Irinotecan and Cetuximab in Treating Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT00275041 | Completed Phase 2

• 3 other identifiers: NCCTG-N0436NCI-2012-02679CDR0000456255
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 21
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Giving irinotecan together with cetuximab may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving irinotecan together with cetuximab works in treating patients with metastatic breast cancer.

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Keywords

recurrent breast cancer; stage IV breast cancer; male breast cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Confirmed tumor response (complete or partial)

  Up to 5 years

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Time to disease progression

  Up to 5 years

• Survival time

  Up to 5 years

• Progression-free survival at 6 months

  at 6 months

Study Arms (1)

cetuximab + irinotecan

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive cetuximab IV over 1-2 hours on days 1, 8, and 15 and irinotecan hydrochloride IV over 1½ hours on days 1 and 8. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for up to 5 years.

Biological: cetuximab; Drug: irinotecan hydrochloride

Interventions

cetuximab BIOLOGICAL

cetuximab + irinotecan

irinotecan hydrochloride DRUG

cetuximab + irinotecan

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast * Clinical manifestations of metastatic disease * If patient's tumor is HER2 positive (3+ by immunohistochemistry \[IHC\] or amplified by fluorescent in situ hybridization \[FISH\]), must have received at least one prior trastuzumab (Herceptin)-containing regimen unless there is a contraindication * Measurable disease defined as at least one lesion whose longest diameter can be accurately measured * The only evidence of metastasis must not be bone metastases or other non-measurable disease * Nonmeasurable disease is defined as all other lesions, including small lesions (longest diameter \< 2 cm) and truly nonmeasurable lesions which include any of the following: * Bone lesions * Leptomeningeal disease * Ascites * Pleural/pericardial effusion * Inflammatory breast disease * Lymphangitis cutis/pulmonis * Cystic lesions * Abdominal masses that are not confirmed and followed by imaging techniques * No known CNS metastasis unless controlled by prior surgery and/or radiotherapy * To be considered controlled, there must be at least 2 months of no symptoms or evidence of progression prior to study entry * Hormone receptor status * Not specified PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Men or women * Menopausal status not specified * ECOG performance status 0-2 * Life expectancy \> 3 months * Hemoglobin \> 8.0 g/dL * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm³ * Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³ * Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) * Bilirubin normal * AST and ALT ≤ 5 times ULN * Not pregnant or nursing * Negative pregnancy test * Fertile patients must employ adequate contraception (as determined by the treating physician) during treatment and for 30 days after treatment ends * Disease-free for ≥ 3 years of other invasive non-breast malignancies (exception: curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix) * No history of allergy or hypersensitivity to drug product excipients, murine antibodies, or agents chemically similar to irinotecan and/or cetuximab * No history or evidence of Gilbert's syndrome * No active, unresolved infection * No New York Heart Association class III or IV cardiovascular disease * No serious concomitant medical condition that would make it undesirable for patient to participate in the trial or would jeopardize compliance with protocol treatment PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics * No more than 2 prior chemotherapy regimens in the metastatic setting (irrespective of hormonal therapy or prior trastuzumab therapy) * Prior treatment in the metastatic or adjuvant setting must have included an anthracycline or a taxane * No major surgery ≤ 3 weeks prior to registration * No chemotherapy ≤ 2 weeks prior to registration * No radiotherapy ≤ 4 weeks prior to registration * No prior irinotecan hydrochloride * No prior therapy with an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antagonist (either monoclonal antibody or tyrosine kinase inhibitor), such as gefitinib or erlotinib * No prior therapy with a dual EGFR/HER2 inhibitor (e.g., lapatinib) * No concurrent interleukin-11(oprelvekin) * Routine use of granulocyte colony stimulating factors (CSFs) is not permitted during course 1 of this study * Subsequent use of CSFs is permitted at the discretion of the treating investigator * No other concurrent antitumor therapy

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Related Publications (2)

• Reinholz MM, Kitzmann KA, Tenner K, Hillman D, Dueck AC, Hobday TJ, Northfelt DW, Moreno-Aspitia A, Roy V, LaPlant B, Allred JB, Stella PJ, Lingle WL, Perez EA. Cytokeratin-19 and mammaglobin gene expression in circulating tumor cells from metastatic breast cancer patients enrolled in North Central Cancer Treatment Group trials, N0234/336/436/437. Clin Cancer Res. 2011 Nov 15;17(22):7183-93. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-0981. Epub 2011 Oct 5.

  PMID: 21976532 BACKGROUND

• Reinholz MM, Kitzmann KA, Hobday TJ, et al.: Cytokeratin-19 (CK19) and mammaglobin (MGB1) gene expression in circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from metastatic breast cancer patients enrolled in the NCCTG trials, N0436 and N0437. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 27 (Suppl 15): A-11095, 2009.

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms, Male

Interventions

Cetuximab; Irinotecan

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antibodies, Monoclonal; Antibodies; Immunoglobulins; Immunoproteins; Blood Proteins; Proteins; Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; Serum Globulins; Globulins; Camptothecin; Alkaloids; Heterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

• Timothy Hobday, MD

  Mayo Clinic

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 10, 2006
• First Posted: January 11, 2006
• Study Start: February 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2007
• Study Completion: February 1, 2009
• Last Updated: December 13, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-12