Gedatolisib, Hydroxychloroquine or the Combination for Prevention of Recurrent Breast Cancer (“GLACIER”)
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects of hydroxychloroquine with or without gedatolisib and to see how well they work in preventing cancer from coming back in patients with stage I-III breast cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as hydroxychloroquine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Gedatolisib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving hydroxychloroquine alone or in combination with gedatolisib may reduce or eliminate breast cancer cells that have spread to the bone marrow in patients with stage I-III breast cancer.
Inclusion Criteria
- Bone marrow aspirate after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery demonstrates detectable DTCs (via immunohistochemistry [IHC]) as performed by central laboratory assessment at University of Pennsylvania. * NOTE: The criterion will be assessed AFTER confirmation of the eligibility criteria below. Patients must be pre-registered for screening of DTCs
- History of stage I-III histologically-confirmed primary invasive breast cancer with no evidence of recurrent local or distant disease. NOTE: Patients with bilateral breast cancer are eligible, so long as both cancers are treated with curative intent.
- Any receptor status at diagnosis (by American Society of Clinical Oncology [ASCO]/College of American Pathologists [CAP] guidelines) is eligible; however, the following criteria apply: * Patients with ER+/HER2 negative tumors must have demonstrated pathologic residual invasive disease within either the breast (with residual tumor measuring >= 2.5 cm) or regional lymph nodes at the time of definitive surgery following neoadjuvant therapy. * Patients with HER2+ disease (regardless of ER status) or triple negative (ER-/PR-/HER2-) disease are eligible if there is any amount of residual disease present in the breast or regional lymph nodes at the time of definitive surgery following neoadjuvant therapy.
- Patients must have received neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to surgery.
- Patients must be within 24 months of undergoing definitive breast surgery post-neoadjuvant therapy. All margins of resection must be free of disease at the time of final surgical treatment.
- Patients must have completed adjuvant treatment, including post-surgery chemotherapy (if clinically indicated), radiation (if clinically indicated) and/or HER2-directed adjuvant therapy (if HER2+). Prior treatment-related toxicity must be resolved to =< grade 1 with the exception of alopecia and peripheral neuropathy, prior to study enrollment.
- Concurrent receipt of endocrine adjuvant therapy is allowed only if therapy consists of an aromatase inhibitor. Patients will be eligible to enroll after receiving a minimum of 3 months of adjuvant endocrine therapy, to allow stabilization of side effects. Premenopausal patients on concurrent ovarian suppression are eligible. Patients on tamoxifen are ineligible due to the potential drug-drug interaction with hydroxychloroquine. Patients on any other adjuvant endocrine therapy, including any investigational therapy, are ineligible.
- Concurrent receipt of bone modifying agents (bisphosphonates or rank-ligand inhibitors) is allowed.
- No concurrent enrollment on another investigational therapy clinical trial.
- No prior therapy with a PI3Kinase inhibitor or mTOR inhibitor.
- No contraindications to the study medications or uncontrolled medical illness.
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1.5 x 10^9 /L.
- Platelets >= 100 x 10^9 /L.
- Hemoglobin > 9 g/dL.
- Serum bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN).
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 2.5 x ULN.
- Serum creatinine =< 2.0 x ULN or creatinine clearance (CrCl) >= 30 mL/min obtained within 30 days prior to registration. A calculated creatinine clearance by Cockcroft-Gault Formula is acceptable in lieu of a measured value.
- Normal coagulation studies: Prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) =< 1.5 x ULN per institutional laboratory range.
- Ability to provide informed consent.
- Ability to speak and understand English.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with a history of another prior invasive breast cancer are ineligible. Patients with prior ductal breast carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast are eligible if this was diagnosed > 5 years prior to enrollment. Patients with prior invasive malignancy other than breast cancer are eligible if they have been disease-free for at least 5 years prior to enrollment.
- Any severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions or other conditions that could affect subject participation in the study including: * Symptomatic congestive heart failure of New York heart Association Class III or IV. * Unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within 6 months of start of study drug, serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia or any other clinically significant cardiac disease. * Severely impaired lung function with a previously documented spirometry and carbon monoxide diffusing capability test (DLCO) that is 50% of the normal predicted value (these tests not required at screening; prior results, if performed for standard of care should be referenced) and/or oxygen (O2) saturation that is 88% or less at rest on room air. * Uncontrolled diabetes. * Active (acute or chronic) or uncontrolled severe infections. * Liver disease such as cirrhosis, chronic active hepatitis or chronic persistent hepatitis. * A known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositivity as reported by the patient. HIV testing is not required. * Impairment of gastrointestinal function or gastrointestinal disease that may significantly alter the absorption of hydroxychloroquine (e.g., ulcerative disease, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome or small bowel resection). * Patients with an active, bleeding diathesis. Patients receiving therapeutic anticoagulation are not eligible for study participation.
- Female patients who are pregnant or breast feeding, or adults of reproductive potential who are not using effective birth control methods. If barrier contraceptives are being used, these must be continued throughout the trial and for 8 weeks after stopping study drug, by both sexes. Hormonal contraceptives are not acceptable as a sole method of contraception. (Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to administration of gedatolisib).
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT03400254.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the safety of gedatolisib (GED) in combination with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ, fixed dose), with or without adjuvant aromatase inhibitor (AI) for phase II investigation. (Phase Ib)
II. To determine the efficacy of HCQ alone or with varying durations of GED in reducing/eliminating disseminated tumor cells (DTCs). (Phase II)
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the safety of administering HCQ alone or with varying durations of GED in Phase II.
II. Estimate the risk of recurrence after treatment with HCQ alone or with varying durations of GED.
TRANSLATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
I. To assess the utility of a novel DTC assay, “DTC-Flow”, as a pharmacodynamic marker in trial participants to detect DTCs and their response to study therapy, compared to DTC-immunohistochemistry (IHC).
II. To define genomic markers of residual tumors that reflect DTC biology or predict DTC response to study therapy and identify markers in residual tumors that could serve as therapeutic targets for future trials.
III. To determine whether patient circulating tumor cells (CTCs) biologically reflect residual tumor, accurately identify patients with bone marrow DTCs at baseline, predict for the elimination of DTCs with therapy, and/or predict for improved clinical outcomes relative to therapy.
IV. To determine whether plasma tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (ptDNA) biologically reflects residual tumor, accurately identifies patients with bone marrow DTCs at baseline, predicts for the elimination of DTCs with therapy, and/or predict for improved clinical outcomes relative to therapy.
OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to phase Ib or randomized to 1 of 4 arms in phase II.
PHASE IB: Patients receive hydroxychloroquine orally (PO) twice daily (BID) and gedatolisib intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Hormone receptor positive patients in this phase continue to receive aromatase inhibitor treatment.
PHASE II:
ARM A: Patients receive hydroxychloroquine PO BID for 24 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
ARM B: Patients receive hydroxychloroquine PO BID for 24 weeks and gedatolisib IV over 30 minutes weekly on weeks 1-2 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
ARM C: Patients receive hydroxychloroquine PO BID for 24 weeks and gedatolisib IV over 30 minutes weekly on weeks 1-6 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
ARM D: Patients receive hydroxychloroquine PO BID for 24 weeks and gedatolisib IV over 30 minutes weekly on weeks 1-12 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, participants are followed up within 30 days and then every 6 months for up to 3 years.
Trial PhasePhase I/II
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationUniversity of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center
Principal InvestigatorAngela M. DeMichele
- Primary IDUPCC 10117
- Secondary IDsNCI-2019-01952
- ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT03400254