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Pivotal Study in HER2 Negative, Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer

An International, Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Open- Label Trial Comparing Balixafortide in Combination With Eribulin Versus Eribulin Alone in Patients With HER2 Negative, Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03786094
Acronym
FORTRESS
Enrollment
432
Registered
2018-12-24
Start date
2019-05-30
Completion date
2021-10-19
Last updated
2023-11-01

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Conditions

Metastatic Breast Cancer, Locally Recurrent Breast Cancer

Brief summary

This is a phase 3, multicenter, open-label, randomized active-controlled, parallel group to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of intravenous balixafortide given with eribulin versus eribulin alone in the treatment of HER2 negative, Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Interventions

DRUGEribulin

Eribulin alone

Balixafortide + Eribulin

Sponsors

Spexis AG
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed Breast cancer * Metastatic Breast Cancer currently of stage IV disease or unresectable locoregionally recurrent breast cancer * refractory to the most recent chemotherapy, documented by progression on or within six (6) months of therapy * At least 14 days from the completion of any previous cancer therapy * Adequate organ function * Life expectancy of 3 months or more * Willing and able to comply with the protocol and able to understand and willing to sign an informed consent Key

Exclusion criteria

* Previously treated with eribulin * Peripheral neuropathy Grade ≥3 * Receipt of prior CXCR4 therapy * Receipt of colony stimulating factors (CSFs) filgrastim, pegfilgrastim, or sargramostim, or radiation therapy within 14 days prior to study Day 1 * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to balixafortide or eribulin or other agents used in the study * Breast feeding or pregnant * Patients with congestive heart failure, electrolyte abnormalities, bradyarrhythmias, known congenital long QT syndrome, QT interval corrected with Fridericia's formula (QTcF) ≥470 msec at baseline in the absence of bundle branch block, or currently taking drugs at known risk of prolonging the QT interval or causing torsades de pointes

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression Free Survival (2nd Line+ Population)Patients received treatment until PD by RECIST v1.1 criteria was met or until one of the treatment discontinuation or study withdrawal criteria was met.To evaluate the efficacy of balixafortide + eribulin versus eribulin monotherapy on the primary endpoint of progression free survival (PFS). PFS, as assessed by the Independent Review Committee, defined as the time from the date of randomization to the earliest evidence of documented progressive disease or death from any cause. Patients who were alive without postbaseline assessments or without documented progressive disease, lost to follow-up, withdrew consent, started an anticancer therapy prior to observing a progressive disease or with an event documented after 2 or more missing tumor assessments were censored. PFS was evaluated according to RECIST v1.1 guidelines for complete response (CR), partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), or progressive disease (PD).
Progression Free Survival (3rd Line+ Population)Patients received treatment until PD by RECIST v1.1 criteria was met or until one of the treatment discontinuation or study withdrawal criteria was met.To evaluate the efficacy of balixafortide + eribulin versus eribulin monotherapy on the primary endpoint of progression free survival (PFS). PFS, as assessed by the Independent Review Committee, defined as the time from the date of randomization to the earliest evidence of documented progressive disease or death from any cause. Patients who were alive without postbaseline assessments or without documented progressive disease, lost to follow-up, withdrew consent, started an anticancer therapy prior to observing a progressive disease or with an event documented after 2 or more missing tumor assessments were censored. PFS was evaluated according to RECIST v1.1 guidelines for complete response (CR), partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), or progressive disease (PD).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Survival (3rd Line+ Population)The Investigator monitored the patient for OS status every 6 months (or more frequently) until: death, the patient withdrew consent to follow-up for survival, or until the patient was lost to follow-up (whichever occurred first).To compare the overall survival (OS) between patients in the balixafortide + eribulin treatment arm versus eribulin monotherapy treatment arm. OS is defined as the time from date of randomization to date of death due to any cause. Patients who are lost to follow-up or are not known to have died at the time of data-cut-off for analysis or who do not have any follow up since randomization were censored.

