Docetaxel, Carboplatin, and Trastuzumab and/or Lapatinib in Treating Women With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Breast Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery

Sponsor

Translational Oncology Research International (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00769470

Collaborator

National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH), University of California, Los Angeles (Other)

Enrollment

Locations

Arms

1.2

Patients Per Site

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as trastuzumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Lapatinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. It is not yet known whether docetaxel and carboplatin are more effective when given together with trastuzumab and/or lapatinib in treating women with stage I, stage II, or stage III breast cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well docetaxel and carboplatin work when given together with trastuzumab and/or lapatinib in treating women with stage I, stage II, or stage III breast cancer that can be removed by surgery.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Breast Cancer	Biological: trastuzumab Drug: carboplatin Drug: docetaxel Drug: lapatinib ditosylate	Phase 2

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

To investigate the clinical efficacy of neoadjuvant docetaxel and carboplatin in combination with trastuzumab (Herceptin®) and/or lapatinib ditosylate by estimating the pathologic complete response (pCR) rate in the breast and axilla of women with HER2/neu-positive resectable stage I-III adenocarcinoma of the breast.

Secondary

To estimate the molecular effects of lapatinib ditosylate and trastuzumab alone or in combination on tumor tissues of these patients by assessing changes in gene expression using serial gene microarray analysis.
To assess for gene expression and/or biomarker changes that may be correlated with or predict pCR and clinical response to lapatinib ditosylate and/or trastuzumab in these patients.
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of these regimens in these patients.
To evaluate the clinical efficacy of these regimens by estimating the clinical objective response rate (complete response and partial response) in these patients.
To estimate the rate of congestive heart failure or drop in LVEF (> 10% points from baseline and below lower limits of normal) in each of the three treatment arms.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to baseline tumor size (≤ 3 cm vs > 3 cm) and hormone receptor status (estrogen receptor [ER]- and/or progesterone receptor [PR]-positive vs ER- and PR- negative). Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms.

Arm I: Patients receive a trastuzumab IV over 90 minutes on day 1 in course 1. Patients receive docetaxel IV, carboplatin IV, and trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1 in courses 2-7. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm II: Patients receive oral lapatinib ditosylate once daily on days 1-21 in course 1. Patients receive docetaxel IV, carboplatin IV as in arm I and oral lapatinib ditosylate once daily on days 1-21 in courses 2-7. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm III: Patients receive trastuzumab IV as in arm I on day 1 and oral lapatinib ditosylate as in arm II on days 1-21 in course 1. Patients receive docetaxel IV, carboplatin IV, and trastuzumab IV as in arm I on day 1 and oral lapatinib ditosylate as in arm II on days 1-21 in courses 2-7. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Within 4-6 weeks after completion of chemotherapy, all patients under go definitive surgery and/or radiotherapy at the discretion of the treating physician. Tumor biopsy and blood samples are collected for biomarker analysis and molecular analysis at baseline, after course 1, and at the time of definitive breast surgery or completion of chemotherapy. Gene expression changes are analyzed by mRNA microarray analysis and molecular changes in protein expression profiles by IHC. Samples may also be analyzed by RT-PCR.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

18 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

A Multicenter, Open Label, Randomized Phase II Trial of Presurgical Treatment With Single-Agent Trastuzumab (H) or Lapatinib (Ty) or the Combination of Trastuzumab and Lapatinib (H+Ty), Followed by Six Cycles of Docetaxel (T) and Carboplatin (C) With Trastuzumab (TCH) or Lapatinib (TCTy) or the Combination of Trastuzumab and Lapatinib (TCHTy) in Patients With HER2/Neu-Amplified Operable Breast Cancer

Study Start Date :

Apr 1, 2009

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Nov 1, 2013

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Arm I Patients receive trastuzumab IV over 90 minutes on day in course 1. Patients receive docetaxel IV, carboplatin IV, and trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1 in course 2-7. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.	Biological: trastuzumab Given IV Drug: carboplatin Given IV Drug: docetaxel Given IV
Experimental: Arm II Patients receive oral lapatinib ditosylate once daily on days 1-21 in course 1. Patients receive docetaxel IV and carboplatin IV on day 1 and oral lapatinib ditosylate once daily on days 1-21 in courses 2-7.Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.	Drug: carboplatin Given IV Drug: docetaxel Given IV Drug: lapatinib ditosylate Given orally
Experimental: Arm III Patients receive trastuzumab IV over 90 minutes on day 1 and oral lapatinib ditosylate daily on days 1-21. Starting on day 22, patients receive docetaxel IV, carboplatin IV, and trastuzumab IV three times a week and oral lapatinib ditosylate once daily on days 1-21 in courses 2-7. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.	Biological: trastuzumab Given IV Drug: carboplatin Given IV Drug: docetaxel Given IV Drug: lapatinib ditosylate Given orally

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Active Comparator: Arm I

Patients receive trastuzumab IV over 90 minutes on day in course 1. Patients receive docetaxel IV, carboplatin IV, and trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1 in course 2-7. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Biological: trastuzumab

