A Phase Ib Dose Escalation Study of the Combination of LEE011 With Letrozole and Dose Expansion of LEE011 With Hormonal Therapy for the Treatment of Pre-(With Goserelin) and Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor Positive, HER2-negative, Advanced Breast Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02333370 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 7, 2015
Last Update Posted : October 26, 2022
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The purpose of the Phase Ib is to:
- determine the recommended dose of LEE011 in combination with a standard dose of letrozole as well as to provide additional safety and anti-tumor activity data in Asian non-Japanese patients
- determine the recommended dose of LEE011 in combination with a standard dose of letrozole as well as to provide additional safety and activity data in Japanese patients
- evaluate the safety and anti-tumor activity of LEE011 at the RP2D established in the dose escalation part in combination with a standard dose of letrozole, fulvestrant or tamoxifen plus goserelin in Japanese patients.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hormone Receptor Positive, HER2-negative, Advanced Breast Cancer | Drug: LEE011 Drug: Letrozole Drug: Tamoxifen Drug: Fulvestrant Drug: goserelin | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 88 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase Ib Dose Escalation Study of the Combination of LEE011 With Letrozole and Dose Expansion of LEE011 With Hormonal Therapy for the Treatment of Pre-(With Goserelin) and Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor Positive, HER2-negative, Advanced Breast Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 4, 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 30, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 30, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: LEE011 +Letrozole
LEE011 - 3 weeks on 1 week off Letrozole 2.5mg - Once daily
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Drug: LEE011
LEE011 as 50 mg and 200 mg hard gelatin oral capsules as individual patient supply packaged in bottles. LEE011 will be taken QD - days 1-21 of each 28 days cycle. Drug: Letrozole 25mg |
Experimental: LEE011 + Tamoxifen
LEE011 - 3 weeks on 1 week off Tamoxifen 20mg - Once daily
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Drug: Tamoxifen
20 mg Drug: goserelin |
Experimental: LEE011 + Fulvestrant
LEE011 - 3 weeks on 1 week off Fulvestrant 500 mg - Dosed every 28 days (Day 1 for each cycle) with 1 additional dose on Day 15 of Cycle 1
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Drug: Fulvestrant
500 mg |
- Phase Ib Dose escalation - Frequency of dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) [ Time Frame: first cycle (28 days) ]DLTs at each dose level associated with administration of LEE011 and letrozole
- Phase Ib Dose Expansion: Number of participants with adverse events (AEs) [ Time Frame: 18 months ]
This will be defined by changes in hematology and chemistry values, vital signs and ECGs, frequency and duration of AEs, lab abnormalities and other safety parameters.
For LEE011 and letrozole or tamoxifen or fulvestrant
- Phase Ib Dose Expansion: Number of participants with serious adverse events (SAEs) [ Time Frame: 18 months ]
This will be defined by changes in hematology and chemistry values, vital signs and ECGs, frequency and duration of SAEs, lab abnormalities and other safety parameters.
For LEE011 and letrozole or tamoxifen or fulvestrant
- Number of participants with adverse events (AEs) - Phase Ib dose escalation [ Time Frame: 18 months ]
This will be defined by changes in hematology and chemistry values, vital signs and ECGs, frequency and duration of AEs, lab abnormalities and other safety parameters.
For LEE011 and letrozole or tamoxifen or fulvestrant
- Number of participants with serious adverse events (SAEs) - Phase Ib dose escalation [ Time Frame: 18 months ]
This will be defined by changes in hematology and chemistry values, vital signs and ECGs, frequency and duration of SAEs, lab abnormalities and other safety parameters.
For LEE011 and letrozole or tamoxifen or fulvestrant
- Overall Response Rate (ORR) - Phase Ib dose expansion [ Time Frame: 18 months ]Anti-tumor activity for LEE011 and letrozole or tamoxifen or fulvestrant
- Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR) - Phase Ib dose expansion [ Time Frame: 18 months ]Anti-tumor activity for LEE011 and letrozole or tamoxifen or fulvestrant
- Composite Plasma pharmacokinetics (PK) parameters of LEE011 (and relevant metabolites) and letrozole - Phase Ib [ Time Frame: C1D1, C1D2, C1D8, C1D15, C1D21, C1D22, C2D15, C3D15 ]As assessed by PK parameters such as Cmax, Tmax, AUC0-24hours, accumulation ratio and Ctrough for LEE011 (and relevant metabolites) and letrozole, tamoxifen and fulvestrant
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) as per RECIST v1.1- phase Ib dose expansion [ Time Frame: 18 months ]Anti-tumor activity for LEE011 and letrozole or tamoxifen or fulvestrant
- Overall Survival (OS) - Phase Ib dose expansion [ Time Frame: 18 months ]Anti-tumor activity for LEE011 and letrozole or tamoxifen or fulvestrant
- Disease Control Rate (DCR) - Phase Ib dose expansion [ Time Frame: 18 months ]Anti-tumor activity for LEE011 and letrozole or tamoxifen or fulvestrant
- Duration of Response (DOR) - Phase Ib dose expansion [ Time Frame: 18 months ]Anti-tumor activity for LEE011 and letrozole or tamoxifen or fulvestrant

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women with advanced (locoregionally recurrent or metastatic) breast cancer not amenable to curative therapy (surgery and/or radiotherapy).
- Patient has a histologically and/or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of estrogen receptor positive and/or progesterone receptor positive breast cancer
- Patient has HER2-negative breast cancer
- Patient has adequate bone marrow and organ function
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient who received any CDK4/6 inhibitor.
- Patient has a known hypersensitivity to any of the excipients of LEE011 or letrozole
- Patients with inflammatory breast cancer.
- Patient who received any prior systemic anti-cancer therapy (including hormonal therapy and chemotherapy) for advanced breast cancer
- Patient is currently using other anti-cancer therapy
- Patient has had major surgery within 14 days prior to starting study drug or has not recovered from major side effects.
- Patient who has received radiotherapy ≤ 4 weeks
- Patient has a concurrent malignancy or malignancy within 3 years
- Patient has metastases to the central nervous system (CNS).
- Patient has a known history of HIV infection
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02333370
Hong Kong | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Hong Kong, Hong Kong | |
Japan | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Nagoya-city, Aichi, Japan, 467-8602 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Sapporo-city, Hokkaido, Japan, 003-0804 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Yokohama-city, Kanagawa, Japan, 241-8515 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Osaka-city, Osaka, Japan, 540-0006 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Suita city, Osaka, Japan, 565 0871 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Hidaka-city, Saitama, Japan, 350-1298 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Kitaadachi-gun, Saitama, Japan, 362-0806 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Sunto Gun, Shizuoka, Japan, 411 8777 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Bunkyo ku, Tokyo, Japan, 113-8431 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Bunkyo ku, Tokyo, Japan, 113-8677 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Koto ku, Tokyo, Japan, 135 8550 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 142-8666 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 160-0023 | |
Singapore | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Singapore, Singapore, 169610 |
Study Director: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
Responsible Party: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02333370 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CLEE011A2115C |
First Posted: | January 7, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 26, 2022 |
Last Verified: | October 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Advanced breast cancer Hormone receptor positive HER2-negative LEE011, Letrozole |
Tamoxifen Fulvestrant Postmenopausal Asian women Pre and Postmenopausal Japanese women |
Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases Tamoxifen Letrozole Fulvestrant Goserelin Antineoplastic Agents Aromatase Inhibitors Steroid Synthesis Inhibitors |
Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Estrogen Antagonists Hormone Antagonists Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators Estrogen Receptor Modulators Bone Density Conservation Agents Estrogen Receptor Antagonists |