NCT06179303

Brief Summary

This phase II trial tests the accuracy of functional imaging (FFNP)-positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) to predict response to abemaciclib plus endocrine therapy. Abemaciclib is a drug used to treat certain types of hormone receptor positive (HR+), HER2 negative breast cancer. Abemaciclib blocks certain proteins, which may help keep tumor cells from growing. Endocrine therapy adds, blocks, or removes hormones that can cause cancer to grow. FFNP PET imaging is a form of x-ray that uses FFNP as an imaging agent that may provide more precise information about the location of tumors that "light up" with FFNP than a PET scan alone can provide.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
60

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_2

Timeline
25mo left

Started Jul 2024

Typical duration for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress46%
Jul 2024Jun 2028

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 8, 2023

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 21, 2023

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 22, 2024

Completed
2.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2027

Expected
1.3 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2028

Last Updated

April 16, 2026

Status Verified

April 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

2.6 years

First QC Date

December 8, 2023

Last Update Submit

April 14, 2026

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Response to abemaciclib + endocrine therapy

    Non-responding: progression within 24 weeks by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 or death due to disease within 24 weeks or stable disease but lasting less than 24 weeks. Responding: defined as complete response (CR), partial response (PR) or stable disease lasting \>= 24 weeks. Quantitative deltaFFNP will be summarized by descriptive statistics (mean, median, standard deviation \[SD\], etc.) and tested against 0 by Wilcoxon signed rank test or paired t-test as appropriate, overall and by response. The dichotomized deltaFFNP will be summarized by count and percentages, overall and by response.

    Up to 2 years

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Overall response rate (ORR)

    Up to 2 years

  • Progression free survival rate (PFS)

    Up to 2 years

  • Overall survival rate (OS)

    Up to 2 years

Study Arms (1)

Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive FFNP IV and undergo PET/CT imaging at baseline. Patients then receive estradiol orally Q8H over a 24-hour period, followed again by FFNP IV and PET/CT imaging. Patients then receive abemaciclib PO BID on days 1-28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive ET of the treating physician choice. Patients also receive FDG IV and undergo PET/CT imaging at baseline, with additional diagnostic imaging for tumor assessment every 3 cycles, and undergo blood sample collection throughout the study.

Drug: AbemaciclibDrug: AnastrozoleProcedure: Biospecimen CollectionProcedure: Computed TomographyProcedure: Diagnostic Imaging TestingDrug: ExemestaneOther: Fludeoxyglucose F-18Drug: Fluorine F 18 Fluoro Furanyl NorprogesteroneDrug: FulvestrantBiological: Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone AnalogDrug: LetrozoleProcedure: Positron Emission TomographyDrug: TamoxifenDrug: Therapeutic Estradiol

Interventions

Undergo clinical imaging for tumor assessment

Also known as: Diagnostic Imaging, Medical Imaging
Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

Given IV

Also known as: 18FDG, FDG, Fludeoxyglucose (18F), fludeoxyglucose F 18, Fludeoxyglucose F18, Fluorine-18 2-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-Glucose, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

Given IM injection

Also known as: Faslodex, Faslodex(ICI 182,780), ICI 182,780, ICI 182780, ZD9238
Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

Given GnRH analog

Also known as: GnRH Agonist, GnRH Analog, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogue, LH-RH agonist, LH-RH Analogs, LHRH Agonist, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist, Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Analog
Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

Given PO

Also known as: CGS 20267, Femara, Fempro
Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

Undergo PET/CT

Also known as: Medical Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography, PET, PET Scan, Positron emission tomography (procedure), Positron Emission Tomography Scan, Positron-Emission Tomography, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, PT
Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

Given PO

Also known as: LY-2835219, LY2835219, Verzenio
Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

Given PO

Also known as: Anastrazole, Arimidex, ICI D1033, ICI-D1033, ZD-1033
Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

Undergo PET/CT

Also known as: CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial Tomography, Computerized axial tomography (procedure), Computerized Tomography, CT, CT Scan, tomography
Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

Undergo blood sample collection

Also known as: Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Specimen Collection
Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

Given IV

Also known as: [18F]FFNP
Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

Given PO

Also known as: Aromasin, FCE-24304
Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

Given PO

Also known as: TMX
Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

Given PO

Also known as: 17 Beta-Estradiol, Aquadiol, Climara, Dimenformon, Diogyn, Diogynets, Estrace, ESTRADIOL, Estraldine, Oestradiol, Ovocylin, Progynon, Vagifem
Treatment (FFNP-PET/CT, estradiol, abemaciclib, ET)

