Using sirolimus with palbociclib and fulvestrant for advanced breast cancer treatment

An Investigator-initiated Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy of Sirolimus（Albumin-bound）in Combination With Palbociclib and Fulvestrant in Patients With Advanced HR- Positive, HER2- Negative Breast Cancer

This study is testing a new combination of sirolimus, palbociclib, and fulvestrant to see if it helps people with advanced breast cancer who haven't responded to other treatments.

Quick facts

• Phase: Not applicable
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years and up
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: Fudan University (Academic / other)
• Drugs / interventions: chemotherapy, radiation
• Locations: 1 site (Shanghai)
• Trial ID: NCT06856200 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This study is an open-label, non-randomized trial that aims to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of sirolimus (albumin-bound) in combination with palbociclib and fulvestrant for patients with advanced HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer who have shown resistance to (neo)adjuvant endocrine therapy. The trial will involve dose-escalation and dose-expansion phases to determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) for this combination therapy. Patients will be monitored for measurable lesions and assessed for their suitability for the treatment regimen.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates for this study are post-menopausal women over 18 years old with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer resistant to prior endocrine therapy.

Not a fit: Patients with HR-negative or HER2-positive breast cancer, or those who are not post-menopausal, may not benefit from this study.

Why it matters

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

How similar studies have performed: While this approach is novel in its specific combination, similar studies have shown promise in targeting advanced breast cancer with combination therapies.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* 1\. Subjects should be over 18 years old, regardless of gender. Among them, female patients should be post - menopausal status
* 2\. Histologically or cytologically confirmed HR - positive, HER2 - negative advanced breast cancer.
* 3\. The investigator assesses that the patient is suitable for palbociclib and fulvestrant treatment at the current stage.
* 4\. There is at least one measurable lesion that meets the RECIST V1.1 criteria (only applicable to the dose - expansion stage)
* 5\. The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score is 0 - 1.
* 6\. For patients in the dose - escalation stage, there are no restrictions on previous treatments. The investigator needs to determine that the patient is suitable for enrollment in the study and receiving the investigational drugs at the current stage. For patients in the dose - expansion stage, the following criteria must be met:
* The patient has received (neo)adjuvant endocrine therapy (either as a single agent or in combination). There should be imaging evidence of breast cancer recurrence or progression during or within 12 months after the completion of (neo)adjuvant endocrine therapy (tamoxifen, AI, or oral SERD).
* Patients in the recurrent or metastatic stage have not received systemic chemotherapy. (Note 1: A chemotherapy regimen that is terminated due to toxicity during the first cycle or after the completion of treatment, and there is no clinical or imaging evidence of disease progression at the start of subsequent treatment, is not counted as a line of treatment. Note 2: Adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemotherapy are not classified as lines of treatment for ABC. Note 3: Antibody - drug conjugates are classified as chemotherapy)
* Patients in the recurrent or metastatic stage have not received CDK4/6 inhibitor treatment. (Note 1: It is allowed that the patient has received CDK4/6i during (neo)adjuvant therapy, and there is a disease - free interval of at least 12 months (i.e., at least 12 months between the last day of CDK4/6i treatment and the date of recurrence). In addition, drug replacement in patients without disease progression does not count as a new line of treatment)

Exclusion Criteria:

* 1\. The patient was previously diagnosed with HER2 - positive breast cancer through pathological examination.
* 2\. Patients who are judged by the investigator as unsuitable for endocrine therapy (e.g., patients with visceral crisis at immediate risk of life - threatening complications in the short term, including those with a large amount of uncontrolled effusion (pleural, pericardial, and abdominal), lymphangitis carcinomatosa of the lung, or patients with liver involvement \> 50%).
* 3\. Patients who have previously received treatment with fulvestrant or inhibitors such as PI3K/AKT/mTOR.
* 4\. Patients with third - space fluid accumulation (such as pericardial effusion, pleural effusion, and ascites) that requires repeated drainage or other treatments but remains uncontrollable, and are judged by the investigator as unsuitable for enrollment.
* 5\. Patients with a history of severe lung diseases, such as interstitial lung disease and/or pneumonia, or pulmonary hypertension, or radiation pneumonia requiring glucocorticoid treatment.
* 6\. Patients with chronic gastrointestinal dysfunction mainly manifested as diarrhea, such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, malabsorption, or diarrhea of grade ≥ 1; intestinal obstruction, or other gastrointestinal diseases judged to be clinically significant by the investigator.
* 7\. Patients with known coagulation disorders such as bleeding tendency; or patients who need to use anticoagulants, which may affect the intramuscular injection of fulvestrant or the use of LHRH agonists.
* 8\. Patients with known hypersensitivity or intolerance to all investigational drugs or their excipients, or any components of LHRH agonists (if applicable).
* 9\. Patients with a history of autoimmune diseases (except tuberous sclerosis), a history of immunodeficiency diseases (including positive HIV test), or other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency diseases, or a history of organ transplantation.

Where this trial is running

Shanghai

• Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University — Shanghai, China (Recruiting)

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Zhimin Shao, PhD,MD

Conditions Advanced HR - Positive, HER2 - Negative Breast Cancer; Resistant toAdjuvant Endocrine Therapy