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A Study to Characterize Colon Pathology in Patients With HER2 Amplified Breast Cancer Treated With Neratinib

An Open-Label Phase 2 Study to Characterize Colon Pathology in Patients With HER2 Amplified Breast Cancer Treated With Neratinib

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04366713
Enrollment
6
Registered
2020-04-29
Start date
2020-06-30
Completion date
2021-12-28
Last updated
2023-02-10

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

Conditions

HER2 Amplified Breast Cancer

Keywords

HER2-Positive, Breast Cancer, Colon Pathology, Colonoscopy

Brief summary

This study will investigate colon pathology in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer treated with neratinib. Colonoscopy will be performed after eligibility has been confirmed, prior to administration of the first dose of neratinib, and after 28 days of neratinib treatment.

Detailed description

This is an open-label, phase 2 study that will investigate colon pathology in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer treated with neratinib as monotherapy. All patients will receive neratinib for the first 28 days as a single daily dose of 240 mg. Colonoscopy will be performed after eligibility has been confirmed, but prior to administration of the first dose of neratinib and at Day 30 (± 3 days) the conclusion of Cycle 1 (28 days). Following the second study colonoscopy procedure: * For patients being treated for stage 1 to 3c breast cancer in the extended adjuvant setting, neratinib will continue to be administered at a single daily dose of 240 mg until completion of one year of therapy from start of treatment, or until disease recurrence (as determined by the Investigator), death, unacceptable toxicity, or other specified withdrawal criterion. * For patients being treated for metastatic breast cancer (mBC), capecitabine will be introduced after the second study colonoscopy procedure at a dose of 750mg/m2 twice daily for 14 days of each 21 day treatment cycle, with neratinib administered continuously throughout at 240 mg daily, until disease progression, death, unacceptable toxicity, or other specified withdrawal criterion. All patients will receive loperamide diarrhea prophylaxis daily for one 28-day cycle and then as needed.

Interventions

DRUGNeratinib

Administered orally once daily as a single daily dose of 240 mg

DRUGCapecitabine

Administered orally twice daily at 750 mg/m\^2 for 14 days of each 21 day treatment cycle

DRUGLoperamide

Administered orally for prophylaxis for 28 days and then as needed

Sponsors

Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged ≥18 years. 2. Histologically confirmed stage 1 through stage 4 primary adenocarcinoma of the breast. 3. Documented HER2 overexpression or gene-amplified tumor by a validated approved method. 4. Participants with confirmed stage 1 to stage 3c breast cancer receiving extended adjuvant treatment with neratinib monotherapy must have completed a course of prior adjuvant trastuzumab or experienced side effects that resulted in early discontinuation of trastuzumab that have since resolved. 5. Participants with mBC must have had at least 2 prior HER2-directed regimens. 6. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50% measured by multiple-gated acquisition scan (MUGA) or echocardiogram (ECHO). 7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) status of 0 to 1. 8. Negative β-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) pregnancy test for premenopausal women of reproductive capacity (those who are biologically capable of having children) and for women less than 12 months after menopause. \[Women are considered postmenopausal if they are ≥12 months without menses, in the absence of endocrine or anti-endocrine therapies.\] 9. Women of childbearing potential must agree and commit to the use of a highly effective non-hormonal method of contraception, i.e., intrauterine device, bilateral tubal ligation, vasectomized partner, or abstinence (only when it is the preferred lifestyle of the participant), from the time of informed consent until 28 days after the last dose of the investigational products. Men (male participant) with a female partner of childbearing potential must agree and commit to use condom and the female partner must agree and commit to use a highly effective method of contraception (i.e., any of the above methods, or for females, hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation) while on treatment and for 3 months after last dose of investigational products. 10. Recovery (i.e., to Grade 1 or baseline) from all clinically significant adverse events related to prior therapies (excluding alopecia, neuropathy, and nail changes). 11. No major bleeding diathesis or use of anticoagulants that would pose a high risk for endoscopic procedure. 12. Provide written, informed consent to participate in the study and follow the study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

