Immunogenicity Assessment of Peg-filgrastim vs. Neulasta® as Adjunct to Chemotherapy in Patients With Breast Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03511378 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : April 27, 2018
Last Update Posted : October 8, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Breast Cancer | Drug: Lupin's Pegfilgrastim Drug: Neulasta® | Phase 4 |
An open-label, randomized, comparative, parallel group study to assess the Immunogenicity of Lupin's Peg-filgrastim versus Neulasta® as an Adjunct to Chemotherapy in Patients with Breast Cancer
Primary Objective: To assess the immunogenicity of Lupin's Peg-filgrastim with Neulasta® in patients with breast cancer.
Secondary Objectives: To assess the safety of Lupin's Peg-filgrastim with Neulasta® in patients with breast cancer
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 138 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-label, Randomized, Comparative, Parallel Group Study to Assess the Immunogenicity of Lupin's Peg-filgrastim Versus Neulasta® as an Adjunct to Chemotherapy in Patients With Breast Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 6, 2018 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 9, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 9, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Lupin's Pegfilgrastim
6 mg, subcutaneous injection on day 2/3 of each 21 ± 3 day cycle. Number of cycles: 4.
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Drug: Lupin's Pegfilgrastim
Administration of Pegfilgrastim
Other Name: INvestigational product |
Experimental: Neulasta®
6 mg, subcutaneous injection on day 2/3 of each 21 ± 3 day cycle. Number of cycles: 4.
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Drug: Neulasta®
Administration of Neulasta®
Other Name: Reference |
- Primary Immunogenicity Endpoint: Comparison of cumulative Incidence of anti-pegfilgrastim antibodies (binding & neutralizing) at the end of cycle 4 (Day 84) [ Time Frame: End of cycle 4, Day 84 ]The difference in the proportion of patients with cumulative incidence of anti-pegfilgrastim antibodies (binding & neutralizing) to Pegfilgrastim between study groups at the end of cycle 4 (Day 84) will be calculated. Those samples confirmed to be positive for binding antibodies will be analyzed for presence of neutralizing antibodies to Pegfilgrastim.
- Secondary Immunogenicity endpoint: Comparison of cumulative incidence of anti-peg antibodies (binding & neutralizing) between treatment groups at the end of cycle 4 (Day 84) [ Time Frame: Day 84. ]Presence of anti-pegfilgrastim antibodies between treatment group at the end of cycle 4 (Day 84)
- Secondary Immunogenicity endpoint: Comparison of incidence of anti-pegfilgrastim antibodies (binding & neutralizing) to Pegfilgrastim between treatment groups on Day 10, Day 21, Day 42, Day 63 and Day 84 [ Time Frame: Day 10, 21, 42, 63, and Day 84 ]comparison of incidence of anti-peg antibodies (binding & neutralizing) to pegfilgrastim between treatment groups on Day 10, Day 21, Day 42, Day 63, Day 84
- Secondary Immunogenicity Endpoint: [ Time Frame: Day 10, Day 21, Day 42, Day 63 and Day 84. ]Comparison of incidence of anti-peg antibodies (binding & neutralizing) between treatment groups on Day 10, Day 21, Day 42, Day 63 and Day 84

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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:
- Patients must be able and willing to give written informed consent prior to any study related procedures
- Ambulatory, female patients with an age ≥ 18 years
- Patients with histologically or cytologically proven diagnosis of breast cancer who are eligible for neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy.
- Patients who are planned and eligible to receive/ receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy regimen that contains at least one chemotherapeutic agent from docetaxel/ paclitaxel / doxorubicin/ cyclophosphamide/ epirubicin
- Patients who have not received any hematopoietic growth factors (e.g. G-CSF, PegGCSF, erythropoietin) or cytokines (e.g. interleukins, interferons) anytime in the past
- Patients with baseline WBC ≥ LLN/ 3.5 x 109/L, ANC of ≥ 1.5 x 109/L, platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L and hemoglobin ≥ 8.5 g/dL
- Patients with ECOG Performance status of ≤ 2
- Patient who have estimated life expectancy of more than six months
- No evidences of hemorrhage
Exclusion Criteria:
1 Male patients
2. Hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or its components like E.coli proteins or similar product
3. Patients weighing <45 Kg
4. Patients with myeloid malignancies and myelodysplasia or evidence of metastatic disease in bone marrow or brain
5. Patients currently receiving radiation therapy or have completed radiation therapy within 4 weeks before study entry or likely to receive radiotherapy during the study
6. Patients with prior bone marrow or stem cell transplantation
7. Patients with chronic use of oral corticosteroids (Except ≤ 20 mg/day dose of prednisolone/ equivalent steroids), immunotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy and/or biological therapy or use of any other pegylated drug.
8. Patients with history of systemic antibiotic use within 72 hours prior to chemotherapy
9. Patients with any active infection which may require systemic antimicrobial therapy. Patients with inadequate hepatic and renal function [defined as Alkaline Phosphatase > 2.5 X Upper limits of normal (ULN), serum SGOT > 2.5 X ULN, SGPT > 2.5 X ULN, Total bilirubin > 1.5 X ULN and Creatinine > 1.5 X ULN of the reference range at the screening assessment]
10. Patients with seropositivity for HIV or HBV or HCV
11. Known cases of Sickle Cell Anemia
12. Patients with radiographic evidence of active pulmonary infections and/or recent history of pneumonia within 1 month of screening
13. Patients with clinically evident splenomegaly confirmed subsequently by ultrasonography
14. Patients with any other clinically significant disease(s) which, in the opinion of the investigator, could compromise the patient's involvement in the study or overall interpretation of the data. [for e.g. uncontrolled hematologic, renal, hepatic, endocrine, neurologic, psychiatric, metabolic, pulmonary, cardiovascular disease/impaired functioning or history of any autoimmune disease]
15. Patients who have participated in another therapeutic clinical study within the past 30 days prior to screening, or are likely to simultaneously participate in another therapeutic clinical study
16. Patients who are doubtful to comply with study procedures for mental, psychological or social reasons.
17. Women of child-bearing potential who are not willing to follow a reliable & effective contraceptive measure during the course of the study & at least 3 months after the last dose of study drug.
18. Pregnant and Breast feeding women.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03511378

Study Director: | Dhananjay Bakhle, MD | Lupin Limited |
Responsible Party: | Lupin Ltd. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03511378 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
LRP/PegGCSF/2016/004 |
First Posted: | April 27, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 8, 2019 |
Last Verified: | October 2019 |
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 |
Breast Carcinoma Breast neoplasms Breast Tumors |
Cancer of Breast Anti-Drug Antibodies (ADA) Immunogenicity |
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