This clinical trial assesses whether using a test developed by DiviTum can identify optimal levels of CDK 4/6 inhibitor medications in the blood and whether assessing medical compliance and drug-drug interactions can optimize (improve) these levels in patients with estrogen receptor (ER) or progesterone receptor (PR) positive, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) and are receiving CDK 4/6 inhibitors. CDK4/6 inhibitors in combination with endocrine therapy (ET) is first line treatment for metastatic hormone positive (ER/PR positive) breast cancer (mBC). Thymidine kinase is a biomarker (biological molecule found in blood, other body fluids, or tissues that is a sign of a condition or disease) that reflects cell proliferation (an increase in the number of cells as a result of cell growth and cell division). DiviTum-thymidine kinase activity (TKa) is a Food and Drug Administration approved assay which showed that a TKa is associated with the decreased likelihood of disease progression within 30 days or 60 days post testing. Using the DiviTum-TKa may improve medication compliance and remove potential drug-drug interactions in patients with ER/PR positive HER2-negative MBC.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To estimate the rate of improvement in CDK4/6 inhibitor response (i.e. moving from profile 3 to profiles 1 or 2) in cycles 2 and 3 after counseling for medication compliance and adjustment of potential deleterious drug-drug interactions. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Estimate the rate of sub-optimal CDK 4/6 inhibitor response (profile 3) in patients with metastatic hormone positive breast cancer in cycle 1 of CDK4/6 inhibitor and endocrine therapy in the first line setting. II. Compare clinical benefit rate (CBR) in patients with sub-optimal (profile 3) and optimal (profiles 1 and 2) CDK4/6 inhibitor response after both cycles 1 and cycle 3. III. Compare progression free survival (PFS) rates at 6 months (mo), 12 mo, 18 mo in patients with sub-optimal (profile 3) and optimal (profiles 1 and 2) CDK 4/6 inhibitor response after both cycles 1 and cycle 3. IV. Assess CDK4/6 inhibitor response via TKa levels upon CDK4/6 inhibitor dose reductions or changes in CDK4/6 inhibitor regimens. V. Compare CDK4/6 inhibitor response profiles across the three CDK 4/6 inhibitors among different patients and within the same patients if CDK4/6 inhibitor is changed throughout treatment course. VI. Correlate TKa levels with tumor marker levels. VII. Assess plasma concentrations of CDK4/6 inhibitor drugs in patients with suboptimal TKa levels. OUTLINE: Patients undergo collection of blood samples per standard of care (SOC) on days 1, 15, and 28 of cycle 1, days 15 and 28 of cycle 2, days 15 and 28 of cycle 3, and day 28 of subsequent cycles for up to 12 cycles for analysis by DiviTum-TKa in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up for 2 years.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
34
Analyze blood samples by DiviTum-TKa
Smilow Cancer Hospital-Derby Care Center
Derby, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center-Fairfield
Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Glastonbury
Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Greenwich
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - Guilford
Guilford, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital-Hamden Care Center
Hamden, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Saint Francis
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Smilow Cancer Center/Yale-New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Yale-New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
...and 8 more locations
Proportion of patients with thymidine kinase activity (TKa) values that switch from profile 3 to profile 1 or 2 after medication compliance and drug-drug interaction assessment
Will be estimated using the two-sided 95% exact confidence interval (CI) using Clopper-Pearson method.
Time frame: Immediately following counseling for medication compliance and adjustment of potential deleterious drug-drug interactions
Rate of improvement in CDK4/6 inhibitor response (i.e. moving from profile 3 to profiles 1 or 2)
Will be estimated using the two-sided 95% exact CI using Clopper-Pearson method.
Time frame: At day 28 of cycles 2 and 3 immediately following counselling for medication compliance and removing potential deleterious drug-drug interactions
Clinical benefit rate (CBR) in patients with sub-optimal (profile 3) and optimal (profiles 1 and 2) CDK4/6 inhibitor response
CBR is defined as the total number of patients who achieve a complete response, partial response, or stable disease for 6 months or more from day 1 (D1) cycle 1 (C1). Comparisons between paired outcomes will be completed using the paired t-test or Wilcoxon signed-rank test for continuous parameters of interest, or McNemar's Chi-square test for categorical parameters of interest.
Time frame: At day 28 of cycles 1 and 3
Progression free survival (PFS)
PFS is defined as the time from D1C1 to disease progression. Will be estimated using Kaplan-Meier method.
Time frame: At 6, 12, and 18 months
CDK4/6 inhibitor response via TKa levels upon CDK4/6 inhibitor dose reductions or changes in CDK4/6 inhibitor regimen due to adverse events
Will estimate the two-sided 95% exact CI using Clopper-Pearson method.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Comparison of CDK4/6 inhibitor response profiles across the three CDK 4/6 inhibitors
Will be completed using the paired t-test or Wilcoxon signed-rank test for continuous parameters of interest, or McNemar's Chi-square test for categorical parameters of interest.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
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