Utidelone plus bevacizumab for people with HER2-negative advanced breast cancer after at least two prior treatments

A Single-arm, Prospective, Open-label Phase II Clinical Study of Utidelone Combined With Bevacizumab in the Treatment of ≥ 2 Lines of HER-2 Negative Advanced Breast Cancer

This trial will test whether combining utidelone with bevacizumab helps people who have HER2-negative advanced breast cancer and have already received two or more prior lines of therapy.

Quick facts

• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 79 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years to 70 Years
• Sex: Female
• Sponsor: Henan Cancer Hospital (Government)
• Drugs / interventions: bevacizumab, chemotherapy
• Locations: 1 site (Zhengzhou, Henan)
• Trial ID: NCT05398861 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This is a single-arm, open-label Phase 2 trial using a Simon two-stage design to study the combination of utidelone and bevacizumab in patients with HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. Eligible patients include those who have failed prior taxane and/or anthracycline therapy or hormone receptor-positive patients who progressed after at least one line of endocrine therapy. The study plans to enroll 71 subjects and will measure treatment efficacy (tumor response and disease control) and safety according to RECIST 1.1 and CTCAE v5.0. Treatments are administered at a single site with regular follow-up for response and adverse events.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Women aged 18–70 with histologically confirmed HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have received at least two prior lines of therapy, have at least one measurable lesion, ECOG 0–2, and adequate organ function are the intended participants.

Not a fit: Patients with HER2-positive disease, fewer than two prior treatment lines, significant organ dysfunction, active uncontrolled medical conditions, or contraindications to bevacizumab or utidelone (for example recent major bleeding or poor wound healing) are unlikely to benefit from enrolling.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this combination could provide an additional treatment option that improves tumor control for patients with heavily pretreated HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

How similar studies have performed: Previous studies combining anti-angiogenic agents like bevacizumab with chemotherapy have shown improvements in progression-free survival but limited overall survival benefit, while early data on utidelone indicate activity in pretreated breast cancer, so the combination has some supporting rationale but is not yet proven.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Signed Informed Consent Form;
2. Women aged 18-70 years;
3. The number of treatment lines for patients ≥ 2 lines；
4. Histologically or cytologically confirmed HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer:
5. Patients with HER2-negative breast cancer who have failed previous treatment with taxanes and/or anthracyclines, or patients with hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative advanced breast cancer who have progressed after at least one line of previous endocrine drug therapy;
6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score \[0-2\] points，Life expectancy of not less than 3 months；
7. At least one evaluable lesion according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST1.1)；
8. Adequate hematological, hepatic and renal function；
9. Patients must have recovered to ≤ Grade 1 (CTCAE v5.0) from all toxicities related to prior anticancer therapy；
10. Women of childbearing age must agree to use highly effective methods of contraception during the study and within 6 months after administration of the study drug; Subjects must be non-lactating and have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to study enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who have progressed on prior bevacizumab；
2. Patients who have previously used Utidelone, and the interval is less than 6 months from the end of medication；
3. Less than 3 weeks after radiotherapy or chemotherapy; less than 1 week after endocrine therapy；
4. Concomitant diseases/medical history； （1）Clinically significant hemoptysis (with daily hemoptysis of more than 50 ml) within 3 months before enrollment; or clinically significant bleeding symptoms or definite bleeding tendency, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhagic gastric ulcer, fecal occult blood or greater at baseline, or suffering from vasculitis； （2）Patients with arteriovenous thrombotic events within 6 months before enrollment, such as cerebrovascular accident (including transient ischemic attack), deep venous thrombosis (except resolved venous thrombosis caused by previous chemotherapy, which has been judged by the investigator) and pulmonary embolism； （3）Hypertension not adequately controlled with antihypertensive therapy (systolic blood pressure \> 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \> 90 mmHg); Randomization occurs within 6 months as follows: myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, NYHA Class 2 or greater, clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmia, and symptomatic congestive heart failure （4）Interstitial lung disease, pneumonitis, or uncontrollable systemic disease (e.g., diabetes, pulmonary fibrosis, acute pneumonitis, etc.； （5）Renal insufficiency: urine routine showed urine protein ≥ + +, or 24 h urine protein ≥ 1.0g was confirmed； （6）History of attenuated live vaccine within 28 days before the first dose of study drug or anticipated vaccination with live attenuated vaccines during the study （7）Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); active hepatitis (hepatitis B, defined as HBV-DNA ≥ 500 IU/ml; hepatitis C, defined as HCV-RNA above the lower limit of detection of the analytical method) or co-infection with hepatitis B and C； （8）Presence of severe infection within 4 weeks before administration, including but not limited to bacteremia requiring hospitalization, severe pneumonia, etc. Active infection with CTCAE 5.0 ≥ grade 2 requiring systemic antibiotic therapy within 2 weeks before the first dose, or unexplained fever \> 38.5 ° C during the screening period/before the first dose (fever due to tumor causes may be included if judged by the investigator); evidence of active tuberculosis infection within 1 year before dosing.
5. Any other malignancy diagnosed within 3 years before study entry；
6. Major surgery within 28 days and minor surgery within 14 days before enrollment；
7. Patients who have previously received or are ready to receive allogeneic bone marrow transplantation or solid organ transplantation；
8. Peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 2; active brain metastases, carcinomatous meningitis, spinal cord compression, or brain or leptomeningeal disease found by CT or MRI at screening (patients with brain metastases who have completed treatment on 14 days before enrollment and have stable symptoms, however, it needs to be confirmed as no cerebral hemorrhage symptoms by brain MRI, CT or venography evaluation);
9. Female patients who are pregnant, lactating, or plan to become pregnant during the study;
10. Patients who have other serious physical or mental illness or abnormal laboratory findings that may increase the risk of study participation, or interfere with study results, and are not suitable for this study in the opinion of the investigator;

Where this trial is running

Zhengzhou, Henan

• Henan Cancer Hospital — Zhengzhou, Henan, China (Recruiting)

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Min Yan

Conditions HER-2 Negative Breast Cancer