A Study of PI3-Kinase Inhibitor GDC-0941 in Combination With Paclitaxel, With and Without Bevacizumab or Trastuzumab, and With Letrozole, in Participants With Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00960960 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 18, 2009
Last Update Posted : December 15, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Breast Cancer | Drug: Bevacizumab Drug: Pictilisib Drug: Letrozole Drug: Paclitaxel Drug: Trastuzumab | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 71 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase Ib, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation Study of the Safety and Pharmacology of PI3-Kinase Inhibitor GDC-0941 (Pictilisib) in Combination With Paclitaxel, With and Without Bevacizumab or Trastuzumab, and With Letrozole in Patients With Locally Recurrent Or Metastatic Breast Cancer |
Study Start Date : | August 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Part 1 (Cohort 1-2): Pictilisib 60 mg +Paclitaxel +Bevacizumab
Pictilisib 60 mg will be administered orally (PO) once daily (QD) for 21 consecutive days of each 28-day cycle (21+7 schedule) with paclitaxel 90 milligrams per meter square (mg/m^2) intravenously (IV) on Days 1, 8, and 15 and bevacizumab 10 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) IV on Days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle. In Cohort 1 (Part 1), pictilisib will be evaluated with paclitaxel only; participants in Cohort 1 (Part 1) will be eligible to receive bevacizumab starting at Cycle 2. Cycle 1 will be 29 days and subsequent cycles will be 28 days. Study treatment will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Bevacizumab
Bevacizumab will be administered IV at a dose of 10 mg/kg on Days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle.
Other Name: Avastin Drug: Pictilisib Pictilisib will be administered PO QD on escalating doses.
Other Name: GDC-0941 Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel will be administered IV at a dose of 90 mg/m^2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. |
Experimental: Part 1 (Cohort 3): Pictilisib 100 mg+ Paclitaxel + Bevacizumab
Pictilisib 100 mg will be administered PO QD for 21 consecutive days of each 28-day cycle (21+7 schedule) with paclitaxel 90 mg/m^2 IV on Days 1, 8, and 15 and bevacizumab 10 mg/kg IV on Days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Cycle 1 will be 29 days and subsequent cycles will be 28 days. Study treatment will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Bevacizumab
Bevacizumab will be administered IV at a dose of 10 mg/kg on Days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle.
Other Name: Avastin Drug: Pictilisib Pictilisib will be administered PO QD on escalating doses.
Other Name: GDC-0941 Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel will be administered IV at a dose of 90 mg/m^2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. |
Experimental: Part 2 (Arm A: Cohort 1a): Pictilisib 165 mg + Paclitaxel
Pictilisib 165 mg will be administered PO QD for repeated rounds of 5 consecutive days followed by 2 consecutive drug-free days in each 28-day cycle (5+2 schedule) with paclitaxel 90 mg/m^2 IV on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Cycle 1 will be 29 days and subsequent cycles will be 28 days. Study treatment will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity
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Drug: Pictilisib
Pictilisib will be administered PO QD on escalating doses.
Other Name: GDC-0941 Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel will be administered IV at a dose of 90 mg/m^2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. |
Experimental: Part 2 (Arm A: Cohort 2a): Pictilisib 250 mg + Paclitaxel
Pictilisib 250 mg will be administered PO QD for repeated rounds of 5 consecutive days followed by 2 consecutive drug-free days in each 28-day cycle (5+2 schedule) with paclitaxel 90 mg/m^2 IV on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Cycle 1 will be 29 days and subsequent cycles will be 28 days. Study treatment will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Pictilisib
Pictilisib will be administered PO QD on escalating doses.
Other Name: GDC-0941 Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel will be administered IV at a dose of 90 mg/m^2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. |
Experimental: Part 2 (Arm A: Cohort 3a): Pictilisib 330 mg + Paclitaxel
Pictilisib 330 mg will be administered PO QD for repeated rounds of 5 consecutive days followed by 2 consecutive drug-free days in each 28-day cycle (5+2 schedule) with paclitaxel 90 mg/m^2 IV on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Cycle 1 will be 29 days and subsequent cycles will be 28 days. Study treatment will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Pictilisib
Pictilisib will be administered PO QD on escalating doses.
