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High Throughput Technologies to Drive Breast Cancer Patients to Specific Phase I/II Trials of Targeted Agents

Completed
Conditions
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Registration Number
NCT01414933
Lead Sponsor
UNICANCER
Brief Summary

High sensitivity to targeted agents has been observed in patients whose tumor cells present a genetic/genomic deregulation of the target (Kit mutation, ERBB2 amplification, EGFR mutations) together with addiction to the given target. More recently, activation of "alternative pathways" (Kras mutation, PI3K mutations) have been reported as a common resistance mechanism to single agent tyrosine kinase inhibitors (trastuzumab, cetuximab).

From these data has emerged the hypothesis that identification of the deregulated pathway through new molecular tools could allow to propose a more tailored targeted regimen.

Based on these concepts, numbers of phase I/II trials enrich their populations in patients presenting specific molecular alterations.

High throughput technologies (array CGH, sequencing, gene expression array) identify deregulated genes. In addition, these technologies determine whether such genomic alterations are single (expected efficacy of single agent) or multiple (rationale for combination). In a pilot study that included 135 patients, we recently performed a combination of array CGH and hot spot mutation array in order to drive patients into phase I/II clinical trials. This study led to the conclusions that high throughput technologies i. are feasible (80%) and robust, ii. identify "targetable" genomic alterations in around 40% of samples.

In the present study, the investigators will perform high throughput technologies to drive 400 metastatic breast cancer patients into specific phase I/II trials.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
423
Inclusion Criteria
  • Men and Women with histologically diagnosed breast cancer
  • Metastatic relapse or stage IV breast cancer at diagnosis
  • Metastases amenable to biopsy
  • Age <70 years old
  • PS 0/1
  • No restriction regarding the number of previous chemotherapy or endocrine therapies
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age <18
  • Life expectancy <3 months
  • Symptomatic or progressing brain metastases
  • Progressive patients at the time of biopsy
  • LVEF <50% (MUGA or ultrasonography)
  • Inadequate bone marrow reserve or organ function as demonstrated by any of the following laboratory values:
  • Absolute neutrophil count < 1.5 x 109/L
  • Platelet count < 100 x 109/L
  • Haemoglobin < 90 g/L
  • ASAT/ALAT > 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) if no demonstrable liver metastases or > 5 times ULN in the presence of liver metastases
  • Total bilirubin > 1.5 times ULN
  • Creatinine >1.5 times ULN
  • Corrected calcium > ULN
  • Phosphate > ULN
  • Abnormal blood coagulation that contra-indicates biopsy
  • Patients deprived of liberty or placed under the authority of a tutor

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
number of patients included in early phase trials evaluating targeted drugsone year after obtaining the molecular profile

To use whole genome / integrated biology approach to drive patients in early clinical trials. The goal is to include at least 30% of the patients in a clinical trial evaluating targeted agent, according to the molecular alteration detected on high throughput technologies

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression free survival3 years after inclusion in SAFIR

To evaluate the efficacy of such patient selection in terms of progression free survival

overall survival3 years after inclusion in SAFIR

To evaluate the efficacy of such patient selection in terms of survival

To evaluate the efficacy of such patient selection in terms of survival response rate3 years after inclusion in SAFIR

To evaluate the efficacy of such patient selection in terms of best response rate

Trial Locations

Locations (18)

Institut Bergonié

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Bordeaux, France

Centre François Baclesse

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Caen, France

Centre Georges François Leclerc

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Dijon, France

Centre Léon Bérard

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Lyon, France

Centre Oscar Lambret

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Lille, France

Institut Paoli Calmettes

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Marseille, France

Centre Val D'Aurelle

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Montpellier, France

Centre Alexis Vautrin

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Nancy, France

Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest/ René Gauducheau

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Nantes, France

Centre Antoine Lacassagne

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Nice, France

Institut Curie

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Paris, France

Institut Jean Godinot

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Reims, France

Centre Eugène Marquis

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Rennes, France

Centre Henri Becquerel

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Rouen, France

Institut Curie/ René Huguenin

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Saint-Cloud, France

Centre Paul Strauss

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Strasbourg, France

Institut Claudius Regaud

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Toulouse, France

Institut Gustave Roussy

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Villejuif, France

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