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A phase 2 study comparing MM-302 plus trastuzumab versus Chemotherapy of Physicians Choice plus trastuzumab in HER2+ metastatic breast cancer patients.

HERMIONE: A Randomized, Multicenter, Open Label Study of MM-302 plus Trastuzumab vs. Chemotherapy of Physician’s Choice plus Trastuzumab in Anthracycline Naive Patients with Locally Advanced/Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2014-003159-73-DE
Enrollment
250
Registered
2015-05-05
Start date
2015-05-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-01-29

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

Conditions

Locally Advanced/Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer MedDRA version: 18.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10027475 Term: Metastatic breast cancer System Organ Class: 100000004864

Interventions

Product Name: MM-302 Pharmaceutical Form: Concentrate for solution for infusion INN or Proposed INN: DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE CAS Number: 25316-40-9 Concentration unit: mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre
500- Pharmaceutical Form: Concentrate for solution for infusion INN or Proposed INN: VINORELBINE CAS Number: 71486-22-1 Concentration unit: mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre Concentration type: range Con

Sponsors

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Disease Specific Inclusion Criteria 1. Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed invasive cancer of the breast 2. Patients must have documented locally advanced/metastatic disease, defined by the investigator, which is not amenable to resection with curative intent 3. Patients must have HER2-positive breast cancer as defined by ASCO/CAP 2013 guidelines (Appendix 5) that is confirmed by a Sponsor-designated central laboratory 4. Patients must have archived tissue available to submit for analysis or be willing to undergo a biopsy for HER2 evaluation 5. Patients must be candidates for systemic chemotherapy 6. Patients must have documentation of disease progression (via RECIST or clinical progression) or intolerance during or after the most recent treatment for LABC/MBC 7. Patients must be refractory, or intolerant to pertuzumab; refractory to pertuzumab is defined as progression on pertuzumab in the LABC/MBC setting or development of disease recurrence during or within 12 months of completing pertuzumab-containing neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant therapy 8. Patients must have progressed on, or be intolerant to adotrastuzumab emtansine in the LABC/MBC setting 9. Patients must have been previously treated with trastuzumab in any setting (which may have been previously administered with or without pertuzumab) General Inclusion Criteria 10. Patients must be = 18 years of age 11. Patients or their legal representatives must be able to understand and sign an informed consent 12. Patients must have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) of 0 or 1 13. Patients must agree to abstain from sexual intercourse or to use a reliable form of contraception during the study and for 6 months following the last dose of assigned study drug(s). Exceptions: women who are no longer of childbearing potential Hematologic, Biochemical and Organ Function 14. Patients must be eligible to receive at least one of the treatments constituting CPC according to the specific package insert or local practice guidelines for the given agent 15. Patients must have adequate bone marrow reserves as evidenced by: a. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) = 1,500/µL b. Platelet count = 100,000/µL c. Hemoglobin = 9 g/dL (transfusions allowed) 16. Patients must have adequate coagulation function as evidenced by a. International normalized ratio (INR) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) =1.5 Upper Limit of Normal (ULN; unless on therapeutic coagulants) 17. Patients must have adequate hepatic function as evidenced by: a. Serum total bilirubin within normal limits b. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) up to 3x upper limit of normal (ULN (= 5 x ULN is acceptable if liver metastases are present) c. Serum Albumin = 2.5 g/dL 18. Patients must have adequate renal function as evidenced by a serum creatinine = 1.5 x upper limit of normal 19. Patients must have adequate cardiac function as evidenced by a measured left ventricular ejection fraction of = 50% by MUGA or ECHO. Measurements by ECHO must be read as a single value and not as a range 20. Patients must be recovered to at least CTCAE (v4.0) grade 1 from any clinically relevant toxic effects of any prior surgery, radiotherapy or other therapy intended for the treatment of breast cancer. For peripheral neuropathy, up to CTCAE (v4.0) Grade 2 is acceptable for patients with pre-existing condition. Patients with any grade o

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Disease Specific Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who have previously been treated with doxorubicin, liposomal doxorubicin, epirubicin, mitoxantrone or any other anthracycline derivative 2. Subjects with known central nervous system (CNS) metastases, unless they have been treated and are stable without symptoms for 4 weeks after completion of treatment and they must be off steroids for at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment. Brain scan is not required at screening for patients who do not have symptoms/signs of CNS metastasis. 3. Evidence of active malignancy or history of other malignancy within the last five years except for appropriately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, stage 1 uterine cancer, or cancers with a similar curative outcome as those previously mentioned 4. Patients with known hypersensitivity to any of the components of MM 302 or who have had hypersensitivity reactions to fully humanized monoclonal antibodies 5. Patients with a history of intolerance to trastuzumab (i.e. a grade 3 or 4 infusion reaction) are excluded. Patients with a history of mild infusion reaction to trastuzumab who have previously been successfully re-challenged after an infusion reaction with or without prophylactic medication are allowed 6. Patients who have received other recent antitumor therapy prior to the first scheduled day of dosing with study drug defined as: a. Investigational therapy administered within the 28 days (or 5 half-lives; whichever is the longest) prior to the first scheduled day of dosing b. Any standard anti-cancer therapy within 14 days prior to the first scheduled day of dosing (excluding trastuzumab) Cardiac Exclusion Criteria: 7. Patients with any class of NYHA congestive heart failure (CHF) including heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) 8. Patients with a history of known coronary artery disease or a myocardial infarction within the last 12 months 9. Patients with hypertension (systolic BP > 150 mm Hg or diastolic BP > 100 mm Hg) that is not controlled by adequate standard anti-hypertensive treatment 10. Patients with known unstable angina pectoris 11. Patients with a known history of serious cardiac arrhythmias requiring treatment (exception: atrial fibrillation and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia) 12. Patients with a prolonged QTc interval (= 450 ms) 13. Patients who previously discontinued trastuzumab due to unacceptable cardiac toxicity or infusion related reactions 14. Patients with a history of LVEF decline to below 50% during or after prior trastuzumab/lapatinib or other HER2 directed therapy 15. Patients with current dyspnea at rest due to complications of advanced malignancy or other disease that requires continuous oxygen therapy General Exclusion Criteria: 16. Patients who are pregnant or breast feeding 17. Patients with an active infection or with an unexplained fever > 38.5°C during screening visits (at the discretion of the investigator, patients with tumor fever may be enrolled) 18. Patients with a history of transplant (e.g. allogeneic stem cell transplant, kidney transplant etc.) Patients with a history of allogeneic bone graft transplant and those with a history of autologous bone marrow or stem cell transplant can be enrolled) 19. Patients with any other medical or social condition, deemed by the Investigator to be likely to interfere with a patient’s ability to sign informed consent, cooperate and participate in the

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary Objective: • To determine whether the combination of MM-302 plus trastuzumab is more effective than CPC plus trastuzumab based on PFS as assessed by local review of tumor assessments • To compare the efficacy of the combination of MM-302 plus trastuzumab versus CPC plus trastuzumab using: o Overall survival (OS) o Landmark overall survival rate (6 months and 1 year) o Time to treatment failure (TTF) o Objective response rate (ORR) based on both independent and investigator review of tumor assessments o Duration of response (DoR) based on both independent and investigator review of tumor assessments • To compare the safety and toxicity profile of the two treatment arms • To describe the pharmacokinetic exposure of MM-302 and trastuzumab at the protocol specified time-points;Primary end point(s): The primary endpoint is progression free survival (PFS) based on blinded independent review. PFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented progressive disease, as determined by the independent review using modified RECIST 1.1, or death from any cause, whichever comes first.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Tumor assessments will be made using RECIST 1.1 and recorded every 6 weeks (±7 days) from randomization, regardless of dose delays or dose interruptions, until a final scan completed 6 weeks after investigator-assessed PD. Images should be sent for central review within 2 weeks.;Main Objective: To determine whether the combination of MM-302 plus trastuzumab is more effective than chemotherapy of physician’s choice (CPC) plus trastuzumab based on progression free survival (PFS) as assessed by an independent blinded review of tumor assessments.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): The secondary endpoints are: - Investigator-assessed PFS - Overall Survival (OS) - Time to Treatment Failure (TTF) - Objective Response Rate (ORR) - Duration of Objective Response (DoR) - Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO);Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Per Study Protocol

Countries

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United States

Contacts

Public ContactMichael Slater

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

MSlater@merrimack.com+1617441 7498

Outcome results

None listed

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