Other Name: GDC-0941 Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel will be administered IV at a dose of 90 mg/m^2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. |
Experimental: Part2(Arm B:Cohort 1b):Pictilisib 200mg+Paclitaxel+Bevacizumab
Pictilisib 200 mg will be administered PO QD for repeated rounds of 5 consecutive days followed by 2 consecutive drug-free days in each 28-day cycle (5+2 schedule) with paclitaxel 90 mg/m^2 IV on Days 1, 8, and 15 and bevacizumab 10 mg/kg IV on Days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Cycle 1 will be 29 days and subsequent cycles will be 28 days. Study treatment will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Bevacizumab
Bevacizumab will be administered IV at a dose of 10 mg/kg on Days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle.
Other Name: Avastin Drug: Pictilisib Pictilisib will be administered PO QD on escalating doses.
Other Name: GDC-0941 Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel will be administered IV at a dose of 90 mg/m^2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. |
Experimental: Part2(Arm B:Cohort 2b):Pictilisib 250mg+Paclitaxel+Bevacizumab
Pictilisib 250 mg will be administered PO QD for repeated rounds of 5 consecutive days followed by 2 consecutive drug-free days in each 28-day cycle (5+2 schedule) with paclitaxel 90 mg/m^2 IV on Days 1, 8, and 15 and bevacizumab 10 mg/kg IV on Days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Cycle 1 will be 29 days and subsequent cycles will be 28 days. Study treatment will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Bevacizumab
Bevacizumab will be administered IV at a dose of 10 mg/kg on Days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle.
Other Name: Avastin Drug: Pictilisib Pictilisib will be administered PO QD on escalating doses.
Other Name: GDC-0941 Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel will be administered IV at a dose of 90 mg/m^2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. |
Experimental: Part2(Arm B:Cohort 3b):Pictilisib 260mg+Paclitaxel+Bevacizumab
Pictilisib 260 mg will be administered PO QD for repeated rounds of 5 consecutive days followed by 2 consecutive drug-free days in each 28-day cycle (5+2 schedule) with paclitaxel 90 mg/m^2 IV on Days 1, 8, and 15 and bevacizumab 10 mg/kg IV on Days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Cycle 1 will be 29 days and subsequent cycles will be 28 days. Study treatment will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Bevacizumab
Bevacizumab will be administered IV at a dose of 10 mg/kg on Days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle.
Other Name: Avastin Drug: Pictilisib Pictilisib will be administered PO QD on escalating doses.
Other Name: GDC-0941 Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel will be administered IV at a dose of 90 mg/m^2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. |
Experimental: Part2(Arm C:Cohort 1c):Pictilisib 180mg+Paclitaxel+Trastuzumab
Pictilisib 180 mg will be administered PO QD for repeated rounds of 5 consecutive days followed by 2 consecutive drug-free days in each 28-day cycle (5+2 schedule) with paclitaxel 90 mg/m^2 IV on Days 1, 8, and 15 and trastuzumab 2-4 mg/kg IV on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of each 28-day cycle. Cycle 1 will be 29 days and subsequent cycles will be 28 days. Study treatment will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Pictilisib
Pictilisib will be administered PO QD on escalating doses.
Other Name: GDC-0941 Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel will be administered IV at a dose of 90 mg/m^2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Drug: Trastuzumab Trastuzumab will be administered IV at a dose of 2-4 mg/kg on on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of each 28-day cycle.
Other Name: Herceptin |
Experimental: Part2(Arm C:Cohort 2c):Pictilisib 260mg+Paclitaxel+Trastuzumab
Pictilisib 260 mg will be administered PO QD for repeated rounds of 5 consecutive days followed by 2 consecutive drug-free days in each 28-day cycle (5+2 schedule) with paclitaxel 90 mg/m^2 IV on Days 1, 8, and 15 and trastuzumab 2-4 mg/kg IV on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of each 28-day cycle. Cycle 1 will be 29 days and subsequent cycles will be 28 days. Study treatment will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Pictilisib
Pictilisib will be administered PO QD on escalating doses.
Other Name: GDC-0941 Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel will be administered IV at a dose of 90 mg/m^2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Drug: Trastuzumab Trastuzumab will be administered IV at a dose of 2-4 mg/kg on on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of each 28-day cycle.
Other Name: Herceptin |
Experimental: Part 3: Pictilisib 260 mg + Letrozole
Pictilisib 260 mg will be administered PO QD continuously with letrozole 2.5 mg PO QD for each 28-day cycle. Study treatment will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: Pictilisib
Pictilisib will be administered PO QD on escalating doses.
