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A study to evaluate the addition of the tested drug (BKM120) to standard therapy (trastuzumab and paclitaxel) in the treatment of type HER2 positive early breast cancer before the surgery

NeoPHOEBE: Pi3k inhibition in Her2 OverExpressing Breast cancEr A phase II, randomized, parallel cohort, two stage, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of neoadjuvant trastuzumab versus trastuzumab + BKM120 in combination with weekly paclitaxel in HER2-positive, PIK3CA wild-type and PIK3CA mutant primary breast cancer - NeoPHOEBE

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2012-000738-21-AT
Enrollment
220
Registered
2013-05-21
Start date
2013-07-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-07-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

HER2-positive, newly diagnosed, primary breast cancer MedDRA version: 17.0 Level: PT Classification code 10065430 Term: HER-2 positive breast cancer System Organ Class: 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)

Interventions

Product Name: BKM120 Product Code: BKM120 Pharmaceutical Form: Capsule, hard INN or Proposed INN: Buparlisib Current Sponsor code: BKM120 Concentration unit: mg milligram(s) Concentration type: equal

Sponsors

Novartis Pharma Services AG
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Patient is a female = 18 years of age - Patient has an ECOG performance status of 0-1 - Patient has a unilateral (multifocal or multicentric disease allowed), histologically confirmed, newly diagnosed early breast cancer>1.5cm by clinical examination and confirmed by ultrasound or by MRI - Patient has tumor tissue available for central review of ER, HER2 and PI3K status with centrally confirmed HER2-positive disease and known PI3KCA mutation status - Patient has adequate bone marrow, renal and liver function - Patient is able to swallow and retain oral medication Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patient has received previous systemic treatment for the current diagnosed disease - Patient has a known contraindications, hypersensitivity or intolerance to trastuzumab, paclitaxel or products containing cremophor - Patient has bilateral breast cancer or metastatic disease or inflammatory breast cancer - LVEF below 50% as determined by MUGA scan or ECHO - Patient has active cardiac disease or a history of cardiac abnormalities as defined in the protocol - Patient has impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of BKM120 - Patient is currently receiving warfarin or other coumarin derived anti-coagulants - Patient is currently receiving increasing or chronic treatment (> 5 days) with corticosteroids or another immunosuppressive agents (standard premedication for paclitaxel and local applications allowed) - Patient is currently receiving treatment with drugs known to be strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A - Patient has certain scores on an anxiety and depression mood questionnaires - Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women or patients not willing to apply apply highly effective contraception as defined in the protocol

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary Objective: To compare the objective (complete + partial) response rate by ultrasound or MRI at the end of the biological window (after week 6) between the two treatments arms separately for PIK3CA mutant and wild-type cohorts;Primary end point(s): Pathological complete response (pCR) rate;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: baseline, week 18;Main Objective: To evaluate the pathological complete response (pCR) rate irrespective of lymph node involvement, at the time of surgery in patients with HER2- overexpressing or amplified operable breast cancer randomized to neoadjuvant trastuzumab plus BKM120 (followed by trastuzumab plus BKM120 placebo plus paclitaxel) OR trastuzumab plus BKM120 (followed by trastuzumab plus BKM120 plus paclitaxel) separately for PIK3CA mutant and wild-type cohorts

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): - Overall objective clinical response rate at the end of the biologic window and prior to surgery - Efficacy by other CR definitions - pCR and clinical rsponse by hormone receptor status (Estrogene Receptor (ER)+ versus ER-) - Number of patients with node-negative disease at definitive surgery (ypN0) - Rate of breast conserving surgery - ?Safety and tolerability ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: baseline, week 18 for all endpoints +week 6 for the ORR comparison at the end of the biologic period

Countries

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactDrug Regulatory Affairs

Novartis Pharma GmbH

austria.dra@novartis.com+43 1 86657 0

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026