In the second-line treatment setting for MBC, many agents, including antitubulin drugs (Taxanes, Vinorelbine) and antimetabolites (Capecitabine, Gemcitabine), have demonstrated activity, but no agent is clearly superior. Although some combinations of cytotoxic agents provide a small progression-free survival advantage, none has demonstrated an OS advantage, and toxicity is generally greater than for single agents. At present, there is no standard for this treatment setting. New treatments that could delay disease progression without systemic toxicity would represent a significant advancement.
Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is incurable, and the majority of patients succumb to their disease within 2 years of diagnosis. Patients with MBC usually receive treatment with endocrine or cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents, and treatment decisions are generally guided by the hormone receptor and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative status of the disease, the number and location of metastases, and prior treatment history in both adjuvant and metastatic settings. In first- and second-line treatment settings of Metastatic Breast Cancer, numerous cytotoxic chemotherapy agents have demonstrated activity, including anti-tubulin drugs (Taxanes, Vinorelbine), Anthracyclines, and anti-metabolites (Capecitabine, Gemcitabine). However, no single agent has demonstrated a clear survival advantage over another, and use of sequential single-agent therapies is the most frequent approach. The choice of chemotherapy agent(s) is often determined by a number of factors, including history of prior therapy, treatment-free interval, and patient preference. Thus, no single standard treatment exists for patients with advanced disease. Patients who progress during or after their first treatment for Metastatic Brest Cancer typically have a short progression-free interval of 4-6 months and survive for 8-12 months. New treatment modalities are needed to improve clinical outcome and maintain the quality of life for these patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
61
In this study, Bevacizumab and Eribulin are considered to be the "investigational study drugs". Bevacizumab is provided as 25 mg/ml concentrate for infusion. Vials contain 100 mg of Bevacizumab in 4 ml and/or 400 mg in 16 ml. Eribulin is provided as vials containing 1 mg/2 mL Eribulin as a 500 µg/mL solution in ethanol/water
Azienda Ospedaliera Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona
Cremona, Italy
RECRUITINGOspedale 'F. Spaziani'
Frosinone, Italy
RECRUITINGI.R.C.C.S. A.O.U. San Martino - I.S.T.
Genova, Italy
RECRUITINGOspedale Unico Versilia
Lido di Camaiore, Italy
RECRUITINGOspedale San Luca Istituto Tumori Toscano
Lucca, Italy
RECRUITINGOspedale civile di Macerata
Macerata, Italy
RECRUITINGA.O.R.N. "A. Cardarelli"
Naples, Italy
RECRUITINGIstituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS "Fondazione G.Pascale"
Naples, Italy
RECRUITINGUniversità degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II"
Naples, Italy
RECRUITINGAORN - Ospedali dei Colli Monaldi-Cotugno - C.T.O.
Naples, Italy
RECRUITING...and 7 more locations
Overall Response rate
ORR will be evaluated for those patients who have a response to second-line treatment as defined per RECIST version 1.1 in patients with measurable disease according to RECIST version 1.1. ORR will be based on the best overall response (BOR) as defined by RECIST Guidelines v. 1.1.
Time frame: Patients enrolled will receive study medication until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 30 months
Progression free survival
Second-line progression-free survival, defined as the time from first dosing to the first documented disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: Patients enrolled will receive study medication until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 30 months
Overall Survival
OS is defined as the time from first dosing in second line to death from any cause.
Time frame: Patients enrolled will receive study medication until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 30 months
Clinical Benefit Rate
Clinical Benefit Rate is the proportion of patients with a complete or partial response or with stable disease at 24 weeks.
Time frame: Patients enrolled will receive study medication until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 30 months
Duration of response
Duration of response measures the length of the response in those patients who responded to treatment.
Time frame: Patients enrolled will receive study medication until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 30 months
Safety
Safety of second line treatment will be evaluated by the frequency of AEs and SAEs, cardiac events, clinically significant abnormal laboratory tests, vital signs, and ECOG PS. All patients who received at least one dose of study treatment will be included in the safety analysis.
Time frame: Patients enrolled will receive study medication until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 30 months
Quality of life
QoL and symptom control will be assessed using the FACT-B questionnaire.
Time frame: Patients enrolled will receive study medication until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 30 months
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