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ECLECTIC: EstroTEP and Circulating Biomarkers for ER-positive HER2-negative Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Breast Carcinoma
Interventions
Combination Product: Endocrine therapy
Combination Product: Endocrine therapy combined with the local treatment of FES-negative lesions
Combination Product: Chemotherapy
Registration Number
NCT06195709
Lead Sponsor
Institut Curie
Brief Summary

Eclectic is a strategy trial; once the class of treatment (endocrine therapy or chemotherapy) has been allocated according to 16α-18F-fluoro-17β-oestradiol (18F-FES) Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) results and circulating tumor biomarkers, clinicians will decide which treatment to use.

Detailed Description

All patients deemed eligible for a second line endocrine therapy will undergo a 18F-FES PET/CT scan and circulating tumor biomarkers assessment (circulating tumor cells (CTC) and, if not available, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)). All 18F-FES PET/CT scan will be anonymized and reviewed centrally, and compared to the 18Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET/CT results before treatment initiation; circulating biomarkers status will be assessed centrally and will remain blinded to investigator and patients.

Endocrine therapy in Arm A and C may consist in single agent endocrine therapy or in combination with targeted therapy. Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LH-RH) agonist will be used in combination with endocrine therapy whenever appropriate and per label. Chemotherapy in Arm B may consist in single agent chemotherapy, poly-chemotherapy, or antibody-drug conjugates. Patients who are eligible (per drug label) may receive Poly-adenosine-5'-diphosphate-ribose Polymerase (PARP) inhibitor if allocated to Arm B.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Metastatic invasive breast carcinoma of no special type.
  2. Females of age ≥18 years.
  3. Life expectancy > 3 months.
  4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-2.
  5. Estrogen Receptor (ER)-positive (≥10%) and HER2-negative (ASCO/College of American Pathologists guidelines) breast cancer, per local assessment on the most recent breast cancer tissue examined.
  6. Tumor block Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (primary tumor or metastasis) available.
  7. Patients whose disease has progressed on first line endocrine therapy with aromatase inhibitor and CDK4/6 inhibitor and who are deemed eligible, per investigator assessment, to a second line endocrine therapy. The progression on first line endocrine therapy with aromatase inhibitor and CDK4/6 inhibitor must have occurred after more than 6 months on treatment.
  8. Patients with available 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging
  9. Evaluable disease per RECIST criteria and measurable disease per PERCIST criteria.
  10. Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and any protocol-related procedures including screening evaluations.
  11. Signed informed consent.
  12. Patient affiliated to a social security system.

Exclusion criteria:

