patients in each stratum will be treated; if 1 to 3 responses are observed, 15 additional patients will be treated, up to a total of 62 subjects with 31 subjects in each stratum.

Conditions

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Neoplasms, Breast

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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LAPATINIB

LAPATINIB 1500MG ORAL ONCE DAILY

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

LAPATINIB

Intervention Type DRUG

LAPATINIB 1500MG ORAL DOSE DAILY

Interventions

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LAPATINIB

LAPATINIB 1500MG ORAL DOSE DAILY

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Female patients at least 18 years old with HER-2 negative breast cancer.
* Patients must have evidence of HER-2 or EGFR positive circulating tumour cells in a peripheral blood sample taken at screening visit.
* Patients must have measurable, metastatic disease and no brain metastasis requiring local therapy.
* Other criteria include ECOG score 0 to 2, life expectancy \> 12 weeks, baseline organ function at screening visit,
* Previous treatment with anthracyclines and/or taxanes in the neo-adjuvant, adjuvant or advanced setting, and at least one line of treatment for metastatic disease.

Exclusion Criteria

* Unstable medical conditions, pregnant or lactating women.
* Inability to provide informed consent.
* Lack of physical integrity of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
* Co-existing malignancy or malignancies within the last 5 years with the exception of basal cell carcinoma or in-situ carcinoma, concurrent anti-cancer therapies (chemo or hormonal therapy) or investigational drugs other than study drug.
* Concurrent radiotherapy to the only target lesion or concurrent bisphosphonates if bone metastases are the only target lesions.
* Previous treatment with anti HER-2 or anti-EGFR therapies.
* Protocol specified treatment regimens that would be inappropriate for the management of the subject.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No