Study of CB-839 in Combination w/ Paclitaxel in Patients of African Ancestry and Non-African Ancestry With Advanced TNBC
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03057600 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 20, 2017
Last Update Posted : January 18, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Triple Negative Breast Cancer TNBC - Triple-Negative Breast Cancer | Drug: Pac-CB | Phase 2 |
CX-839-007 is an open-label Phase 2 study of the combination of CB-839 with paclitaxel in patients of African ancestry and non-African ancestry with advanced triple negative breast cancer. Multiple single-arm cohorts will be enrolled in which 800 mg BID CB-839 will be administered in combination with the full approved dose of paclitaxel.
Patients will be enrolled into 4 cohorts, as follows:
- Cohort 1: patients of African ancestry with 2 or more lines of prior therapy for metastatic disease
- Cohort 2: patients of African ancestry with no prior lines of therapy for metastatic disease
- Cohort 3: same as cohort 1 but in patients of non-African ancestry
- Cohort 4: same as cohort 2 but in patients of non-African ancestry
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 52 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Patients will be assigned to one of 4 arms depending on the number of prior lines of therapy they have received and whether or not they have African ancestry |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter Phase 2 Study of the Glutaminase Inhibitor CB-839 in Combination With Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Including Patients of African Ancestry and Non-African Ancestry |
Actual Study Start Date : | May 9, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 25, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 25, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Cohort 1 - African ancestry, 3rd line+
Intervention = Pac-CB combination
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Drug: Pac-CB
CB-839 administered as oral tablets twice daily (BID) in combination with standard weekly paclitaxel in 28-day cycles
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Experimental: Cohort 2 - African ancestry, 1st line
Intervention = Pac-CB combination
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Drug: Pac-CB
CB-839 administered as oral tablets twice daily (BID) in combination with standard weekly paclitaxel in 28-day cycles
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Experimental: Cohort 3 - Non-AA, 3rd line+
Intervention = Pac-CB combination
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Drug: Pac-CB
CB-839 administered as oral tablets twice daily (BID) in combination with standard weekly paclitaxel in 28-day cycles
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Experimental: Cohort 4 - Non-AA, 1st line
Intervention = Pac-CB combination
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Drug: Pac-CB
CB-839 administered as oral tablets twice daily (BID) in combination with standard weekly paclitaxel in 28-day cycles
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- Objective response rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: Approximately 15 months] ]
- Progression free survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: Approximately 18 months ]
- Overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Up to 36 months ]
- Duration of response (DOR) [ Time Frame: Up to 18 months ]
- Clinical benefit rate (CBR) [ Time Frame: Approximately 18 months ]
- Type, incidence, severity, seriousness, and relatedness of adverse events per CTCAE v.4.0 [ Time Frame: Approximately 15 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Meets criteria for 1 of the 4 defined study cohorts
- TNBC defined as ER and PR negative (<1%) and HER-2 negative (FISH negative or IHC 0-1+)
- Metastatic disease or locally-advanced disease not amenable to curative intent treatment
- Adequate hepatic, renal, cardiac, and hematologic function
- ECOG performance status 0-1
- Recovery to baseline or ≤ Grade 1 CTCAE ver.4.0
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Known brain metastases or CNS cancer unless adequately treated with radiotherapy and/or surgery and stable for ≥ 2 mo
- Unable to receive oral medications
- Known hypersensitivity to Cremophor®-based agents
- Major surgery within 28 days of C1D1

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): NCT03057600

Study Director: | Sam Whiting, MD, PhD | Calithera Biosciences, Inc |
Responsible Party: | Calithera Biosciences, Inc |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03057600 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CX-839-007 |
First Posted: | February 20, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 18, 2020 |
Last Verified: | January 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
African ancestry African American CB-839 Glutaminase Inhibitor |
Glutaminase TNBC Tumor Metabolism Glutamine |
Breast Neoplasms Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases Paclitaxel |
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Antineoplastic Agents Tubulin Modulators Antimitotic Agents Mitosis Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |