This research study is evaluating a drug called Palbociclib in combination with endocrine therapy as a possible treatment for hormone receptor positive breast cancer. * Palbociclib is a drug that may stop cancer cells from growing. Palbociclib blocks activity of two closely related enzymes (proteins that help chemical reactions in the body occur), called Cyclin D Kinases 4 and 6 (CDK 4/6). These proteins are part of a pathway, or a sequence of steps which is known to regulate cell growth. Laboratory testing has suggested palbociclib may stop the growth of hormone receptor positive breast cancer. * Endocrine therapy prevents breast cancer cell growth by blocking estrogen stimulation. During this study endocrine therapy will either be tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor. It is standard of care for premenopausal women to take tamoxifen and for postmenopausal women to take either an aromatase inhibitor or tamoxifen after a diagnosis of hormone receptor positive breast cancer.
After the screening procedures confirms that the participant is able to participate in the study. The participant will be given a dosing diary for each treatment cycle. Each treatment cycle lasts 28 days, during which time the participant will take Palbociclib once a day on days 1-21 of each 28 day cycle and the aromatase inhibitor that the participant is already taking once a day every day. The diary will also include special instructions for taking the study drug(s). All participants participating in the research study will receive the same dose of Palbociclib. While participating in the research study the participant will have the following tests and procedures: * Clinical Exams: The participant will have a physical exam on the first day of the month for first three months of therapy. After that, the participant will have a physical exam every other month until the end of the first year of therapy. After the first year, the participant will have a physical exam every 3 months during the second year of therapy. During the physical exam, the participant will be asked questions about their general health, questions about any problems that they may be experiencing, and any medications they are taking. * Blood tests: The participant will have blood drawn on the first and fifteenth days of the first three months of therapy. After that, the participant will have blood drawn every month for the remainder of the first year of treatment and the every other month until the end of therapy. These tests will be used to determine if the participant is having any side effects related to the study drug. * Electrocardiograms (EKG): The participant will have an EKG performed on the first day of the first three months of therapy. After that, the participant will have an EKG every other month until the end of the first year of therapy. After the first year of therapy, the participant will have an EKG every 3 months during the second year of therapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
162
CDK 4/6 inhibitor
Endocrine Therapy
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Indiana University Health Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
MGH/North Shore Cancer Center
Danvers, Massachusetts, United States
DF/DWCC at Milford Regional Cancer Center
Milford, Massachusetts, United States
South Shore Hospital
Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber/New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology
Londonderry, New Hampshire, United States
University of Pennsylvania-Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
2-Year Treatment Discontinuation Rate
The 2-year treatment discontinuation rate is the percentage of participants who do not complete the palbociclib treatment per protocol for reasons due to toxicity, withdrawal of consent to be treated, or other events related to tolerability in uncensored participants. Participants who discontinued palbociclib early for reasons that were not treatment-related were censored.
Time frame: Evaluate upon completion of palbociclib, up to 2 years of treatment completion.
2-year Treatment Discontinuation Rate by Aromatase Inhibitor and Tamoxifen-based Therapy Subgroup
The 2-year treatment discontinuation rate is the percentage of participants who do not complete the palbociclib treatment per protocol for reason due to toxicity, withdrawal of consent to be treated, or other events related to tolerability of all enrolled participants.
Time frame: Evaluate upon completion of palbociclib, up to 2 years of treatment completion.
Grade 3-4 Treatment-Related Neutropenia Toxicity Rate
Grade 3-4 treatment-related neutropenia toxicity rate is the percentage of participants experiencing at least one grade 3-4 neutropenia AE with treatment attribution of possible, probable or definite based on NCI Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events version 4 (CTCAEv4) during the time of observation on treatment as reported on case report forms.
Time frame: AE data collected every cycle from the time of the first dose of study treatment, through the study and until 30 days after removal from study or death, whichever occurs first. Therefore, AEs were observed up to 2 years plus 30 days.
All Grade Treatment-Related Fatigue Toxicity Rate
All grade treatment-related fatigue toxicity rate is the percentage of participants experiencing at least one grade 1-4 fatigue AE with treatment attribution of possible, probable or definite based on NCI Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events version 4 (CTCAEv4) during the time of observation on treatment as reported on case report forms.
Time frame: AE data collected every cycle from the time of the first dose of study treatment, through the study and until 30 days after removal from study or death, whichever occurs first. Therefore, AEs were observed up to 2 years plus 30 days.
All GradeTreatment-Related Alopecia Toxicity Rate
All grade treatment-related alopecia toxicity rate is the percentage of participants experiencing at least one grade 1-4 alopecia AE with treatment attribution of possible, probable or definite based on NCI Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events version 4 (CTCAEv4) during the time of observation on treatment as reported on case report forms.
Time frame: AE data collected every cycle from the time of the first dose of study treatment, through the study and until 30 days after removal from study or death, whichever occurs first. Therefore, AEs were observed up to 2 years plus 30 days.
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