The study drug cabozantinib works by inhibiting several different proteins which are believed to be involved in breast cancer tumor growth, its ability to spread, and its ability to form new blood vessels. This drug has been used in other research studies and information from those other research studies suggests that this drug may help to prevent cancer growth. The single agent portion of this study is now closed to accrual. This research study is now examining the efficacy of cabozantinib in combination with fulvestrant for treatment of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer that has spread to bone.
Cabozantinib will be taken orally once a day in cycles of 28 days (4 weeks). Fulvestrant will be given intramuscularly on days 1 and 15 of cycle 1 and on day 1 of all subsequent cycles. On Day 1 of each cycle subjects will have the following tests and procedures: * Performance status * Physical exam * Vital signs * Routine blood samples * Blood and urine samples to look at bone markers (Cycle 1 through 6 only) Subjects will also have the following additional tests and procedures: * Tumor assessment by Computed Tomography (CT) scan and bone scan at Cycle 3, then every 12 weeks * Blood or urine pregnancy test (if applicable) on Day 1 of Cycles 1, 2, 4, then every 12 weeks * Urine sample and blood test for thyroid function (Cycle 1, 3, 5, then every 6 weeks) * Blood test for breast cancer tumor marker (Cycle 1 and 4, then every 6 weeks) * Pain questionnaire and painkiller medication diary at 7-day intervals during Week 3, Week 6, and every 6 weeks thereafter.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
68
Given orally daily with a starting dose of 40 mg
Given intramuscularly 500 mg on Days 1 and 15 of the first 28 day cycle, then on Day 1 only each cycle after
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
Bone Scan Response Rate
Bone scan response rate will be defined as the percentage of patients experiencing a complete resolution of bone lesions or partial response in the isotope bone scan per Bone Scan Time Point Response Criteria, as defined in the protocol. Complete resolution is defined as the disappearance of all areas of radiotracer uptake attributable to metastatic disease, and a partial response is defined as significant improvement in radiotracer uptake in areas attributable to metastatic disease, but not meeting the criteria for CR.
Time frame: 2 years
Overall Response Rate by RECIST v 1.1
The overall response rate (ORR) is defined as the percentage of patients experiencing a complete response or partial response on PET imaging per mRECIST (modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors), as defined in the protocol. A complete response is defined as resolution of all areas of FDG uptake attributable to metastatic disease. A partial response is defined as significantly decreased FDG uptake in areas attributable to metastatic disease, but not meeting the criteria for a complete response.
Time frame: 2 years
Overall Survival
Overall Survival (OS) is defined as the difference between the date of a patient's enrollment onto this study until the date of death. Patients who are alive at last contact will be censored for OS at this date.
Time frame: 5 years
Progression Free Survival
Progression Free Survival (PFS) is defined as the difference between the date of a patient's enrollment onto this study until the earlier of the date of progression or the date of death. Patients who are alive and progression-free at last contact will be censored for PFS at this date.
Time frame: 5 years
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