Countries

Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Czechia, France, Italy, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Balixafortide + Eribulin
Balixafortide: Balixafortide + Eribulin
219
Eribulin Monotherapy
Eribulin: Eribulin alone
213
Total432

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicBalixafortide + EribulinEribulin MonotherapyTotal
Age, Continuous54.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.87
55.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.07
55.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.97
Breast Cancer History
Time since diagnosis of locally recurrent or metastatic disease
2.96 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.503
3.15 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.427
3.05 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.464
Breast Cancer History
Time since first diagnosis of breast cancer
6.99 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.096
7.21 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.647
7.10 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.873
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants2 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
9 Participants19 Participants28 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
5 Participants5 Participants10 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
3 Participants5 Participants8 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
5 Participants8 Participants13 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
197 Participants174 Participants371 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
218 Participants211 Participants429 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1 Participants2 Participants3 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
17 / 21813 / 204
other
Total, other adverse events
214 / 218197 / 204
serious
Total, serious adverse events
62 / 21854 / 204

Outcome results

Primary

Progression Free Survival (2nd Line+ Population)

To evaluate the efficacy of balixafortide + eribulin versus eribulin monotherapy on the primary endpoint of progression free survival (PFS). PFS, as assessed by the Independent Review Committee, defined as the time from the date of randomization to the earliest evidence of documented progressive disease or death from any cause. Patients who were alive without postbaseline assessments or without documented progressive disease, lost to follow-up, withdrew consent, started an anticancer therapy prior to observing a progressive disease or with an event documented after 2 or more missing tumor assessments were censored. PFS was evaluated according to RECIST v1.1 guidelines for complete response (CR), partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), or progressive disease (PD).

Time frame: Patients received treatment until PD by RECIST v1.1 criteria was met or until one of the treatment discontinuation or study withdrawal criteria was met.

Population: Overall Population (2nd Line+)

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Balixafortide + EribulinProgression Free Survival (2nd Line+ Population)3.5 months
Eribulin MonotherapyProgression Free Survival (2nd Line+ Population)4.0 months
p-value: 0.44596% CI: [0.85, 1.41]t-test, 2 sided
Primary

Progression Free Survival (3rd Line+ Population)

To evaluate the efficacy of balixafortide + eribulin versus eribulin monotherapy on the primary endpoint of progression free survival (PFS). PFS, as assessed by the Independent Review Committee, defined as the time from the date of randomization to the earliest evidence of documented progressive disease or death from any cause. Patients who were alive without postbaseline assessments or without documented progressive disease, lost to follow-up, withdrew consent, started an anticancer therapy prior to observing a progressive disease or with an event documented after 2 or more missing tumor assessments were censored. PFS was evaluated according to RECIST v1.1 guidelines for complete response (CR), partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), or progressive disease (PD).

Time frame: Patients received treatment until PD by RECIST v1.1 criteria was met or until one of the treatment discontinuation or study withdrawal criteria was met.

Population: 3rd Line+ Population

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Balixafortide + EribulinProgression Free Survival (3rd Line+ Population)3.5 months
Eribulin MonotherapyProgression Free Survival (3rd Line+ Population)4.0 months
p-value: 0.615896% CI: [0.81, 1.41]t-test, 2 sided
Secondary

Overall Survival (3rd Line+ Population)

To compare the overall survival (OS) between patients in the balixafortide + eribulin treatment arm versus eribulin monotherapy treatment arm. OS is defined as the time from date of randomization to date of death due to any cause. Patients who are lost to follow-up or are not known to have died at the time of data-cut-off for analysis or who do not have any follow up since randomization were censored.

Time frame: The Investigator monitored the patient for OS status every 6 months (or more frequently) until: death, the patient withdrew consent to follow-up for survival, or until the patient was lost to follow-up (whichever occurred first).

Population: 3rd Line+ Population

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Balixafortide + EribulinOverall Survival (3rd Line+ Population)11.0 months
Eribulin MonotherapyOverall Survival (3rd Line+ Population)11.2 months
p-value: 0.612699.9% CI: [0.66, 1.77]t-test, 2 sided

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026