Multiple trials confirm systemic T-DXd efficacy in HER2+ breast cancer with leptomeningeal/brain metastases, yet median LM survival remains 3-4 months, highlighting unmet needs. While systemic therapies improve survival, intracranial disease control remains limited due to poor BBB penetration. Preclinical data show no detectable T-DXd/DXd in CSF, though intrathecal trastuzumab demonstrates preliminary safety/efficacy in HER2+ LM. This study evaluates intrathecal/intra-Ommaya T-DXd plus systemic therapy in active HER2+ meningeal/brain metastases, assessing safety, intracranial efficacy, and CSF/peripheral blood T-DXd distribution to clarify BBB penetration potential. Findings may guide novel therapeutic strategies for this high-need population.
Multiple clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of systemic T-DXd in advanced HER2-expressing breast cancer with leptomeningeal and/or brain metastases. However, the median survival of leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) patients remains only 3-4 months, and treatment options for isolated brain metastases are limited, underscoring the need for more effective therapeutic strategies. While systemic therapies have prolonged survival in advanced breast cancer, intracranial disease management remains constrained by a lack of effective local treatments. As the use of T-DXd increases, the progression of intracranial lesions in patients who have received prior local therapy or lack indications for radiotherapy has become a critical unmet clinical challenge. Conventional understanding holds that large biologic molecules poorly penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Preclinical studies detected neither T-DXd nor free DXd (payload) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and the distribution of T-DXd in human CSF remains uncharacterized. However, preliminary data suggest that intrathecal trastuzumab-alone or combined with pertuzumab-exhibits acceptable safety and efficacy in HER2-positive LM.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
139
Evaluating safety and efficacy of intrathecal or ommaya reservoir administration of T-DXd in patients with HER2-expressing breast cancer with active leptomeningeal and/or brain metastases based on systemic therapy
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
RECRUITINGFudan University Shanghai Cancer Cancer
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
RECRUITINGPhase I Stage Cohort A: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)
Cohort A: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of intracapsular administration,In the dose increment stage, the highest dose whose estimated DLT rate is closest to the target DLT rate but does not exceed the upper bound of the equivalent interval of DLT rate is selected as MTD.
Time frame: Up to 21 days after the first dose
Phase I Stage Cohort B: Maximum serum concentration (Cmax)
Cohort B: Maximum serum concentration (Cmax) of T-DXd in cerebrospinal fluid and blood will be investigated.
Time frame: Up to 21 days after the first dose
Phase I Stage Cohort B:Time to maximum serum concentration (Tmax)
Cohort B: Time to maximum serum concentration (Tmax) of T-DXd in cerebrospinal fluid and blood will be investigated.
Time frame: Up to 21 days after the first dose
Phase I Stage Cohort B:Half-life (T1/2)
Cohort B: Half-life (T1/2) of T-DXd in cerebrospinal fluid and blood will be investigated.
Time frame: Up to 21 days after the first dose
Phase II Stage Cohorts A: LM-OS
Cohorts A: leptomeningeal metastasis-overall survival(LM-OS)
Time frame: 18 months
Phase II Stage Cohorts B: LM-OS
Cohorts B: leptomeningeal metastasis-overall survival(LM-OS)
Time frame: 18 months
Phase II Stage Cohorts C: LM-ORR
Cohorts C: leptomeningeal metastasis-Objective Response Rate(LM-ORR)
Time frame: 18 months
Phase II Stage Cohorts D: LM-ORR
Cohorts D: leptomeningeal metastasis-Objective Response Rate(LM-ORR)
Time frame: 18 months
Phase II Stage Cohorts E: LM-OS
Cohorts E: leptomeningeal metastasis-overall survival(LM-OS)
Time frame: 18 months
Phase II Stage Cohorts F: LM-OS
Cohorts F: leptomeningeal metastasis-overall survival(LM-OS)
Time frame: 18 months
Phase II Stage Cohorts G: LM-ORR
Cohorts G: leptomeningeal metastasis-Objective Response Rate(LM-ORR)
Time frame: 18 months
Phase II Stage Cohorts H: LM-ORR
Cohorts H: leptomeningeal metastasis-Objective Response Rate(LM-ORR)
Time frame: 18 months
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