1. Participants with confirmed stage 1 to stage 3c currently receiving chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or biotherapy for breast cancer. 2. Participants with mBC who have received prior capecitabine or HER2 directed tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy. 3. Currently using drugs that have been implicated as causing microscopic colitis/watery diarrhea, such as acarbose, aspirin, proton pump inhibitors, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), histamine H2 receptor antagonists, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and ticlopidine (Pardi, 2017). 4. Major surgery within \<28 days of starting treatment or received chemotherapy, investigational agents, or other cancer therapy, except hormonal therapy (e.g., tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors), \<14 days prior to the initiation of investigational products. 5. Active uncontrolled cardiac disease, including cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association functional classification of ≥2; including individuals who currently use digitalis, beta-blockers, or calcium channel blockers specifically for congestive heart failure), unstable angina, myocardial infarction within 12 months of enrollment, or ventricular arrhythmia. 6. Corrected QT Interval (QTc) interval \>0.450 seconds (males) or \>0.470 (females), or known history of QTc prolongation or Torsade de Pointes (TdP). 7. Diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease 8. Screening laboratory assessments outside the following limits: Laboratory Parameters Required Limit for Exclusion Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \<1,000/µl (\<1.0 x 109/L) Platelet count \<50,000/µl (\<100 x 109/L) Hemoglobin \<8 g/dL (transfusions allowed) Transfusions must be at least 14 days prior to initiation of treatment Total bilirubin \>1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (in case of known Gilbert's syndrome, \<2 x ULN is allowed) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \>2.5 x institutional ULN (\>5 x ULN if liver metastases are present) Creatinine Creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min (as calculated by Cockcroft-Gault formula A or Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula B) International Normalized Ratio (INR) \>1.5 a Cockcroft and Gault, 1976 b Levey et al, 1999 9. Active, unresolved infections. 10. Participants with a second malignancy, other than adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancers, in situ melanoma or in situ cervical cancer. Participants with other non-mammary malignancies must have been disease free for at least 5 years. 11. Currently pregnant or breast-feeding. 12. Significant chronic gastrointestinal disorder with diarrhea as a major symptom (eg, Crohn's disease, malabsorption, or Grade ≥2 National Cancer Institute \[NCI\] Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.0 \[CTCAE v.4.0\] diarrhea of any etiology at baseline). 13. Clinically active infection with hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus. 14. Evidence of significant medical illness, abnormal laboratory finding, or psychiatric illness/social situations that could, in the Investigator's judgment, make the person inappropriate for this study. 15. Known hypersensitivity to any component of the investigational products; known allergies to any of the medications or components of medications used in the trial. 16. Unable or unwilling to swallow tablets

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes in Colon PathologyFrom baseline to second colonoscopy, which is 88 days after start of neratinib treatment.The primary endpoint is to describe the changes in colon pathology between the baseline colonoscopy and the second colonoscopy.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence and Severity of DiarrheaFrom baseline to second colonoscopy, which is 88 days after start of neratinib treatment.Incidence and severity of treatment emergent (TEAE) diarrhea will be summarized according to the NCI-CTCAE version 4.0 in the first cycle of neratinib treatment, which is from the time of the first colonoscopy to the second colonoscopy, or 28 days for subjects with only one colonoscopy. Incidence is defined as the number of patients experiencing diarrhea divided by the number of patients at risk.

Countries

Portugal

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Patients with stage 1 to 3c disease receiving extended adjuvant therapy are anticipated to participate in the study for approximately 1 year: 1 month for screening and 12 months of treatment, and 1 month of safety follow up. Patients with mBC are anticipated to participate in the study for an average of 12 month: 1 month of screening, 9.5 months for treatment, and 1 month of safety follow up.

Pre-assignment details

Screening activities are to be conducted within 28 days prior to Cycle 1/Day 1, except for serum or urine pregnancy test for women of child-bearing potential, which should be performed, both, at screening and repeated within 72 hours prior to Cycle 1/Day 1. Documentation of locally assessed ERBB2-amplified status by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) (\>2.2) or ERBB2 overexpression by immunohistochemistry (IHC) (3+) by a validated approved method (Wolff et al, 2013) must be confirmed.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Neratinib
Overall Neratinib all arms
5
Total5

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicNeratinib
Age, Continuous45.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.8
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Portugal
5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 5
other
Total, other adverse events
5 / 5
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 5

Outcome results

Primary

Changes in Colon Pathology

The primary endpoint is to describe the changes in colon pathology between the baseline colonoscopy and the second colonoscopy.

Time frame: From baseline to second colonoscopy, which is 88 days after start of neratinib treatment.

Population: Subjects who had a baseline colonoscopy and a second colonoscopy with findings to report.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Neratinib Patients With 2 ColonoscopiesChanges in Colon PathologyMild Changes2 participants
Neratinib Patients With 2 ColonoscopiesChanges in Colon PathologyNo Significant Findings2 participants
Secondary

Incidence and Severity of Diarrhea

Incidence and severity of treatment emergent (TEAE) diarrhea will be summarized according to the NCI-CTCAE version 4.0 in the first cycle of neratinib treatment, which is from the time of the first colonoscopy to the second colonoscopy, or 28 days for subjects with only one colonoscopy. Incidence is defined as the number of patients experiencing diarrhea divided by the number of patients at risk.

Time frame: From baseline to second colonoscopy, which is 88 days after start of neratinib treatment.

Population: All treated patients

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Neratinib Patients With 2 ColonoscopiesIncidence and Severity of DiarrheaTEAE Diarrhea80 percentage of participants
Neratinib Patients With 2 ColonoscopiesIncidence and Severity of DiarrheaSerious Diarrhea0 percentage of participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026