Efficacy and Safety of GTx-024 in Patients With Androgen Receptor-Positive Triple Negative Breast Cancer (AR+ TNBC)

Phase 2

Terminated

Conditions: Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Interventions: Drug: GTx-024

Registration Number: NCT02368691

Lead Sponsor: GTx

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine if GTx-024 is effective and safe in the treatment of patients with advanced, androgen receptor positive triple negative breast cancer (AR+ TNBC).

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: TERMINATED

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

Able and willing to give voluntary, written and signed, informed consent
Women ≥ 18 years of age
Women with TNBC who have received at least one but no more than two prior chemotherapy regimens for TNBC
Confirmation of AR+ (defined as ≥ 10% nuclear AR staining by immunohistochemistry [IHC]) TNBC in either the primary or metastatic lesion, assessed during the screening period by a local laboratory or by medical history
TNBC confirmed by medical history as: human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 [HER2]-negative (confirmed by IHC 0, 1+ regardless of fluorescence in situ hybridization [FISH] ratio; IHC 2+ with FISH ratio lower than 2.0 or HER2 gene copy less than 6.0; FISH ratio of 0, indicating gene deletion, when positive and negative in situ hybridization [ISH] controls are present); estrogen receptor (ER) negative (confirmed as ER expression less than or equal to 1% positive tumor nuclei); progesterone receptor negative (confirmed as progesterone receptor expression less than or equal to 1% positive tumor nuclei)
Availability of paraffin embedded or formalin fixed tumor tissue; OR, a minimum of 10 and up to 20 slides of archived tumor tissue for central laboratory confirmation of AR status and molecular subtyping. Metastatic tumor tissue is preferred when possible
Subjects must have either measurable disease or bone-only non-measurable disease, evaluable according to RECIST 1.1
Subjects with bone metastases should be treated with intravenous bisphosphonates or subcutaneous denosumab (or investigator preferred standard of care) prior to and during the trial, unless there is a contraindication or subject intolerance to these therapies
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1 at the time of screening and enrollment
Negative pregnancy test in women of childbearing potential (premenopausal or less than 12 months of amenorrhea post-menopause, and who have not undergone surgical sterilization), no more than 7 days before the first dose of study treatment
For women of childbearing potential who are sexually active, agreement to use a highly effective, non-hormonal form of contraception during and for at least 6 months after completion of study treatment; OR, a fertile male partner willing and able to use effective non-hormonal of contraception (barrier method of contraception in conjunction with spermicidal jelly, or surgical sterilization) during and for at least 6 months after completion of study treatment
Adequate organ function as shown by:
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000 cells/mm3
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000 cells/mm3
- Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
- Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 Upper Limit of the Normal range (ULN) (or ≤ 5 if hepatic metastases are present)
- Total serum bilirubin ≤ 2.0 × ULN (unless the subject has documented Gilbert Syndrome)
- Alkaline phosphatase levels ≤ 2.5 × ULN (≤ 5 × ULN in subjects with liver metastasis)
- Serum creatinine < 2.0 mg/dL or 177 μmol/L
- International normalized ratio (INR), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), or partial thromboplastin time (PTT) < 1.5 × ULN (unless on anticoagulant treatment at screening)
Able to swallow capsules
Any toxicity from prior chemotherapy has resolved or Grade 1 (NCI-CTCAE, Version 4.0)