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Men or women with metastatic or locally advanced unresectable breast cancer
  • Histologically confirmed ER+ / HER2-negative, breast cancer who is a candidate for endocrine therapy with pathology from the primary tumor or metastatic/recurrent site. Based on American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists (ASCO CAP) Guidelines: ER+: \>= 1% of tumor cell nuclei to be immunoreactive. HER2-negative: HER2 of 0, 1+ by immunohistochemistry (IHC) or negative by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).
  • In the case of bone biopsy which could yield false negative ER or PR status in patients with historically HR+ disease, a patient may be eligible if the treating physician and the study chair both agree that the patient is a candidate for further endocrine therapy (ET) based treatment.
  • Note that baseline PR status by IHC does not influence results of deltaFFNP-PET imaging.
  • If premenopausal, the patient has to be treated with GnRH agonist for at least 6 weeks prior to FFNP-PET.
  • Disease must be present in at least one non-liver site and measurable by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria and be 1.5 cm or greater in longest dimension OR disease can be non-measurable but must be 1.5 cm in longest dimension on functional imaging (fluorodeoxyglucose \[FDG\]-PET/computed tomography \[CT\] preferred).
  • No limits to prior lines of endocrine therapy in the metastatic setting including synergistic targeted therapy such as CDK4/6 inhibitors (other than Abemaciclib), PI3K inhibitor, mTOR inhibitor, etc. One line of prior cytotoxic chemotherapy in the metastatic setting is allowed. Washout from prior systemic anti-cancer therapy of at least 2 weeks from chemotherapy or radiation, 2 weeks or 5 half lives (whichever is longer) from oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), 8 weeks from oral selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), and 16 weeks from intramuscular SERD (Fulvestrant) is required. Recovery of adverse events from the last therapy to grade 1 except alopecia. Patients may continue luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist to remain post-menopausal without a need for washout
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =\< 2
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1,500/uL
  • Platelets \>= 100,000/uL
  • Hemoglobin \>= 9g/dL
  • 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) serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) /alanine aminotransferase (ALT) serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) =\< 2.5x institutional ULN, or =\< 5 x ULN for subjects with documented metastatic disease to the liver
  • +4 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Prior abemaciclib in the metastatic setting or within 2 years of completion of adjuvant abemaciclib
  • Hepatic-only metastatic disease
  • A history of other malignancy with the exception of malignancies for which all treatment was completed at least 2 years before registration and the patient has no evidence of disease
  • Currently receiving any other investigational agents
  • Untreated/unstable brain metastases. Patients with treated/stable brain metastases, defines as patients who have received prior therapy for their brain metastases and whose central nervous system (CNS) disease is radiographically stable at study entry, are eligible
  • A history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to FFNP, abemaciclib, or other agents used in the study
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, or cardiac arrhythmia
  • Pregnant and/or breastfeeding women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of study entry. Male participants and female participants of childbearing potential must utilize adequate contraceptive methods throughout study treatment and for at least 30 days after the last dose of study medications
  • Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are eligible unless their CD4+ T-cell counts are \< 350 cells/mcL or they have a history of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining opportunistic infection within the 12 months prior to registration. Concurrent treatment with effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) according to Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) treatment guidelines is recommended

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

RECRUITING

Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

abemaciclibAnastrozoleSpecimen HandlingX-RaysexemestaneFluorodeoxyglucose F18FulvestrantGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneLetrozoleMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyTamoxifenEstradiol

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

NitrilesOrganic ChemicalsTriazolesAzolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsClinical Laboratory TechniquesDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresDiagnosisInvestigative TechniquesElectromagnetic RadiationElectromagnetic PhenomenaMagnetic PhenomenaPhysical PhenomenaRadiationRadiation, IonizingDeoxyglucoseDeoxy SugarsCarbohydratesEstrenesEstranesSteroidsFused-Ring CompoundsPolycyclic CompoundsEstradiol CongenersGonadal Steroid HormonesGonadal HormonesHormonesHormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone AntagonistsPituitary Hormone-Releasing HormonesHypothalamic HormonesPeptide HormonesNeuropeptidesPeptidesAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsOligopeptidesNerve Tissue ProteinsProteinsSpectrum AnalysisChemistry Techniques, AnalyticalStilbenesBenzylidene CompoundsBenzene DerivativesHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbons

Study Officials

  • Hannah Linden

    Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Hannah Linden

CONTACT

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

December 8, 2023

First Posted

December 21, 2023

Study Start

July 22, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

March 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2028

Last Updated

April 16, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

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