Evaluation of Neratinib for Treatment and Prevention of Subsequent CNS Event(s) in Patients With Brain Metastasis of Advanced HER2 Positive Breast Cancer

Phase 2

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Brain Metastases; Breast Cancer
• Interventions: Drug: Neratinib

• Registration Number: NCT04856475
• Lead Sponsor: Jules Bordet Institute

Brief Summary

This is an open-label, non-randomised, phase II study to evaluate the efficacy of neratinib in combination with SOC systemic therapy on CNS metastasis both as for secondary prevention (cohort 1), primary treatment (cohort 2) and for the treatment of LM disease (cohort 3) in subjects with HER2 positive metastatic BC.

Subjects with metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer will be eligible for the trial and will be enrolled in one of the following cohorts:

Cohort 1: Eligible subjects include HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer subjects treated with at least one line of systemic anti HER2 therapy and pre-treated with local approaches at least for the previous CNS event and currently progressive but locally treated CNS metastasis. Local therapy includes: stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or/and WBRT or/and surgery.

The study will measure the effect of the drug combination on the time to next CNS event(s).

Cohort 2: Eligible subjects include HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer subjects treated with at least one line of systemic anti HER2 therapy or progressing less than 12 months after end of adjuvant therapy with a first diagnosis of brain metastases.

The study will measure the objective CNS response in each subject.

Cohort 3: Eligible subjects include HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer subjects treated with at least one line of systemic anti HER2 therapy with confirmed LM defined as the presence of malignant cells in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or combination of typical symptoms and MRI.

The study will measure the effect of the drug combination on the time to CNS progression including LM progression.

As per investigator's choice, eligible subjects in all cohort will receive neratinib in combination with capecitabine or with T-DM1 or with paclitaxel or with vinorelbine as per investigator's choice. Trastuzumab can be added as per investigator's choice to those regimens except for T-DM1.

At screening and during the study treatment period (every 9 weeks), brain MRI for cohort 1 and cohort 2 or contrast-enhanced neuraxis brain and spine MRI for cohort 3 and tumour assessment by thoracic and abdomino-pelvic CT scan for all cohorts should be performed. For cohort 3 only, CSF cytological assessment should also be performed.

Additionally, at screening and at each cycle during the study treatment period, subjects must fill quality of life questionnaires: EORTC core questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and brain module (QLQ-BN20).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-03-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-04-19
• Study First Posted: 2021-04-23
• Status Verified: 2021-06
• Study Start: 2021-11-24
• Primary Completion: 2021-11-24
• Study Completion: 2021-11-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 2022-03-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age ≥ 18 years old

2. ECOG performance status ≤ 2

3. Female

4. Diagnosis : histologically or cytologically confirmed HER2-positive tumour status according to the ASCO-CAP guidelines (defined as a 3+ score on immunohistochemistry (IHC) and/or positive by in situ hybridisation (ISH)) with brain metastases, estrogen receptor and progesteron receptor status Cohort 1: with CNS metastases pre-treated with local approaches for the previous CNS events and currently progressive but locally treated CNS metastasis Cohort 2: with a first diagnosis of CNS metastases, asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic not needing immediate local therapy Cohort 3: with confirmed LM defined as the presence of malignant cells in the CSF or combination of typical symptoms and MRI findings

5. Specific criteria for cohorts 1 and 2 only: Must have radiologically confirmed metastatic brain lesion by MRI measurable by RANO-BM criteria

6. Specific criteria for cohort 3 only: LM defined as the presence of malignant cells in the CSF or combination of typical symptoms and MRI findings for cohort 3

7. Subjects should have received at least 1 previous line for the metastatic disease including taxanes based chemotherapy in combination with trastuzumab and pertuzumab (if available) unless contraindicated. Prior tucatinib is not an exclusion criteria.

8. Corticosteroids may be used as long as subjects are on a stable or decreasing dose for at least 7 days prior to study enrolment

9. Serum pregnancy test (for subjects of childbearing potential) negative within 7 days prior to first neratinib administration

10. Women of childbearing potential must agree to use 1 highly effective or 2 effective methods of contraception (as defined at the protocol section 6.8.1) during the course of the study and at least 7 months after the last administration of study treatment.

11. Adequate bone marrow function as defined below:

    • Absolute neutrophil count ≥1500/µL or 1.5x109/L
    • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
    • Platelets ≥100000/µL or 100x109/L

12. Adequate liver function as defined below:

    • Serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN. In case of known Gilbert's syndrome < 3 x ULN is allowed
    • AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN (except in case of liver metastases AST/ALT ≤ 5 x ULN)

13. Adequate renal function as defined below:

    • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x UNL or creatinine clearance >60 mL/min

