Phase I Open Label Trial to Assess Safety of BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) in Combination With Herceptin® in Patients With HER2-positive Advanced Breast Cancer.

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00950742
First received: July 31, 2009
Last updated: January 9, 2013
Last verified: January 2013
  Purpose

Study to determine the Maximum Tolerated dose of BIBW 2992 given in combination with Herceptin®


Condition Intervention Phase
Breast Neoplasms
Drug: Trastuzumab
Drug: BIBW 2992
Phase 1

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Open Label Phase I Combination Trial of BIBW 2992 and Herceptin in Patients With Refractory Breast Cancer

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Further study details as provided by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • The primary endpoint of this study will be the Maximum Tolerated Dose of BIBW 2992 given in combination with Herceptin®. [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Incidence and intensity of AEs [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • PK parameters of BIBW 2992 [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Objective tumour responses [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Overall response rates and Progression Free Survival (PFS). [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 18
Study Start Date: August 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date: May 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: May 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: BIBW 2992 + Trastuzumab
Find maximum tolerated dose of the non-marketed substance:BIBW 2992 given orally with fixed weekly infusion doses of 2mg/kg Herceptin. Escalating doses of BIBW 2992 starting at 20mg daily.
Drug: Trastuzumab
Load: 4mg/kg-maintain:2mg/kg/week
Drug: BIBW 2992
Increased dose cohorts from low dose to MTD

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

  1. Female patients aged >18 years.
  2. Advanced or metastatic breast cancer that over-expresses HER2 (immunohistochemistry 3+ or 2+ and gene amplification by FISH). Prior treatment with Herceptin® or Lapatinib® (in the adjuvant or metastatic settings) is permitted but not required.

Exclusion criteria:

Patients with untreated or symptomatic brain metastases. Prior treatment with EGFR targeting therapies or treatment with EGFR- or HER2 inhibiting drugs within the past four weeks before the start of therapy or concomitantly with this study.

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00950742

Locations
United Kingdom
1200.68.44001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Brighton, United Kingdom
1200.68.44003 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Cambridge, United Kingdom
1200.68.44005 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Guildford, United Kingdom
1200.68.44004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
1200.68.44002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Truro, United Kingdom
Sponsors and Collaborators
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Investigators
Study Chair: Boehringer Ingelheim Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00950742     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 1200.68, 2009-010003-89
Study First Received: July 31, 2009
Last Updated: January 9, 2013
Health Authority: United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases
Trastuzumab
Antineoplastic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013