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Pembrolizumab and Ablation for the Treatment of Metastatic or Locally Advanced Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Trial Status: active
This phase I trial compares the safety and effectiveness of pembrolizumab plus cryoablation or histotripsy to pembrolizumab alone in treating patients with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) or has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced). Pembrolizumab is an immunotherapy drug called a monoclonal antibody. It works by blocking a protein, PD-1 (programmed cell death receptor 1), that usually acts as a “brake” on the immune system. Blocking this protein is like releasing the brakes, so that the immune system can target and kill tumor cells. Cryoablation uses extreme cold to kill tumor cells in a specific area of the body. The radiologist uses imaging (for example, with ultrasound) to insert a needle directly into a cancerous tumor. Very cold temperatures are then applied through the needle into the tumor to kill the tumor cells. Some of the killed tumor cells will be broken into pieces that can be recognized and targeted by a patient’s immune system. Cryoablation may be particularly useful in combination with drugs that help boost the immune system (immunotherapies like pembrolizumab). Histotripsy uses pulsed high-intensity ultrasound waves applied to the tumor to kill tumor cells. Giving pembrolizumab and cryoablation or histotripsy may be safe and effective in treating patients with metastatic or locally advanced TNBC.
Inclusion Criteria
Patients ≥ 18 years of age
Confirmed histologic diagnosis of metastatic TNBC or locally advanced inoperable TNBC
1 site amenable cryoablation of at least 1.5 cm in size as determined by an interventional radiologist. Eligible cryoablation sites include (but not limited to) soft tissue, liver, lung, and bone as determined by an interventional radiologist to be safest and most feasible.
Physically fit (clinically eligible) to undergo ablation as per usual clinical practice
Per clinical guidelines, women of childbearing age should use effective contraception during treatment with pembrolizumab and for at least 4 months after the last dose of the drug, which will be assessed and monitored by, and the responsibility of, the patient's medical oncologist (not study investigators or research team) as pembrolizumab is standard of care. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Pregnancy Standards will be followed prior to ablation. That is, female patients that are 11-50 years of age and of childbearing potential will undergo a pregnancy test within 2 weeks (15 days) before ablation. Pregnancy test will not be required in patients with bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, bilateral salpingectomy-oophorectomy, hysterectomy, menopause (no menses ≥ 1 year prior to treatment or after completion of all treatment), or surgical sterilization (i.e. tubal ligation or blockage), with documentation of permanent exemptions in CIS ("Pregnancy Testing Exemption").
Pembrolizumab therapy (200 mg every 3 weeks) planned as part of standard of care as first, second, or third line of therapy
* Eligible for PD-1 inhibitor per the patient's medical oncologist, with planned treatment with PD-1 inhibitor per the patient's medical oncologist. Additional systemic therapy is per the patient's medical oncologist. The following systemic therapy will be accepted (the timing of the systemic therapy relative to pembrolizumab and ablation is not restricted):
** Capecitabine (Xeloda, available as a generic drug)
** Carboplatin (Paraplatin, available as a generic drug)
** Cisplatin (Platinol, available as a generic drug)
** Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan, available as a generic drug)
** Docetaxel (Taxotere)
** Doxorubicin (Adriamycin, available as a generic drug)
** Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Doxil)
** Epirubicin (Ellence, available as a generic drug)
** Eribulin (Halaven)
** Fluorouracil (5-FU, Adrucil, available as a generic drug)
** Gemcitabine (Gemzar, available as a generic drug)
** Ixabepilone (Ixempra)
** Methotrexate (available as a general drug)
** Nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane)
** Paclitaxel (Taxol, available as a generic drug)
** Vinorelbine (Navelbine, available as a generic drug)
Exclusion Criteria
Patient not eligible for PD-1 inhibitor per the patient’s medical oncologist
No disease amenable for ablation
Pembrolizumab therapy not planned as part of standard of care
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT06246968.
Locations matching your search criteria
United States
New Jersey
Basking Ridge
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
Status: Active
Contact: Yolanda C Bryce
Phone: 212-639-6530
Middletown
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
Status: Active
Contact: Yolanda C Bryce
Phone: 212-639-6530
Montvale
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
Status: Active
Contact: Yolanda C Bryce
Phone: 212-639-6530
New York
Commack
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
Status: Active
Contact: Yolanda C Bryce
Phone: 212-639-6530
New York
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Status: Active
Contact: Yolanda C Bryce
Phone: 212-639-6530
Uniondale
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau
Status: Active
Contact: Yolanda C Bryce
Phone: 212-639-6530
West Harrison
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
Status: Active
Contact: Yolanda C Bryce
Phone: 212-639-6530
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. Assess changes in CD4-PD1 in the blood after ablation (histotripsy or cryoablation) in patients with metastatic or locally advanced triple negative breast cancer (TNBC).
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Describe and estimate differences in changes in immune markers separately in the blood and in tumor after ablation in patients who respond versus those who do not respond based on clinical imaging obtained 3 months after initiation of pembrolizumab.
II. Describe changes in immune markers in the blood in patients with ablation relative to those without ablation.
III. Describe imaging response at 3 months after initiation of pembrolizumab in patients with ablation relative to those without ablation.
IV. Describe progression-free survival and overall survival in patients with ablation relative to those without ablation.
OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM I: Patients receive standard of care (SOC) pembrolizumab intravenously (IV) beginning on day 1 every 3 weeks (Q3W) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo cryoablation or histotripsy on day 7. Patients undergo positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT), CT, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during screening and follow-up and blood sample collection throughout the study.
ARM II: Patients receive SOC pembrolizumab IV on day 1 and every 3 weeks (Q3W) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo PET/CT, CT, or MRI during screening and follow-up and blood sample collection throughout the study. Patients who cancer does not respond to the standard treatment approach (pembrolizumab alone) or cancer gets worse, may receive the combination of pembrolizumab and cryoablation.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed for up to 2 years.
Trial PhasePhase I
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center