Using Paclitaxel Polymeric Micelles for Injection to treat Metastatic Breast Cancer

A Randomized, Controlled Phase Ⅲ Study of Paclitaxel Polymeric Micelles for Injection Versus Physician's Choice(TPC) in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-negative (HER2-) Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Subjects Who Have Failed at Least Two Previous Chemotherapy Regimens.

This study is testing a new injection treatment for people with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer who have already tried several chemotherapy options to see if it helps them live longer without their cancer getting worse.

Quick facts

• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 168 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years and up
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: Shanghai Yizhong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Industry-sponsored)
• Drugs / interventions: denosumab, chemotherapy, immunotherapy
• Locations: 3 sites (Nanjing, Jiangsu and 2 other locations)
• Trial ID: NCT06143553 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This multicenter, randomized, open-label study evaluates the efficacy and safety of paclitaxel polymeric micelles for injection in patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer who have previously undergone 2 to 4 chemotherapy regimens. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either the new treatment or a physician's choice of standard therapies, including Eribulin, Capecitabine, or Gemcitabine. The primary measure of success is progression-free survival, which will help determine the effectiveness of the new treatment compared to existing options.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 and older with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer who have failed 2 to 4 previous chemotherapy regimens.

Not a fit: Patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer or those who have not undergone at least 2 prior chemotherapy regimens may not benefit from this study.

Why it matters

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

How similar studies have performed: Other studies have shown promise with similar approaches, but the specific use of paclitaxel polymeric micelles for injection in this context is relatively novel.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Eligible subjects must meet all the following criteria:

  1. Male or female 18 years and older;
  2. Understand the purpose, benefits and risks of this clinical trial, voluntarily participate in and sign the written informed consent;
  3. The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)performance status is 0 or 1;
  4. Histologically or cytologically confirmed (local laboratory) HER2-metastatic breast cancer from recently acquired or newly acquired tumor biopsies from locally-relapsed or metastatic sites (HER2- is defined as a standard immunohistochemical (IHC) test result of 0 or 1+; Or the IHC test result is 2+ and the ISH test result is negative including FISH/CISH/SISH)；
  5. Archival slides or newly obtained biopsy slides from metastatic or recurrent sites are available (Note: Bone lesion biopsy is not accepted);
  6. Subjects who are refractory or relapsed after ≥2 and ≤4 prior systemic chemotherapy regimens or antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) for MBC are eligible(Subjects were eligible for inclusion if their previous chemotherapy regimen included taxanes or not; Subjects using taxanes for adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy more than 6 months after the treatment, and Subjects using taxanes for advanced-stage treatment more than 3 months after the treatment, with recurrence or metastasis are eligible.) Adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage disease can be considered as one of the required prior chemotherapy regimens if unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic disease develops within 12 months after completion of the regimen.( Note: Therapies for bone metastases (e.g., bisphosphonates, denosumab, etc.) are not considered prior systemic chemotherapy for advanced disease.)；
  7. Subjects are eligible to receive one the chemotherapy regimens in the TPC group；
  8. According to RECIST 1.1, subjects with measurable lesions on contrast-enhanced CT or MRI (≥10mm in the major dimension on CT or MRI scan, and ≥15mm in the minor dimension of lymph nodes); Subjects with unmeasurable skeletal lesions only are not accepted；
  9. Functions of major organs such as heart, lung, liver and kidney are basically normal；
  10. Blood routine examination meets the following criteria (No blood transfusions, blood products, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, or other hematopoietic growth factors were used within 7 days before the blood routine test)：

      1. : White blood cell count ≥3.0x109/L; Neutrophil count ≥1.5x109/L；
      2. : Platelet count ≥100×109/L;
      3. ：Hemoglobin≥90g/L;
      4. : If subjects receive blood component transfusion (red blood cells, platelets, etc.) during the screening period, blood routine test should be performed again at an interval of 1 week to meet the above criteria before continuing screening.
  11. Blood biochemical examination must meet the following criteria:

