A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Giredestrant Plus Palbociclib Compared With Anastrozole Plus Palbociclib for Postmenopausal Women With Estrogen Receptor-Positive and HER2-Negative Untreated Early Breast Cancer (coopERA Breast Cancer)

Hoffmann-La Roche221 enrolled

Overview

This is a randomized, multicenter, open-label, two-arm, Phase II study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of giredestrant versus anastrozole (in the window-of-opportunity phase) and giredestrant plus palbociclib compared with anastrozole plus palbociclib (in the neoadjuvant phase) in postmenopausal women with untreated, estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-negative, early breast cancer. The study consists of a screening period of up to 28 days, a window-of-opportunity phase for 14 days, followed by a neoadjuvant treatment phase for 16 weeks (four 28-day cycles), surgery, and an end of study visit (28 days after the final dose of study treatment).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

221

Conditions

Early Breast Cancer

Interventions

AnastrozoleDRUG

During the window-of-opportunity phase (first 2 weeks), anastrozole 1 mg will be taken orally QD as a single agent. During the neoadjuvant treatment phase, anastrozole 1 mg will be taken orally QD on Days 1-28 of each 28-day cycle for a total of 4 cycles, in combination with palbociclib.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Postmenopausal women age ≥18 years * Histologically confirmed operable or inoperable invasive breast carcinoma * Candidate for neoadjuvant treatment and considered appropriate for endocrine therapy * Willingness to undergo breast surgery after neoadjuvant treatment and to provide three mandatory tumor samples * Documented estrogen receptor (ER)-positive tumor in accordance to American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines (Allison et al.2020), assessed locally and defined as ≥1% of tumor cells stained positive on the basis of the most recent tumor biopsy * Documented progesterone receptor status (positive or negative) as per local assessment * Documented human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-negative tumor in accordance to 2018 ASCO/CAP guidelines (Wolff et al. 2018), assessed locally on the most recent tumor biopsy * Ki67 score ≥5% analyzed centrally or locally * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status 0-1 * Adequate organ function Exclusion Criteria: * Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer * Inflammatory breast cancer (cT4d) * Bilateral invasive breast cancer * History of invasive breast cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ or lobular carcinoma in situ and other malignancy within 5 years prior to screening * Previous systemic or local treatment for the primary breast cancer currently under investigation * History of any prior treatment with aromatase inhibitors (AIs), tamoxifen, selective estrogen receptor down regulator, or cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 inhibitors * Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to randomization * Known clinically significant history of liver disease consistent with Child-Pugh Class B or C, including hepatitis * Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or investigational product administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study * History of allergy to anastrozole, or palbociclib or any of its excipients * Known issues with swallowing oral medication * History of documented hemorrhagic diathesis, coagulopathy, or thromboembolism * Active cardiac disease or history of cardiac dysfunction * Current treatment with medications that are well known to prolong the QT interval * Active inflammatory bowel disease or chronic diarrhea, short bowel syndrome, or major upper gastrointestinal surgery including gastric resection * Treatment with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers within 14 days or 5 drug elimination half-lives prior to randomization * Known HIV infection * Serious infection requiring oral or IV antibiotics, or other clinically significant infection within 14 days prior to screening * Any serious medical condition or abnormality in clinical laboratory tests that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes the patient's safe participation in and completion of the study

Locations (65)

UCLA - Burbank

Burbank, California, United States

UCLA - Laguna Hills

Laguna Hills, California, United States

UCLA Hematology/Oncology-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

UCLA Hematology Oncology-Santa Monica

Santa Monica, California, United States

Torrance Memorial Physician Network/Cancer Care

Torrance, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Relative Percent Change in Ki67 Scores From Baseline to Week 2

Ki67 is a proliferation biomarker with prognostic value in ER-positive breast cancer. Ki67 scores were centrally assessed with immunohistochemistry and defined as a percentage of positively stained tumor cell nuclei among the total number of tumor cells assessed, with a potential range of 0-100%. A score of 0% indicates no tumor cell nuclei with Ki67 staining and a score of 100% indicates all tumor cell nuclei are positively stained with Ki67. The relative percentage change was calculated using Ki67 scores at Baseline and Week 2. Relative Percent Change was defined as Week 2 Ki67 percentage score/Baseline Ki67 percentage score\*100. A smaller value of relative percentage change indicates improvement.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 2

Secondary Outcomes

Overall Response Rate (ORR) by Ultrasound as Determined by the Investigator

ORR was defined as the percentage of participants with a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), as determined by the investigator according to Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST). Ultrasound and clinical exam were used to assess response. CR per mRECIST was defined as the disappearance of all target lesions. PR per mRECIST was defined as at least 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters. An estimate of ORR and its 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated using the Clopper-Pearson method.