Other Name: GDC-0941 Drug: Letrozole Letrozole will be administered PO at a dose of 2.5 mg QD for for each 28-day cycle. |
- Percentage of Participants With Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) [ Time Frame: First treatment cycle (Day 1 up to Day 29) ]
- Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Pictilisib [ Time Frame: First treatment cycle (Day 1 up to Day 29) ]
- Recommended Phase II Dose (RP2D) of Pictilisib [ Time Frame: Baseline up to 54.2 months ]
- Number of Cycles of Each Component of the Treatment Regimen [ Time Frame: Baseline up to 54.2 months ]
- Dose Intensity of Each Component of the Treatment Regimen [ Time Frame: Baseline up to 54.2 months ]
- Minimum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmin) of Pictilisib [ Time Frame: Parts 1 and 2 (dose escalation): predose (0 hours [h]) on Day (D) 1,3,16, and 17 of Cycle (C) 1. Part 2 (dose expansion): predose (0h) on D3,16,17 of C1; Part 3: Predose (0h) on D1 of C1, C2-6, C≥7, D15 of C1 (cycle length=28 days; up to 54.5 months) ]
- Cmin of Paclitaxel [ Time Frame: Parts 1 and 2 (dose escalation): pre-paclitaxel infusion (0 h) on D2 and D16 of C1. Part 2 (dose expansion): pre-paclitaxel infusion (0 h) on D1 and D16 of C1 (cycle length=28 days) ]
- Cmin of Letrozole [ Time Frame: Part 3: Predose (0h) on D1 of C1, C2-6, C≥7, D15 of C1 (cycle length=28 days; up to 54.5 months) ]
- Area Under the Curve From Time Zero to Last Measurable Concentrations (AUClast) of Pictilisib [ Time Frame: Parts 1 and 2: D1,D3,D16,D17 of C1; study completion. Part 2: D3,D16, D17 of C1; study completion. Part 3: D15 of C1; D1 of C1 to C6, C≥7 (cycle length=28 days; up to 54.5 months) [detailed timeframe is provided in endpoint description] ]Parts 1 and 2 (dose escalation): predose (0 h) and 1,2,3,6 h postdose on D1 and D16 of C1, 24h postdose on D1 of C1; predose (0h) on D3,17 of C1; study completion (up to 55.5 months). Part 2 (dose expansion): predose (0h) and 1,2,3,6h postdose on D16 of C1; predose (0h) on D3, D17 of C1; study completion (up to 55.5 months). Part 3: 3h postdose on D1 of C1; 1,2,3,4,8h postdose on D15 of C1; Predose (0h) on D1 of C1, C2-6, C≥7, D15 of C1 (cycle length=28 days; up to 54.5 months)
- AUClast of Paclitaxel [ Time Frame: Parts 1 and 2 (dose escalation): D2 and D16 of C1; study completion. Part 2 (dose expansion): D1 and D16 of C1; study completion (cycle length=28 days; up to 55.5 months) [detailed timeframe is provided in endpoint description] ]Parts 1 and 2 (dose escalation): pre-paclitaxel infusion (0 h), end of paclitaxel infusion (infusion length = 60 minutes), end of bevacizumab infusion (infusion length = 30 to 90 minutes), 2,4,6,24 h post-paclitaxel infusion on D2 and D16 of C1; study completion (up to 55.5 months). Part 2 (dose expansion): pre-paclitaxel infusion (0 h), end of paclitaxel infusion (infusion length = 60 minutes), end of bevacizumab infusion (infusion length = 30 to 90 minutes), 1,2,3,6,24 h post-paclitaxel infusion on D1 of C1; pre-paclitaxel infusion (0 h), end of paclitaxel infusion (infusion length = 60 minutes), end of bevacizumab infusion (infusion length = 30 to 90 minutes), 2, 4, 6, 24 h post-paclitaxel infusion on D16 of C1; study completion (cycle length=28 days; up to 55.5 months)
- AUClast of Letrozole [ Time Frame: Part 3: 1,2,3,4,8h postdose on D15 of C1; Predose (0h) on D1 of C1, C2-6, C≥7, D15 of C1 (cycle length=28 days; up to 54.5 months) ]
- Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Pictilisib [ Time Frame: Parts 1 and 2: D1,D3,D16,D17 of C1; study completion. Part 2: D3,D16, D17 of C1; study completion. Part 3: D15 of C1; D1 of C1 to C6, C≥7 (cycle length=28 days; up to 54.5 months) [detailed timeframe is provided in endpoint description] ]Parts 1 and 2 (dose escalation): predose (0 h) and 1,2,3,6 h postdose on D1 and D16 of C1, 24h postdose on D1 of C1; predose (0h) on D3,17 of C1; study completion (up to 55.5 months). Part 2 (dose expansion): predose (0h) and 1,2,3,6h postdose on D16 of C1; predose (0h) on D3, D17 of C1; study completion (up to 55.5 months). Part 3: 3h postdose on D1 of C1; 1,2,3,4,8h postdose on D15 of C1; Predose (0h) on D1 of C1, C2-6, C≥7, D15 of C1 (cycle length=28 days; up to 54.5 months)