  1. Other breast cancer subtype (e.g. invasive lobular breast carcinoma).
  2. One or more prior line of chemotherapy in the metastatic setting.
  3. Any other antineoplastic therapy given at metastatic disease than the first line therapy with aromatase inhibitor and CDK4/6 inhibitor.
  4. Visceral crisis, per investigator's assessment.
  5. Liver-only metastases.
  6. Prior exposure to any authorized or experimental agent degrading the estrogen receptor (fulvestrant, oral SERDs, PROTAC, etc).
  7. Pregnancy or lactation period.
  8. In women of childbearing potential or premenopausal women or women with amenorrhea of less than 12 months, without adequate non-hormonal contraceptive measures (barrier methods, intrauterine contraceptive devices, sterilization; LH-RH agonist cannot be considered as an efficient contraceptive measure), positive urinary or serum pregnancy test 72 hours before 18F-FES PET/CT.
  9. Known active uncontrolled or symptomatic Central Nervous System (CNS) metastases, carcinomatous meningitis, or leptomeningeal disease. Patients with a history of CNS metastases or cord compression are eligible if they have been treated with local therapy (e.g., radiotherapy, stereotactic surgery) and are clinically stable and off anticonvulsants and steroids for at least 4 weeks before treatment start.
  10. History of previous cancer or hematological malignancy within 3 years preceding patient enrollment in the trial. Multiple primary breast cancers (controlateral/ipsilateral cancers/local relapses) are allowed pending all tumors were ER+ HER2-.
  11. Persons deprived of their freedom or under guardianship or incapable of giving consent.
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Arm A: Endocrine therapyEndocrine therapy1. Patients in whom all tumor sites display a FES SUVmax ≥2 AND who have low levels of circulating tumor biomarkers will be treated with endocrine therapy. 2. Patients in whom 18F-FES PET shows an heterogenous uptake, with one or maximum two tumor sites with low FES uptake (SUVmax \<2) that represent less than 20% of all tumor sites and are deemed accessible to local treatment (e.g. stereotactic radiation therapy or another equivalent local therapy) will be treated, if they have low levels of circulating tumor biomarkers, by 2nd line endocrine therapy in Arm A, combined with the local treatment of FES-negative lesions.
Arm A: Endocrine therapyEndocrine therapy combined with the local treatment of FES-negative lesions1. Patients in whom all tumor sites display a FES SUVmax ≥2 AND who have low levels of circulating tumor biomarkers will be treated with endocrine therapy. 2. Patients in whom 18F-FES PET shows an heterogenous uptake, with one or maximum two tumor sites with low FES uptake (SUVmax \<2) that represent less than 20% of all tumor sites and are deemed accessible to local treatment (e.g. stereotactic radiation therapy or another equivalent local therapy) will be treated, if they have low levels of circulating tumor biomarkers, by 2nd line endocrine therapy in Arm A, combined with the local treatment of FES-negative lesions.
Arm C: Endocrine therapyChemotherapyAll other patients, i.e. (i) patients in whom most or ≥3 lesions display a FES SUVmax \<2 that are not amenable to local treatment, (ii) patients with high levels of circulating tumor biomarkers, will be randomized between chemotherapy in Arm B and endocrine therapy in Arm C.
Arm B: ChemotherapyEndocrine therapyAll other patients, i.e. (i) patients in whom most or ≥3 lesions display a FES SUVmax \<2 that are not amenable to local treatment, (ii) patients with high levels of circulating tumor biomarkers, will be randomized between chemotherapy in Arm B and endocrine therapy in Arm C.
Arm B: ChemotherapyChemotherapyAll other patients, i.e. (i) patients in whom most or ≥3 lesions display a FES SUVmax \<2 that are not amenable to local treatment, (ii) patients with high levels of circulating tumor biomarkers, will be randomized between chemotherapy in Arm B and endocrine therapy in Arm C.
Arm C: Endocrine therapyEndocrine therapyAll other patients, i.e. (i) patients in whom most or ≥3 lesions display a FES SUVmax \<2 that are not amenable to local treatment, (ii) patients with high levels of circulating tumor biomarkers, will be randomized between chemotherapy in Arm B and endocrine therapy in Arm C.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression-free survival (PFS)54 months

PFS is defined as the time from randomization to progression (per RECIST 1.1) or death, among randomized patients.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival (OS)54 months

OS is defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death due to any cause, among randomized patients (arms B and C)

Clinical benefit rate (CBR)24 weeks

CBR at 24 weeks is defined as the proportion of randomized patients who have achieved either a confirmed complete or partial response, or stable disease for at least 24 weeks after treatment start based on local investigator assessment.

Efficacy criteria: ORR at 24 weeks24 weeks

ORR at 24 weeks will be evaluated in patients allocated to arm A.

Safety and toxicity and their relationship to study treatment54 months

Incidence, nature and severity of adverse events (AEs) graded according to NCI CTCAE v5.0

EORTC Core Quality of Life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) after 2 months of treatment2 months

Questionnaire to measure physical, psychological and social functions. The questionnaire is composed of multi-item scales and single items range from 0 to 100. A higher score represents better function and a higher quality of life.

Progression-Free survival (PFS)54 months

PFS is defined as the time from randomization to progression (per PERCIST 1.0) or death, among randomized patients with available Positron Emission Tomography Response Criteria in Solid Tumors (PERCIST) evaluation.

Objective response rate (ORR)54 months

ORR is defined as the proportion of patients who have achieved complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) based on local investigator assessment, among randomized patients with measurable disease at baseline,

Efficacy criteria: PFS at 24 weeks24 weeks

PFS at 24 weeks will be evaluated in patients allocated to arm A.

Efficacy criteria: CBR at 24 weeks24 weeks

CBR at 24 weeks will be evaluated in patients allocated to arm A.

Efficacy criteria: OS at 24 weeks24 weeks

OS at 24 weeks will be evaluated in patients allocated to arm A.

Trial Locations

Locations (12)

Institut Bergonié

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Bordeaux, France

Centre Francois Baclesse

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Caen, France

Centre Georges Francois Leclerc

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Dijon, France

Centre Antoine lacassagne

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Nice, France

Institut de Cancerologie de Lorraine

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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

Centre Oscar Lambret

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Lille, France

Centre Leon Bérard

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Lyon, France

Institut Paoli-Calmettes

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Marseille, France

Institut du Cancer Montpellier

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Montpellier, France

Institut Curie

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Saint-Cloud, France

Centre Eugène Marquis

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Rennes, France

Bruno MAUCHERAT

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Saint-Herblain, France

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