14. Signed Informed Consent form (ICF) obtained prior to any study related procedure

15. LVEF > 55% Inclusion criterion applicable to FRANCE only 1)16) Affiliated to the French Social Security System

Exclusion Criteria

1. CNS disease requiring immediate neurosurgical intervention (e.g. resection, shunt placement, etc.)
2. Any unresolved toxicity ≥ CTCAE grade 2 (except alopecia) from previous anti-cancer therapy
3. Is ineligible for or has already received all chemotherapy options among the physician's choice
4. Any evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic disease such as clinically significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal or metabolic disease
5. Specific criteria for cohort 2 only: Previous local treatment for CNS metastases
6. Specific criteria for cohort 2 only: Oligometastatic disease restricted to the CNS and for which a local treated is considered as the most appropriate treatment by the investigator.
7. Known DPD deficiency* tested by measuring the level of uracil in the blood, or by checking for the presence of certain mutations in the gene for DPD according to EMA recommendation in case investigator's choice is capecitabine
8. Received an investigational anti-cancer drug within four weeks or five half-lives (whichever is shorter) of study drug administration
9. Presence of active gastrointestinal disease or other condition that will interfere significantly with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of drugs
10. Known HIV, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C infection
11. Pregnant and/or lactating women
12. Subject with a significant medical, neuro-psychiatric, or surgical condition, currently uncontrolled by treatment, which, in the principal investigator's opinion, may interfere with completion of the study
13. Contra-indication for contrast-enhanced MRI (either hypersensitivity to Gd chelate or absolute contra-indication for MRI such as non compatible cardiac stimulator) * Testing of subjects for DPD deficiency in case of capecitabine is proposed according to local practices Exclusion criterion applicable to FRANCE only Vulnerable persons according to the article L.1121-6 of the Public Health Code, adults who are the subject of a measure of legal protection or unable to express their consent according to article L.1121-8 of the Public Health Code

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
HER2 metastatic breast cancer locally pretreated for previous CNS events and currently progressive	Neratinib	Eligible subjects will receive neratinib in combination with capecitabine or with T-DM1 or with paclitaxel or with vinorelbine as per investigator's choice. Trastuzumab can be added as per investigator's choice to those regimens except for T-DM1. At screening and during the study treatment period (every 9 weeks), brain MRI and tumour assessment by thoracic and abdomino-pelvic CT scan should be performed. Additionally, at screening and at each cycle during the study treatment period, subjects must fill quality of life questionnaires: EORTC core questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and brain module (QLQ-BN20).
HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases	Neratinib	Eligible subjects will receive neratinib in combination with capecitabine or with T-DM1 or with paclitaxel or with vinorelbine as per investigator's choice. Trastuzumab can be added as per investigator's choice to those regimens except for T-DM1. At screening and during the study treatment period (every 9 weeks), brain MRI and tumour assessment by thoracic and abdomino-pelvic CT scan should be performed. Additionally, at screening and at each cycle during the study treatment period, subjects must fill quality of life questionnaires: EORTC core questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and brain module (QLQ-BN20).
HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer patients with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis	Neratinib	Eligible subjects will receive neratinib in combination with capecitabine or with T-DM1 or with paclitaxel or with vinorelbine as per investigator's choice. Trastuzumab can be added as per investigator's choice to those regimens except for T-DM1. At screening and during the study treatment period (every 9 weeks), contrast-enhanced neuraxis brain and spine MRI and tumour assessment by thoracic and abdomino-pelvic CT scan should be performed. CSF cytological assessment should also be performed. Additionally, at screening and at each cycle during the study treatment period, subjects must fill quality of life questionnaires: EORTC core questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and brain module (QLQ-BN20).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
For cohort1: Efficacy of neratinib in combination with systemic treatment at investigator's choice in preventing the next CNS event in HER2 breast cancer with known and treated brain metastasis	From date of enrolment until the date of subsequent documented CNS event, assessed up to 6 months	The efficacy will be assessed by calculating the ratio of the time to the subsequent CNS event (T2) according to RANO-BM criteria to the time between the current CNS event and previous CNS event (T1) both treated locally (T2/T1).; The subsequent CNS event is defined as progression of known and treated brain lesions as well as the development of new brain lesions as assessed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using the RANO-BM criteria.; The time to a subsequent CNS event is defined as the time from treatment start of a CNS event to the occurrence of the following one for both T1 and T2
For cohort 2: Efficacy of neratinib in combination with systemic treatment at investigator's choice on previously untreated brain metastasis from HER2 metastatic breast cancer	From date of enrolment until the date of first documented CNS event, assessed up to 6 months	The efficacy will be assessed by calculating the proportion of subjects with an objective CNS response, according to RANO-BM criteria in the absence of progressive extra-CNS disease (according to RECIST 1.1).
For cohort 3: Efficacy of neratinib in combination with systemic treatment at investigator's choice on LM disease from HER2 metastatic breast cancer	From date of enrolment until the date of first documented leptomeningeal progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 6 months	The efficacy will be assessed by measuring CNS progression-free survival defined as the time between treatment start and date of first leptomeningeal progression (defined according to clinical-neurological or imaging criteria) in the absence of progressive extra-CNS disease (according to RECIST 1.1) or date of death (death from any cause) whatever occurs first.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Efficacy of neratinib in delaying the time to whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) in HER2 breast cancer with known brain metastasis (for subject not previously submitted to WBRT)	From date of enrolment until the date of next documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 6 months	Mesure of the time to whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT)
Evaluation of the overall survival (OS)	up to 2 years	Mesure of the number of overall survival
Assessment of the quality of life	Assessed up to 6 months	Analysis of Quality of life questionnaire "Brain module QLQ-BN20"
Efficacy of neratinib in combination with systemic treatment according to investigator's choice on brain metastasis	From date of enrolment until the date of next documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 6 months	Occurrence of new brain metastases according to RECIST 1.1
For cohort 2 only: Evaluation of the time to the first CNS local treatment	From date of enrolment until the date of first documented CNS event, assessed up to 6 months	Mesure of the time to the first CNS local treatment
Brain, systemic and bi-comportemental efficacy	Through study completion, up to 2 years	Mesure of Duration of Clinical Benefit (DCB) according to RANO-BM criteria and RECIST 1.1
Safety of neratinib	Assessed up to 6 months	Evaluation of the adverse events