- Cmax of Paclitaxel [ Time Frame: Parts 1 and 2 (dose escalation): D2 and D16 of C1; study completion. Part 2 (dose expansion): D1 and D16 of C1; study completion (cycle length=28 days; up to 55.5 months) [detailed timeframe is provided in endpoint description] ]Parts 1 and 2 (dose escalation): pre-paclitaxel infusion (0 h), end of paclitaxel infusion (infusion length = 60 minutes), end of bevacizumab infusion (infusion length = 30 to 90 minutes), 2,4,6,24 h post-paclitaxel infusion on D2 and D16 of C1; study completion (up to 55.5 months). Part 2 (dose expansion): pre-paclitaxel infusion (0 h), end of paclitaxel infusion (infusion length = 60 minutes), end of bevacizumab infusion (infusion length = 30 to 90 minutes), 1,2,3,6,24 h post-paclitaxel infusion on D1 of C1; pre-paclitaxel infusion (0 h), end of paclitaxel infusion (infusion length = 60 minutes), end of bevacizumab infusion (infusion length = 30 to 90 minutes), 2, 4, 6, 24 h post-paclitaxel infusion on D16 of C1; study completion (cycle length=28 days; up to 55.5 months)
- Cmax of Letrozole [ Time Frame: Part 3: 1,2,3,4,8h postdose on D15 of C1; Predose (0h) on D1 of C1, C2-6, C≥7, D15 of C1 (cycle length=28 days; up to 54.5 months) ]
- Percentage of Participants With Objective Response According to Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) [ Time Frame: Screening up to disease progression or death up to approximately 55.5 months (assessed at Screening and at the end [Days 22-28] of Cycles 2, 5, 8, and 11 and every 3 cycles thereafter [cycle length=28 days; up to approximately 55.5 months]) ]
- Duration of Response According to Modified RECIST [ Time Frame: Screening up to disease progression or death up to approximately 55.5 months (assessed at Screening and at the end [Days 22-28] of Cycles 2, 5, 8, and 11 and every 3 cycles thereafter [cycle length=28 days; up to approximately 55.5 months]) ]
- Percentage of Participants With Death or Disease Progression According to Modified RECIST [ Time Frame: Screening up to disease progression or death up to approximately 55.5 months (assessed at Screening and at the end [Days 22-28] of Cycles 2, 5, 8, and 11 and every 3 cycles thereafter [cycle length=28 days; up to approximately 55.5 months]) ]
- Progression-free Survival According to Modified RECIST [ Time Frame: Screening up to disease progression or death up to approximately 55.5 months (assessed at Screening and at the end [Days 22-28] of Cycles 2, 5, 8, and 11 and every 3 cycles thereafter [cycle length=28 days; up to approximately 55.5 months]) ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast with locally recurrent or metastatic disease
- Adequate organ and bone marrow function as assessed by laboratory tests
- Evaluable disease or disease measurable per RECIST
- Agreement to use an effective form of contraception for the duration of the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of malabsorption syndrome or other condition that would interfere with enteral absorption
- Any condition requiring full-dose anticoagulants, such as warfarin, heparin, or thrombolytic agents
- Prior anti-cancer therapy (e.g., chemotherapy, biologic therapy, radiotherapy, or hormonal therapy) within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) of the first dose of study treatment
- Uncontrolled current illness
- Active small or large intestine inflammation (such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis)
- Clinically significant history of liver disease, including cirrhosis, current alcohol abuse, or current known active infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus, or hepatitis C virus
- Known HIV infection
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or greater congestive heart failure
- Active ventricular arrhythmia requiring medication
- Pregnancy, lactation, or breastfeeding
- Known significant hypersensitivity to study drugs or excipients
- History of arterial thromboembolic disease within 6 months of first study treatment
- No more than two prior chemotherapy regimens for metastatic disease

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00960960
United States, Illinois | |
Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61615 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232 | |
Belgium | |
Leuven, Belgium, 3000 | |
Italy | |
Milano, Lombardia, Italy, 20133 |
Study Director: | Stina Singel, M.D., Ph.D. | Genentech, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Genentech, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00960960 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GDC4629g GO01304 ( Other Identifier: Hoffmann-La Roche ) 2009-010781-38 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | August 18, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 15, 2016 |
Last Verified: | December 2016 |
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