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Use of Imatinib to Convert Triple Negative Breast Cancer Into ER-positive Breast Cancer (I-CONIC)

Use of Imatinib to Convert Triple Negative Breast Cancer Into ER-positive Breast Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05722795
Acronym
I-CONIC
Enrollment
40
Registered
2023-02-10
Start date
2023-06-01
Completion date
2029-12-28
Last updated
2025-07-09

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

Conditions

Breast Cancer, Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Keywords

Conversion of TNBC to Luminal BC

Brief summary

This is a single centre Window-of-Opportunity trial investigating the efficacy and feasibility of short term imatinib in patients with newly diagnosed triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) planned for surgery, with tumours ≥ 15 mm, any status in the axilla when neoadjuvant treatment not is considered as an option. The primary aim is to determine the proportion of patients that converts to estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer in the removed breast cancer tissue at surgery.

Detailed description

This is a single centre Window-of-Opportunity trial that will investigate the efficacy and feasibility of short term (10 days) imatinib in patients with newly diagnosed TNBC planned for surgery, with tumours ≥ 15 mm, any status in the axilla and when neoadjuvant treatment not is considered as an option. Imatinib is given at a dose of 400 mg daily. The primary aim is to determine the proportion of patients that converts to ER positive breast cancer in the removed breast cancer tissue at surgery. The secondary aim is to evaluate the safety and adverse events (AE) will be collected throughout the study, from informed consent until 30 days after the last dose of the IMP imatinib. AEs will be graded according to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0.

Interventions

DRUGImatinib 400 MG Oral Tablet

One tablet daily 10 days before surgery.

Sponsors

Sahlgrenska University Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Lund University
CollaboratorOTHER
Vastra Gotaland Region
Lead SponsorOTHER_GOV

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Window-of-opportunity trial.

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Histological confirmed invasive primary triple negative breast cancer≥15 mm) with any node status. 2. Age ≥18 years Triple Negative subtype is defined below: 1. Hormone receptor status: the invasive tumour shall be ER- and progesterone receptor (PR) -negative \[staining present in \<10% by immunohistochemistry (IHC)\]. 2. HER2 status: the invasive tumour shall be Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor (HER) 2-negative by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) / College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines 3. No previous systemic treatment for TNBC 4. No concurrent anti-cancer treatment. Treatment with Bisphosphonates may continue. 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1 6. Normal organ function as defined below: 1. absolute white blood cell count ≥1.5 x 109/L 2. platelets ≥100 x 109/L 3. haemoglobin ≥90g/dL 4. total bilirubin ≤1.5 x institutional upper normal limit (UNL)/dL (≤ 3 x UNL for patients with Gilbert´s syndrome) 5. ASAT, ALAT, GGT and alkaline phosphatase levels \< 1.5 × institutional UNL. 6. albumin \>2.5mg/dL 7. Creatinine \< 110 μmol/L 8. T3, T4 and TSH (only patients with previous thyroid dysfunction) 7. Patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 8 days prior to start of imatinib treatment.. Female patients of childbearing potential must agree to usecontraceptive methods with a failure rate below 1% per year during the study treatment and at least 90 days after the last dose of imatinib. 8. Patients must be able to take (swallow) an oral medication. 9. Patients must be capable to understand and comply with the protocol and has signed the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients suitable for neoadjuvant treatment. 2. Concomitant treatment for breast cancer within 14 days before registration. 3. Unable to adhere to the study procedures. 4. Evidence of any other medical conditions (such as psychiatric illness, infectious diseases, neurological conditions, physical examination or laboratory findings) that may interfere with the planned treatment or affect patient compliance. 5. Pregnancy and breast-feeding. 6. Concurrent malignancy requiring therapy (excluding non-invasive carcinoma or carcinoma in situ). 7. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity. 8. Known active Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
To determine the proportion of patients that convert to ER expressing breast cancerFrom surgery of the first patient to up to 100 weeks thereafter.ER expression is determined by immunohistochemistry

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Adverse eventsFrom time of the first included patient to up to 100 weeks thereafter.AEs are registered according to National Cancer Institute (NCI) CTCAE version 5.0.

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Exploratory analyses - gene expression profilesFrom surgery of the first patient to up to 100 weeks thereafter.Gene expression profiles in tissue - biopsy and surgical specimen.

Countries

Sweden

Contacts

Primary ContactBarbro K Linderholm, MD, PhD
barbro.linderholm@oncology.gu.se+46706045422
Backup ContactElisabeth Kapocs
elisabeth.kapocs@vgregion.se+46-31-3420000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026