Given IV

Drug: carboplatin

Given IV

Drug: docetaxel

Given IV

Experimental: Arm II

Patients receive oral lapatinib ditosylate once daily on days 1-21 in course 1. Patients receive docetaxel IV and carboplatin IV on day 1 and oral lapatinib ditosylate once daily on days 1-21 in courses 2-7.Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Drug: carboplatin

Given IV

Drug: docetaxel

Given IV

Drug: lapatinib ditosylate

Given orally

Experimental: Arm III

Patients receive trastuzumab IV over 90 minutes on day 1 and oral lapatinib ditosylate daily on days 1-21. Starting on day 22, patients receive docetaxel IV, carboplatin IV, and trastuzumab IV three times a week and oral lapatinib ditosylate once daily on days 1-21 in courses 2-7. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Biological: trastuzumab

Given IV

Drug: carboplatin

Given IV

Drug: docetaxel

Given IV

Drug: lapatinib ditosylate

Given orally

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Pathologic complete response (pCR) [7 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Comparison of pCR rates [7 months]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 70 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Women aged 18 to 70 years, inclusive
Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast
Stage I, II or III disease (early stage) with tumor measuring ≥ 1 cm and meeting any the following criteria:
Grade > 1
Estrogen receptor- and progesterone receptor-negative
Age ≤ 35 years
HER2/neu-positivity by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
Estrogen and progesterone receptor status known prior to study entry.
ECOG performance status 0-1 Adequate organ function (ejection fraction>- lower limit of normal) as determined by MUGA or echocardiogram.
If female of childbearing potential, pregnancy test is negative and is willing to use effective contraception while on treatment and for at least 3 months after the last dose of study therapy.
patient is accessible and willing to comply with treatment, tissue acquisition and follow up.
patient is willing to provide written informed consent prior to performance of any study-related procedure.
Adequate organ function as defined by the following laboratory values
Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm³
Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
Creatinine < 1.5 mg/dL
Total bilirubin ≤ 1.0 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (< 3 times ULN in patients with Gilbert's syndrome confirmed by genotyping or Invader UGTIA1 molecular assay)
Alkaline phosphatase (AP), ALT, and AST must meet 1 of the following criteria:
AP normal AND AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
AP ≤ 2.5 times ULN AND ALT/AST ≤ 1.5 times ULN
AP ≤ 5 times ULN AND AST/ALT normal

Exclusion Criteria:

Inflammatory breast cancer, defined as the presence of erythema or induration involving > 1/3 of the breast
Bilateral invasive breast cancer
Metastatic disease
Concurrent therapy with any other non-protocol anti-cancer therapy
history of any other malignancy within the past 5 years, with the exception of nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
pre-existing motor or sensory neurotoxicity ≥ grade 2 by NCI NTCAE version 3.0
cardiac disease including any of the following:
Myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
Unstable angina
New York Heart Association class II-IV congestive heart failure
inflammatory bowel disease or other bowel condition causing chronic diarrhea and requiring active therapy
active, uncontrolled infection requiring parenteral antimicrobials
known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary products or other recombinant human or humanized antibodies and/or known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or their ingredients (e.g., polysorbate 80 in docetaxel)
other medical or psychiatric disorder that, in the opinion of the treating physician, would contraindicate the use of study drugs or place the subject at undue risk for treatment complications
hormonal agent (e.g., raloxifene, tamoxifen citrate, or other selective estrogen receptor modulators) for osteoporosis or prevention of breast cancer. subjects must have discontinued these agents 14 days prior to first baseline biopsy.
prior ipsilateral radiotherapy for invasive or noninvasive breast cancer or to the ipsilateral chest wall for any malignancy
prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or endocrine therapy for currently diagnosed invasive or noninvasive breast cancer
concurrent ovarian hormonal replacement therapy. Prior treatment must be stopped prior to first baseline biopsy.
male subjects
pregnant or lactating subjects

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Central Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Incorporated - Alhambra	Alhambra	California	United States	91801
2	Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center	Bakersfield	California	United States	93309-0633
3	St. Jude Heritage Medical Group at Virginia K. Crosson Cancer Center	Fullerton	California	United States	92835
4	North Valley Hematology-Oncology Medical Group	Northridge	California	United States	91328
5	Wilshire Oncology Medical Group, Incorporated - Pomona	Pomona	California	United States	91767-3021
6	Sansum Medical Clinic	Santa Barbara	California	United States	93105
7	Central Coast Medical Oncology Corporation	Santa Maria	California	United States	93454
8	Santa Barbara Hematology Oncology - Solvang	Solvang	California	United States	93463
9	Cancer Care Associates Medical Group, Incorporated - Redondo Beach	Torrance	California	United States	90505
10	Cancer Institute of Florida, PA - Orlando	Orlando	Florida	United States	32804
11	Florida Hospital Cancer Institute	Orlando	Florida	United States	32804
12	Hematology and Oncology Consultants, PA - Orlando	Orlando	Florida	United States	32804
13	Providence Medical Group	Haute Terre	Indiana	United States	47802
14	Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada - Henderson	Henderson	Nevada	United States	89052
15	New Mexico Cancer Center	Albuquerque	New Mexico	United States	87109