NCT02592746

Brief Summary

Despite recent advances for the treatment of post-menopausal hormone receptor-positive BC, in the last decade there was no major improvement of hormonal therapy specifically for premenopausal metastatic breast cancer. The median age of breast cancer is much younger, and the proportion of young breast cancer (YBC) patients (less than 40) including premenopausal women is much higher, in Asia, including Korea. Capecitabine, the comparator in this trial, is an orally-administered fluoropyrimidine derivative and has shown high efficacy and low toxicity in metastatic breast cancer patients. Palbociclib is a CDK4/6 inhibitors, in combination with endocrine therapy showed marked advance in hormone receptor-positive MBC in the post-menopausal setting. After a median follow-up of 16.5 months, preliminary results from Part 1 of this Phase 2 trial suggest that the combination of PD-0332991 with letrozole is superior to letrozole alone, and improved objective response and disease control rates (52% vs 32% and 76% vs 47%, respectively) in patients treated with the combination. These remarkable results may contribute to have much benefit with endocrine therapy for premenopausal women. Most importantly, recent PALOMA-3 trial revealed superior results of adding palbociclib to fulvestrant (median PFS 9.2 vs 3.8 months, P\<0.001). Based on these rational backgrounds, the purpose of this phase II study is to assess the safety and the clinical anti-tumor activity of exemestane plus goserelin acetate in combination with palbociclib vs capecitabine in premenopausal hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer patients

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
182

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2016

Longer than P75 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 29, 2015

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 30, 2015

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2016

Completed
5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2021

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

April 8, 2019

Status Verified

April 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

5 years

First QC Date

October 29, 2015

Last Update Submit

April 4, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Progression free survival (PFS) in patients with metastatic breast cancer who received palbociclib plus exemestane with goserelin versus capecitabine

    1year

Study Arms (2)

Palbociclib + Exemestane + GnRH agonist

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: PalbociclibDrug: ExemestaneDrug: Leuprolide Acetate

Capecitabine

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: Capecitabine

Interventions

Palbociclib 125mg, orally once daily on D1 to D21 followed by 7days off

Also known as: PD-0332991
Palbociclib + Exemestane + GnRH agonist

Exemestane 25mg, orally once daily

Also known as: FCE-24304
Palbociclib + Exemestane + GnRH agonist

Leuprolide Acetate 3.75mg SC q 4weeks

Also known as: GnRH agonist
Palbociclib + Exemestane + GnRH agonist

Capecitabine 1,250mg/m2 bid orally form day1 to day 14 q 3weeks

Also known as: Xeloda
Capecitabine

Eligibility Criteria

Age19 Years+
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Histologically confirmed metastatic breast cancer with measurable or evaluable disease: Patients who have progressed on distant metastatic sites after curative surgery or have stage IV breast cancer at diagnosis
  • Age \> 19 years
  • ECOG performance status 0 - 2
  • Patient has HER2-negative breast cancer with IHC and/or FISH (or SISH, CISH) Patient has ER positive and/or PgR positive breast cancer by local laboratory testing
  • Patient is premenopausal. Premenopausal status is defined as either:
  • A. Patient had last menstrual period within the last 12 months B. If within three months of tamoxifen (tamoxifen) taking, C. In case of chemotherapy induced amenorrhea, the serum FSH ≤40IU/l
  • A. Patient who have stage IV breast cancer at diagnosis, allow disease that progressed after 1st line chemotherapy. B. Patient who have stage IV breast cancer at diagnosis, allow disease that progressed after tamoxifen or goserelin. C. In case of recur/metastatic breast cancer, allow disease that progressed after 12 month of completion of neo/adjuvant chemotherapy .
  • Urine or serum HCG test must be negative.
  • Adequate bone marrow function (≥ ANC 1,500/ul, ≥ platelet 100,000/ul, ≥ Hemoglobin 9.0 g/dl)
  • Adequate renal function (≤ serum creatinine 1.5 mg/dl or CCr ≥ 50 ml/min)
  • Adequate liver function (≤ serum bilirubin 1.5 mg/dl, ≤ AST/ALT x 3 upper normal limit)
  • Patients who were already established on bisphosphonate therapy may continue on bisphosphonates.
  • Patients agreed to use effective contraception or not of childbearing potential
  • Written informed consent
  • Consent to biomarker analysis.

You may not qualify if:

  • Postmenopausal women
  • Serious uncontrolled intercurrent infections
  • Serious intercurrent medical or psychiatric illness, including active cardiac disease
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Second primary malignancy(except in situ carcinoma of the cervix or adequately treated nonmelanomatous carcinoma of the skin or resected thyroid papillary carcinoma or other malignancy treated at least 5 years previously with no evidence of recurrence)
  • Patients has received previous endocrine treatments such as, aromatase inhibitor, exemestane in the metastatic setting
  • Patients has received previous treatment with CDK 4/6 inhibitors, mTOR inhibitors, PIK3CA inhibitors or capecitabine
  • No symptomatic visceral metastasis
  • Known brain metastases unless treated and stable
  • Clinically significant uncontrolled conditions including, known active hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
  • QTc interval \> 480 msec, family or personal history of long or short QT syndrome, or known history of QTc prolongation or Torsade de Pointes.
  • Known positive testing for human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
  • Unable to swallow and retain oral medication.
  • Treatment radiotherapy within 4 weeks of the study
  • Use of any investigational drug within 4 weeks of the study
  • +1 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, 135-710, South Korea

Location

Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, South Korea

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Ahn HK, Kim JY, Lee KH, Kim GM, Kang SY, Lee KS, Kim JH, Lee KE, Lee MH, Kim HJ, Kim HJ, Koh SJ, Park IH, Sohn J, Kim SB, Ahn JS, Kim S, Cho H, Jung KH, Im SA, Park YH; Korean Cancer Study Group (KCSG) Breast Cancer Committee. Palbociclib plus endocrine therapy versus capecitabine in premenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer (Young-PEARL): overall survival analysis of a randomised, open-label, phase 2 study. Lancet Oncol. 2025 Mar;26(3):343-354. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(25)00006-3. Epub 2025 Feb 17.

  • Park YH, Kim TY, Kim GM, Kang SY, Park IH, Kim JH, Lee KE, Ahn HK, Lee MH, Kim HJ, Kim HJ, Lee JI, Koh SJ, Kim JY, Lee KH, Sohn J, Kim SB, Ahn JS, Im YH, Jung KH, Im SA; Korean Cancer Study Group (KCSG). Palbociclib plus exemestane with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist versus capecitabine in premenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer (KCSG-BR15-10): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2019 Dec;20(12):1750-1759. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30565-0. Epub 2019 Oct 24.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

palbociclibexemestaneLeuprolideGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneCapecitabine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsBreast DiseasesSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pituitary Hormone-Releasing HormonesHypothalamic HormonesPeptide HormonesHormonesHormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone AntagonistsNeuropeptidesPeptidesAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsOligopeptidesNerve Tissue ProteinsProteinsDeoxycytidineCytidinePyrimidine NucleosidesPyrimidinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsFluorouracilUracilPyrimidinonesDeoxyribonucleosidesNucleosidesNucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
MD, Ph.D, Division of Hematology-Oncology

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 29, 2015

First Posted

October 30, 2015

Study Start

June 1, 2016

Primary Completion

June 1, 2021

Study Completion

June 1, 2021

Last Updated

April 8, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-04

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