Time frame: Baseline up to Cycle 4 Day 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

Complete Cell Cycle Arrest (CCCA) Rate at Week 2

CCCA was defined as the percentage of participants with centrally assessed Ki67 scores ≤2.7%. The CCCA rate at Week 2 was summarized.

Time frame: Week 2

Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) With Severity Determined in Accordance With National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, Version 5.0 (NCI CTCAE v5.0)

AE is any untoward medical occurrence in clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product, regardless of causal attribution. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable \& unintended sign, symptom/disease temporally associated with use of a medicinal product, whether or not related to medicinal product. Preexisting conditions which worsen during a study also considered as AEs. Severity of AEs was determined per NCI CTCAE v5.0. Grade 1: Mild; asymptomatic/mild symptoms; clinical/diagnostic observations only; or intervention not indicated; Grade 2: Moderate; minimal, local/non-invasive intervention indicated; or limiting age-appropriate instrumental activities of daily living; Grade 3: Severe/medically significant, but not immediately life-threatening: hospitalization/prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling/limiting self-care activities of daily living; Grade 4: Life-threatening consequences/urgent intervention indicated; Grade 5: Death related to AE.

Time frame: From baseline up to 28 days after the last dose (up to approximately 24 weeks)

Change From Baseline in Respiratory Rate Over Time

Respiratory rate was measured while the participant was in a seated position.

Time frame: Baseline; Cycles 1-2: Day 1 and Day 15; Cycles 3-4: Day 1; day of surgery (up to 2 weeks after the final dose of study treatment [approximately Week 18]) and end of study (up to approximately 24 weeks)

Change From Baseline in Pulse Rate Over Time

Pulse rate was measured while the participant was in a seated position.

Change From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure Over Time

Systolic blood pressure was measured while the participant was in a seated position.

Change From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure Over Time

Diastolic blood pressure was measured while the participant was in a seated position.

Change From Baseline in Body Temperature Over Time

Number of Participants With Shifts in Hematology Test Parameters From NCI-CTCAE Grade 0-2 at Baseline to Grade 3-4 at Post-baseline

Hematology test parameters were measured per NCI CTCAE v5.0. Grade 0 is normal, and Grades 1 to 4 represent worsening levels of the parameter outside of the normal range in the specified direction of the abnormality (high and low are above and below the range, respectively). Number of participants with shift in the hematology values from grade 0-2 at baseline to grade 3-4 at post-baseline were reported. A marked reference range for hemoglobin 12.3-15.3 grams per deciliter (g/dL), lymphocytes absolute (Abs) 1.0-4.8 10\^3/microliters (uL), neutrophils total, Abs, 1.8-8.5 10\^3/uL, platelet 100-450 10\^9/liter (L), total leukocyte 4.4-11 10\^9/L.

Time frame: From baseline up to 28 days after the last dose (up to approximately 24 weeks)

Number of Participants With Shifts in Blood Chemistry Parameters From NCI-CTCAE Grade 0-2 at Baseline to Grade 3-4 at Post-baseline

Blood chemistry parameters were measured per NCI CTCAE v5.0. Grade 0=normal, and Grades 1 to 4 represent worsening levels of parameter outside of normal range in the specified direction of abnormality (high \& low are above \& below the range, respectively). Number of participants with shift in blood chemistry values from grade 0-2 at baseline to grade 3-4 at post-baseline were reported. Marked reference range for albumin 32-45 grams per liter (g/L), alkaline phosphatase 20-130 units per liter (U/L), serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)/ alanine transaminase (ALT) 4-36 U/L, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)/ aspartate transaminase (AST) 8-33 U/L, calcium 2.3-2.74 millimoles per liter (mmol/L), cholesterol 3.88-6.47mmol/L, creatinine 6-12 milligrams per liter (mg/L), glucose 3.9-6.1 mmol/L, potassium 3.5-5.0 mmol/L, sodium 135-147 mmol/L, bilirubin 2-21 micromoles per liter (μmol/L), triglycerides 0.11-2.15 mmol/L, \& uric acid 2.7-7.3 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL).

Time frame: From baseline up to 28 days after the last dose (up to approximately 24 weeks)

Plasma Concentration of Giredestrant at Specified Timepoints

Time frame: Window of Opportunity Phase: Day 1 (3 hours Postdose) and Day 15 (Predose) during Cycle 0 (the 15-day period in Window of Opportunity Phase is called Cycle 0 for PK analysis); Neoadjuvant Phase: Cycle 2 Day 1, Predose