Tamoxifen and Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin for the Treatment of Patients With Metastatic or Inoperable, Locally Advanced Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorRoswell Park Cancer Institute

About this trial

This phase II trial tests how well tamoxifen and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin works in treating patients with triple negative breast cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) or that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced) and is unable to be operated on (inoperable). Tamoxifen works by blocking the effects of estrogen in the breast. This may help stop the growth of tumor cells that need estrogen to grow. Doxorubicin is in a class of medications called anthracyclines. Doxorubicin damages the cell's DNA and may kill cancer cells. It also blocks a certain enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair. Liposomal doxorubicin is a form of the anticancer drug doxorubicin that is contained inside very tiny, fat-like particles. Liposomal doxorubicin may have fewer side effects and work better than other forms of the drug. Giving tamoxifen and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin together may work better in treating patients with metastatic or inoperable, locally advanced triple negative breast cancer than giving either of these drugs alone.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patients with pathologically confirmed metastatic triple negative breast cancer (ER ≤ 10%) that have been previously treated with at least 2 lines of therapy in the metastatic setting

Patients must have a confirmed eligible TP53 genomic alteration, as determined by the Roswell Park Oncomine™ Precision Assay (OPA) or similar CLIA-approved assay, using either an archival metastatic tumor sample or, if unavailable, a fresh biopsy. Uncertainty about the eligibility of the TP53 genomic alteration for this study can be resolved by discussion with the study PI

Patients must have ERα (estrogen receptor alpha) and PgR (progesterone receptor) status assessed using current American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines. Patients are eligible if the tumor staining is ERα low/negative (ER ≤ 10%) and PgR negative by ASCO/CAP guidelines

The tumor must be HER-2 negative by immunochemistry (IHC) 0-1+ or IHC 2 + and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) negative

Disqualifiers

Patients must not have any known contraindications to endocrine therapy, in the opinion of the treating investigator

Participants who have had chemotherapy, hormonal/endocrine therapy, immunotherapy, biologics or radiotherapy (as well as any other investigational agents/devices) within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C), or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier

Have a known history of hypersensitivity reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to tamoxifen or any of its excipients

Patients known or suspected to have hypercoagulable syndrome or with history of venous or arterial thrombosis, stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), or pulmonary embolism

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Biopsy

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo tumor biopsy

  • Biospecimen Collection

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo blood sample collection

  • Computed Tomography

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo CT scan

  • Echocardiography

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo echocardiography

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Procedure/Surgery

    Undergo MRI

  • Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Hydrochloride

    Drug

    Given IV

  • Tamoxifen

    Drug

    Given PO

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Treatment (tamoxifen, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin)Experimental treatment 7 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Overall response rate

Defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria. Will be summarized using frequencies and relative frequencies.

Time frame
Up to 4 years

Secondary outcomes

1

Incidence of adverse events

Per National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 will be summarized by attribution and grade using frequencies and relative frequencies.

Time frame
Until progression or end of treatment, up to 4 years
2

Duration of response

Will be summarized using standard Kaplan-Meier methods, where the median times will be estimated with 90% confidence intervals.

Time frame
From initial response to disease progression (per RECIST version1.1) up to 4 years
3

Overall survival

Will be summarized using standard Kaplan-Meier methods, where the median times will be estimated with 90% confidence intervals.

Time frame
From treatment initiation until death due to any cause, up to 4 years
4

Progression free survival

Will be summarized using standard Kaplan-Meier methods, where the median times will be estimated with 90% confidence intervals.

Time frame
From treatment initiation until disease progression or death due to any cause, up to 4 years

Other outcomes

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