Exclusion Criteria

Life expectancy < 4 months;
Subjects with radiographic evidence of central nervous system (CNS) metastases as assessed by computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that are not well controlled (symptomatic or requiring control with continuous corticosteroid therapy [e.g., dexamethasone]). Note: Subjects with CNS metastases are permitted to participate in the study if the CNS metastases are medically well controlled prior to screening (as assessed by the Investigator) after receiving local therapy (irradiation, surgery, etc.)
Radiotherapy within 14 days prior to first dose of study treatment
Have, in the judgment of the Investigator, a clinically significant concurrent illness or psychological, familial, sociological, geographical, or other concomitant condition that would not permit adequate follow-up and compliance with the study protocol
Positive hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection at screening
Positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection at screening
Prior treatment with any anti-androgens, including but not limited to, enzalutamide and bicalutamide
Major surgery within 28 days of the first dose of study treatment
Be currently taking or have previously taken testosterone, methyltestosterone, oxandrolone (Oxandrin®), oxymetholone, danazol, fluoxymesterone (Halotestin®), testosterone-like agents (such as dehydroepiandrosterone, androstenedione, and other androgenic compounds, including herbals), or anti-androgens
Treatment with any of the following hormone replacement therapies, unless discontinued at least 14 days prior to the first dose of study treatment:
- Estrogens
- Megesterol acetate
Treatment with any investigational agent within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment
Another active cancer (excluding adequately treated basal cell carcinoma or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia [CIN]/cervical carcinoma in situ or melanoma in situ). Prior history of other cancer is allowed as long as there is no active disease within the prior 5 years
Subject has a concomitant medical condition that precludes adequate study treatment compliance or assessment, or increases subject risk, in the opinion of the Investigator, such as but not limited to:
- Myocardial infarction or arterial thromboembolic events within 6 months prior to baseline or severe or unstable angina, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV disease, or a QTcB (corrected according to Bazett's formula) interval > 470 msec; serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia grade II or higher according to NYHA; uncontrolled hypertension (systolic > 150 and/or diastolic > 100 mm Hg)
- Acute and chronic active infectious disorders and non-malignant medical illnesses that are uncontrolled or whose control may be jeopardized by the complications of this study therapy
- Impairment of gastrointestinal function or gastrointestinal disease that may significantly alter the absorption of study drugs (e.g., ulcerative disease, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome)
Current treatment with intravenous bisphosphonate or denosumab with elevated serum calcium corrected for albumin or ionized calcium levels outside institutional normal limits at screening
History of non-compliance to medical regimens
Subjects unwilling to or unable to comply with the protocol procedures as assessed by the Investigator
Concurrent participation in another therapeutic clinical trial

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
GTx-024	GTx-024	GTx-024 capsules, 18 mg PO once-daily for up to 12 months

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical Benefit Rate, in Centrally Confirmed Androgen Receptor Positive (AR+) Subjects	Sixteen (16) weeks	To estimate the clinical benefit rate (defined as complete response, partial response, or stable disease) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors v 1.1 (RECIST) as assessed by CT or MRI in subjects with centrally confirmed AR+ status. Clinical Benefit Rate=CR+PR+SD. Complete Response (CR), disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Stable Disease, \<30% decrease in sum of the longest diameter of target lesions.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Best Overall Response	From treatment initiation to end of treatment (up through 11 months of treatment, median duration of treatment 1.9 months).	To assess best overall response as measured by RECIST 1.1 from the start of study treatment until the end of treatment taking into account any requirement for confirmation. Best overall response is reported as the best response (CR, PR or SD) by CT or MRI up through 11 months of treatment, median duration of treatment 1.9 months.
Time-to-progression	From treatment initiation to tumor progression or death. Time to progression was assessed up to 11 months of treatment; median duration of treatment, 1.9 months	To assess time to progression defined as time elapsed between treatment initiation and tumor progression as measured by RECIST 1.1 or death due to disease progression.
Clinical Benefit Rate, in Full Analysis Set	Sixteen (16) weeks	To estimate the clinical benefit rate in all subjects who receive at least one dose of study medication (full analysis set), regardless of central confirmation of AR status.
Progression Free Survival	From treatment initiation to tumor progression or death. PFS was assessed up to 11 months of treatment; median duration of treatment, 1.9 months	To assess progression free survival (PFS) defined as the time elapsed between initiation of treatment and tumor progression as measured by RECIST 1.1 or death.
Duration of Response	From time of documented tumor response to tumor progression or death. Duration of response was assessed through 11 months; median treatment duration, 1.9 months	To assess the duration of response defined as the time from documentation of tumor response to disease progression or death
Objective Response Rate	Sixteen (16) weeks	To estimate the objective response rate (defined as complete response or partial response) according to RECIST 1.1.

Trial Locations

Locations (7): Holy Cross Hospital
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
US Oncology / Texas Oncology, P.A.
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Houston, Texas, United States
Lakeland Regional Health Care/Cancer Center
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Lakeland, Florida, United States
University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Miami, Florida, United States
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
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Tampa, Florida, United States
St. Vincent Frontier Cancer Center
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Billings, Montana, United States
The West Clinic, PC
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Memphis, Tennessee, United States