      1. : Total bilirubin ≤1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN);
      2. : Aspartate Transaminase（AST）, Alanine Aminotransferase（ALT）, or Alkaline phosphatase（ALP）≤2.5 times ULN (ALT, AST, or ALP≤ 5×ULN for subjects with liver metastases, and ALP≤10×ULN for subjects with bone metastases);
      3. : Creatinine clearance (calculated using Cockcroft-Gault formula) ≥50 ml/min.
  12. Subjects have no symptoms of cardiac dysfunction (NYHA class ≤II) at baseline and no significant or clinically insignificant ECG abnormalities;
  13. Subjects have good compliance and voluntarily comply with the clinical trial protocol during the study, followed up by the investigators;
  14. All women of childbearing age, men of childbearing potential, or their spouses who have no plans to have children or donate sperm during the entire trial period and up to 6 months after the last dose of medication, or who voluntarily used effective contraception; Women of childbearing age who have a negative blood/urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects meet the following criteria are not eligible for inclusion:

  1. Known allergy or intolerance to either study treatment or any excipients；
  2. Previous use of antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) with anti-microtubule inhibitor as payload drug are not eligible;
  3. Primary brain tumors or central nervous system metastases (including leptomeningeal metastases), except for single brain metastases strictly controlled asymptomatic subjects; Subjects with intracranial hypertension or neuropsychiatric symptoms after treatment of central nervous system tumors;
  4. Subjects with acute or chronic infections that have not been eliminated, or subjects with other serious diseases at the same time;
  5. Subjects have other malignant tumors within 5 years (except cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix);
  6. Subjects with a known history of clinically significant active chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or other moderate to severe chronic respiratory disease within 6 months before enrollment;
  7. Subjects with active chronic inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease), clinically significant gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, intestinal obstruction, or GI perforation within 6 months before enrollment;
  8. Subjects with active hepatitis, or liver metastasis is more than 3/4 of the whole liver;
  9. Subjects with third-space effusions (e.g., moderate-to-massive pleural effusion, moderate-to-massive pericardial effusion, ascites) that cannot be controlled by drainage or other means; Subjects with a small amount of pleural effusion without clinical symptoms and no need for clinical intervention should be strictly controlled before enrollment;
  10. Subjects with mental illness or disorder, poor compliance, or inability to cooperate, or describe treatment responses;
  11. Subjects who cannot tolerate chemotherapy due to severe organic disease or major organ failure, such as decompensated heart and lung failure;
  12. Subjects with bleeding disorders;
  13. Subjects with organ transplant;
  14. Subjects with bad drug addicts, long-term alcoholics, infectious diseases such as AIDS;
  15. Subjects on long-term use of adrenocortical hormones or immunosuppressants;
  16. Subjects who received vaccines (including live and live attenuated vaccines) such as measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, yellow fever, rabies, Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine（BCG ）and typhoid (oral) vaccines within 4 weeks before enrollment, or are scheduled to receive vaccines during the study period; Subjects who received all types of COVID-19 vaccines within two weeks before enrollment;
  17. Subjects who received antineoplastic drugs (including but not limited to chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, antibody therapy, radiotherapy, surgery (except diagnostic biopsy), etc.) within 2 weeks before enrollment or who still have grade ≥2 toxicity from previous antineoplastic therapy (except alopecia and grade ≤2 neurotoxicity caused by platinum) at enrollment;
  18. Subjects with active hepatitis B or C (previous history of hepatitis B infection, with or without drug control, HBV DNA≥1×104 copies or ≥2000 IU/mL; Hepatitis C infection, HCV RNA≥15IU/mL); Or HIV antibody positive (testing is not necessary if there is no clinical evidence to suggest possible HIV infection);
  19. Subjects are considered not able to complete the trial or otherwise unfit to participate in the study by the investigators.

Where this trial is running

Nanjing, Jiangsu and 2 other locations

• Jiangsu province Hospital — Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (Recruiting)
• Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center — Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China (Recruiting)
• Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center — Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China (Recruiting)

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Yongmei Yin — The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
• Study coordinator: Xiaoya Wang

Conditions Metastatic Breast Cancer; Paclitaxel Polymeric Micelles for Injection; human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative