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Biomarkers in Tissue Samples From Patients With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Treated With Zoledronic Acid

A Pilot Study of the Impact of a Single Dose of Zoledronic Acid on Biomarkers in Breast Cancer

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01409811
Enrollment
9
Registered
2011-08-04
Start date
2012-09-14
Completion date
2015-02-28
Last updated
2020-05-08

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

Conditions

Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma, Progesterone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, Stage IA Breast Cancer, Stage IB Breast Cancer, Stage IIA Breast Cancer, Stage IIB Breast Cancer

Brief summary

This pilot clinical trial studies biomarkers in tissue samples from patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer treated with zoledronic acid (ZA). Studying samples of tumor tissue in the laboratory from patients receiving ZA may help doctors learn more about the effects of ZA on cells. It may also help doctors understand how well patients respond to treatment.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate 14 tumor biomarkers of growth and metastasis (10 by microarray and 4 by RT-PCR) for change in response to ZA. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate 30 measures of immunologic function (by Luminex panel) for change in response to ZA a) after 48-72 hours and b) after 10-23 days. II. To explore additional tumors biomarkers (approximately 20 by immunohistochemistry) for change in response to ZA. OUTLINE: Patients receive zoledronic acid intravenously (IV) over 15 minutes on day 1. Patients then undergo planned definitive surgery (lumpectomy or mastectomy) on day 10-23. Tissue and blood samples from the initial biopsy and definitive surgery are collected to measure changes in biomarkers of tumor growth and metastasis, immunologic function, and the expression of genes important to breast cancer progression and metastasis. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 40-44 days.

Interventions

DRUGzoledronic acid

Given IV

OTHERlaboratory biomarker analysis

Correlative studies

PROCEDUREtherapeutic conventional surgery

Undergo definitive lumpectomy or mastectomy

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
City of Hope Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Postmenopausal women * Diagnosis of early stage, invasive ductal carcinoma (for which a lumpectomy or mastectomy is planned prior to systemic therapy) * Estrogen receptor (ER)/progesterone receptor (PR) positive tumor (as confirmed by City of Hope Pathology Department if done on the outside) or * Biopsy proven ER/PR positive tumor * Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Tumor that lacks both estrogen and progesterone receptors * Patients who will receive neoadjuvant therapy prior to definitive surgery * Bisphosphonate therapy currently or within the past 12 months * Regular use of anti-inflammatory agents, with the exception of a baby aspirin regimen per principal investigator's (PI's) discretion * Renal impairment as determined by a creatinine clearance \< 60 ml/min as calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula using the patient's actual weight * Current active dental problems including infection of the teeth or jawbone (maxilla or mandibular); dental or fixture trauma, or a current or prior diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), of exposed bone in the mouth, or of slow healing after dental procedures * Recent (within 6 weeks) or planned dental or jaw surgery (e.g. extraction, implants)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at Baseline48-72 hrs and Surgery (10-23 days)After the trial's premature closure, no data were collected for the primary endpoints; however, data on 14 of 30 secondary endpoints were obtained and are summarized below. Serum level (pg/mL) per biomarker was log-transformed. Change from baseline over time was evaluated using a generalized linear mixed model where follow-up time was represented by terms for the sequence of post-baseline samples or for (log)day on study. To recognize regression to the mean across repeated samples, a term for biomarker level at baseline, with or without interaction by time, was included when it improved the model's fit to the observed data. With 14 biomarkers sampled twice after baseline, there were 28 evaluations of change in biomarker level with exposure to study drug. Therefore, to control the False Discovery Rate (FDR), only evaluations that maintained the study's FDR at no more than 5 percent were accepted as true.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)
Patients receive a single dose of zoledronic acid 4 mg IV over 15 minutes on day 1. Patients then undergo planned definitive surgery (lumpectomy or mastectomy) on day 10-23. Tissue and blood samples from the initial biopsy and definitive surgery are collected to measure changes in biomarkers of tumor growth and metastasis, immunologic function, and the expression of genes important to breast cancer progression and metastasis. zoledronic acid: Given IV laboratory biomarker analysis: Correlative studies therapeutic conventional surgery: Undergo definitive lumpectomy or mastectomy
9
Total9

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyInsurance denial1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment (Zoledronic Acid)
Age, Continuous61 years
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Caucasian
6 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic
2 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
9 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
9 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 9
other
Total, other adverse events
8 / 9
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 9

Outcome results

Primary

Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at Baseline

After the trial's premature closure, no data were collected for the primary endpoints; however, data on 14 of 30 secondary endpoints were obtained and are summarized below. Serum level (pg/mL) per biomarker was log-transformed. Change from baseline over time was evaluated using a generalized linear mixed model where follow-up time was represented by terms for the sequence of post-baseline samples or for (log)day on study. To recognize regression to the mean across repeated samples, a term for biomarker level at baseline, with or without interaction by time, was included when it improved the model's fit to the observed data. With 14 biomarkers sampled twice after baseline, there were 28 evaluations of change in biomarker level with exposure to study drug. Therefore, to control the False Discovery Rate (FDR), only evaluations that maintained the study's FDR at no more than 5 percent were accepted as true.

Time frame: 48-72 hrs and Surgery (10-23 days)

Population: The analysis included data from all evaluable subjects.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineMIG @ Surgery (Day 10-23)0.62 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.14
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineIL-12 @ 48-72 hrs0.23 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.06
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineIL-12 @ Surgery (Day 10-23)-0.01 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.05
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineIP-10 @ Surgery (Day 10-23)0.16 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.08
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineMIG @ 48-72 hrs2.31 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.24
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineIP-10 @ 48-72 hrs1.47 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.18
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineIFN-gamma @ Surgery (Day 10-23)-0.01 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.02
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineEotaxin @ 48-72 hrs-0.23 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.06
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineEotaxin @ Surgery (Day 10-23)0.02 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.06
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineMIP1B @ 48-72 hrs0.37 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.17
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineMIP1B @ Surgery (Day 10-23)0.28 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.25
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineEGF @ 48-72 hrs-0.18 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.1
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineEGF @ Surgery (Day 10-23)0.25 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.12
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineMCP-1 @ 48-72 hrs0.15 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.08
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineMCP-1 @ Surgery (Day 10-23)-0.02 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.08
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineIFN-alpha per (log)Day until Surgery (Day 10-23)-0.026 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineMIP1A per (log)Day until Surgery (Day 10-23)0.12 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.05
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineIL-2R @ 48-72 hrs0.17 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.04
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineIL-2R @ Surgery (Day 10-23)0.10 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.11
Treatment (Zoledronic Acid)Mean (SE) Change From Pre-Treatment Baseline in (Log)pg/mL of Biomarker, by Time, Adjusted for Level at BaselineIFN-gamma @ 48-72 hrs0.04 (log)pg/mLStandard Error 0.01

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026