Circulating Tumor DNA to Guide Changes in Standard of Care Chemotherapy

NCT05770531 | Recruiting Phase 2 DMC FDA Drug

• 2 other identifiers: VICCBRE2257NCI-2023-01721
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 160
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This phase II trial tests how well evaluating circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) works to guide therapy-change decisions in treating patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). This study wants to learn if small pieces of DNA associated with a tumor (called circulating tumor DNA, or ctDNA) can be detected in investigational blood tests during the course of standard chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer, and whether information from such investigational ctDNA blood testing could possibly be used as an early indication of chemotherapy treatment failure. It is hoped that additional information from investigational blood testing for ctDNA could help doctors to switch more quickly from a standard chemotherapy treatment that typically has significant side effects and which may not be working, to a different standard treatment regimen against TNBC, called sacituzumab govitecan. Sacituzumab govitecan is a monoclonal antibody, called hRS7, linked to a chemotherapy drug, called irinotecan. hRS7 is a form of targeted therapy because it attaches to specific molecules (receptors) on the surface of cancer cells, known as TROP2 receptors, and delivers irinotecan to kill them. Studying ctDNA may assist doctors to change therapy earlier if needed, and may improve health outcomes in patients with metastatic TNBC.

Conditions

Metastatic HER2-Negative Breast Carcinoma; Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Progression-free survival (PFS)

  The study survival will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The CI based on the Greenwoods variance will be reported. In addition, the efficacy of the study groups will be compared for PFS with log-rank tests. For multivariate analysis, the proportional hazards Cox model will be applied to investigate potential prognostic factors, such as age, on the survival data. The adjusted p-values of the hazard ratios and the adjusted 95% confidence intervals will be reported.

  Up to 3 years

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Incidence of adverse events

  From initiation of study-indicated treatment until 30 days after final study-indicated treatment or until initiation of another anticancer therapy, whichever occurs first

• Progression free survival 2

  Up to 3 years

• Overall survival (OS)

  Up to 3 years

• Response rate (RR)

  Up to 3 years

Study Arms (2)

Arm A (biospecimen banking)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients receive providers choice of standard of care chemotherapy and undergo blood sample collection for banking on study. Patients undergo CT or MRI during screening and on study.

Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Procedure: Computed Tomography; Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Arm B (biospecimen evaluation, possible treatment change)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive providers choice of standard of care chemotherapy and undergo blood sample collection for ctDNA evaluation on study. Patients may receive sacituzumab govitecan IV based on ctDNA results on study. Patients undergo CT or MRI during screening and on study.

Procedure: Computed Tomography; Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Biological: Sacituzumab Govitecan

Interventions

Biospecimen Collection PROCEDURE

Undergo blood sample collection for banking

Arm A (biospecimen banking)

Computed Tomography PROCEDURE

Undergo CT

Arm A (biospecimen banking); Arm B (biospecimen evaluation, possible treatment change)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging PROCEDURE

Undergo MRI

Arm A (biospecimen banking); Arm B (biospecimen evaluation, possible treatment change)

Sacituzumab Govitecan BIOLOGICAL

Given by IV

Arm B (biospecimen evaluation, possible treatment change)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Clinical stage IV (metastatic) estrogen receptor (ER), PR, HER2 negative invasive mammary carcinoma, previously documented by histological analysis and that meets the following criteria:
• HER2 negativity is defined as any of the following by local laboratory assessment:
• In-situ hybridization (ISH) non-amplified (ratio of HER2 to CEP17 \< 2.0 or
• Single probe average HER2 gene copy number \< 4 signals/cell), or
• ER and PR negativity are defined as =\< 10% of cells expressing hormonal receptors via IHC analysis
• PD-L1 negative (combined positive score \[CPS\] \< 10) or otherwise not appropriate for checkpoint inhibitors
• Patients must have measurable disease according to the standard RECIST version 1.1
• \* NOTE: CT scans or MRIs used to assess the measurable disease must have been completed with 28 days prior to the study drug initiation
• Patients must be age \>= 18 years; both male and female are eligible
• Patients must exhibit an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of =\< 2
• Patients must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent prior to registration on study
• No prior chemotherapy regimens for metastatic disease
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1000/mm\^3 (obtained less than 28 days from initiation of study drug)
• Platelet count \>= 100,000/mm\^3 (obtained less than 28 days from initiation of study drug)
• Bilirubin, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), serum glutatmic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), alkaline phosphatase =\< 4x upper limits of normal if no liver metastases present

You may not qualify if:

• Leptomeningeal disease
• Uncontrolled tumor-related pain: patients requiring narcotic pain medication must be on a stable regimen at registration. Symptomatic lesions (e.g., bone metastases or metastases causing nerve impingement) amenable to palliative radiotherapy should be treated prior to randomization. Patients should be recovered from the effects of radiation. There is no required minimum recovery period. Asymptomatic metastatic lesions whose further growth would likely cause functional deficits or intractable pain (e.g., epidural metastasis that is not presently associated with spinal cord compression) should be considered for loco-regional therapy if appropriate prior to randomization
• Uncontrolled hypercalcemia (\> 1.5 mmol/L ionized calcium or calcium \> 12 mg/dL or corrected serum calcium \> upper limit of normal \[ULN\]) or symptomatic hypercalcemia requiring continued use of bisphosphonate therapy
• Malignancies other than TNBC within 5 years prior to randomization, with the exception of those with a negligible risk of metastasis or death and treated with expected curative outcome (such as adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal or squamous cell skin cancer)
• Concurrent anti-cancer therapy (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, immunotherapy, biological therapy) other than the ones specified in the protocol
• Women only: pregnancy or lactation
• Evidence of significant uncontrolled concomitant disease that in the opinion of the investigator could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of results, including significant liver disease (such as cirrhosis, uncontrolled major seizure disorder, or superior vena cava syndrome)
• Significant cardiovascular disease, such as New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac disease (class II or greater), myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to randomization, unstable arrhythmias, or unstable angina. Patients with a known left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 35% will be excluded. Patients with known coronary artery disease or congestive heart failure not meeting the above criteria must be on a stable medical regimen that is optimized in the opinion of the treating physician, in consultation with a cardiologist if appropriate
• Major surgical procedure within 4 weeks prior to randomization or anticipation of the need for a major surgical procedure during the course of the study other than for diagnosis. Placement of central venous access catheter(s) (e.g., port or similar) is not considered a major surgical procedure and is therefore permitted
• Psychiatric illness/social situations that would compromise patient safety or limit compliance with study requirements

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; sacituzumab govitecan

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spectrum Analysis; Chemistry Techniques, Analytical; Investigative Techniques

Study Officials

• Vandana Abramson, MD

  Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Vanderbilt-Ingram Services for Timely Access

CONTACT

800-811-8480; cip@vumc.org

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: Professor of Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 3, 2023
• First Posted: March 15, 2023
• Study Start: August 4, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2028
• Last Updated: April 4, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Locations

US (1)