Testing GNC-035 for advanced breast cancer

An Open-Label, Multi-Center, Phase I Study I Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetic/Phamacodynamics and Anti-tumor Activity of Tetra-specific Antibody GNC-035 in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer

This study tests a new treatment called GNC-035 to see if it is safe and effective for people with advanced breast cancer who have not responded to other treatments.

Quick facts

• Phase: PHASE1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 29 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years and up
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (industry)
• Drugs / interventions: chemotherapy, immunotherapy
• Locations: 6 sites (Bengbu, Anhui and 5 other locations)
• Trial ID: NCT05160545 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This study investigates the safety, tolerability, and preliminary effectiveness of GNC-035, a tetra-specific antibody, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. Participants will be assessed for dose-limiting toxicity and the maximum tolerated dose of GNC-035 after standard treatments have failed. The study aims to determine how well this new treatment can work in this patient population.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates include adults aged 18 and older with histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer that has progressed after standard treatment.

Not a fit: Patients with early-stage breast cancer or those who have not yet received standard treatment may not benefit from this study.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with advanced breast cancer who have limited alternatives.

How similar studies have performed: While this approach is novel, similar studies targeting advanced breast cancer with new therapies have shown promise in the past.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. The participants could understand and sign the informed consent form, and must participate voluntarily
2. No gender limit
3. Age: ≥18 years old
4. Histologically or cytologically documented, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer,and disease progression confirmed by imaging or other objective evidence after having received standard treatment; or patients with refractory breast cancer who cannot tolerate standard treatment or have contraindications to standard treatment
5. Measurable disease at baseline as assessed by the Investigator per RECIST v1.1
6. ECOG Performance Status ≤ 1
7. Life expectancy estimated to be at least 3 months
8. Acceptable bone marrow function： Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 109/L, platelet count ≥ 80 × 109/L, and hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L.
9. Acceptable renal function:

   Creatinine (Cr) ≤ 1.5ULN or creatinine clearance (Ccr) ≥ 50 mL/min (calculated by the study site), urine protein ≤ 2 + or ≤ 1000 mg/24h (urine).
10. Acceptable liver function:

    1. AST and ALT ≤ 3.0xULN (≤ 5.0ULN for patients with tumor infiltrative changes in the liver)
    2. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5xULN (≤ 3ULN for Gilbert's syndrome)
11. Coagulation function: fibrinogen ≥ 1.5 g/L, activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and prothrombin time (PT) ≤1.5×ULN
12. Female participants with fertility or male participants whose partner(s) are fertile must take effective contraceptive measures from 7 days prior to the first administration to 12 weeks after the administration. Female participants with fertility must have a negative serum/urine pregnancy test in 7 days prior to the first dose
13. The subject is able and willing to follow the visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests, and other study-related procedures specified in the study protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Active infection requiring intravenous antibiotics and not treated within 1 week prior to enrollment, except for prophylactic antibiotics for needle stick or biopsy
2. Human immunodeficiency virus antibody (HIVAb) positive, active tuberculosis, active hepatitis B virus infection (HBsAg positive or HBcAb positive with HBV-DNA detection ≥ 10e4), or hepatitis C virus infection (HCV antibody positive with HCV-RNA ≥ ULN)
3. Toxicity from prior anticancer therapy has not been reduced to Grade I as defined in CTCAE v5.0 (with the exception of symptoms related to myelosuppression, such as neutropenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia；with the exception of peripheral neurotoxicity with mild symptoms, such as numbness of hands and feet) or to the levels specified in the inclusion criteria. Alopecia and irreversible toxicity from prior anticancer therapy (defined as stable for ≥ 2 months) allowed in the opinion of the investigator/sponsor; irAE in patients who have received prior immunotherapy and who are no longer able to receive immunotherapy as recommended by guidelines
4. Patients at risk for active autoimmune diseases, or with a history of autoimmune diseases, may have central nervous system involvement, including but not limited to Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, Wegener's syndrome, polyangitic granulomatosis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic sclerosis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, autoimmune vasculitis, autoimmune neuropathy (Guillain - Barré syndrome), etc. Except in the following cases: type 1 diabetes, hormone replacement therapy for stable hypothyroidism (Including hypothyroidism caused by autoimmune thyroid disease), psoriasis or vitiligo without systemic treatment, autoimmune diseases caused by B cells or antibodies against autoantigens
5. Pulmonary disease defined as ≥ Grade 3 according to NCI-CTCAEv5.0; patients with current or history of interstitial lung disease (ILD)
6. Patients with prior organ transplant
7. Have a history of serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, including but not limited to: Have serious heart rhythm or conduction abnormality, such as ventricular arrhythmia, III degree atrioventricular block, etc., which need clinical intervention; At rest, QT interval was prolonged (male QTc \> 450 msec or female QTc \> 470 msec); Acute coronary syndrome, congestive heart failure, aortic dissection, stroke, or other grade 3 or above cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events occurred within 6 months before the first administration; New York Heart Association (NYHA) heart function classification ≥II heart failure
8. History or presence of thrombotic events such as deep venous thrombosis, arterial thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism within 6 months
9. Cerebral parenchymal metastasis or meningeal metastasis (except asymptomatic and stable for more than 2 months after treatment), which was judged by the investigator to be not suitable for inclusion
10. Uncontrolled pleural effusion with clinical symptoms was judged inappropriate for inclusion by the investigator
11. Received chemotherapy, molecular targeted therapy, etc., at 14 or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) of the first dose. Patients who have received radiotherapy, antibody therapy (such as PD-L1) or study drug within 28 days
12. Patients who had undergone major surgery within 28 days prior to dosing in this study, or who were scheduled to undergo major surgery during this study ("major surgery"was defined by the investigator)
13. Hypertension poorly controlled on medication (systolic \> 150 mmHg or diastolic \> 100 mmHg)
14. Has receivedany other clinical trial within 4 weeks prior to GNC-035 treatment
15. Other conditions that the investigator considers inappropriate for participation in this clinical trial

Where this trial is running

Bengbu, Anhui and 5 other locations

• The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College — Bengbu, Anhui, China (RECRUITING)
• Dongguan People's Hospital — Dongguan, Guangdong, China (RECRUITING)
• Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University — Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (RECRUITING)
• ZhuJiang Hospital of Southern Medical University — Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (RECRUITING)
• The Third Hospital of Changsha — Changsha, Hunan, China (RECRUITING)
• West China Hospital，Sichuan University — Chengdu, Sichuan, China (RECRUITING)

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Erwei Song — Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
• Study coordinator: Sa Xiao, PHD

Conditions: Breast Cancer