Trial of Pre-operative Neratinib and Endocrine Therapy With Trastuzumab in ER-Positive, HER-2 Positive Breast Cancers
An Open Label, Phase II Trial of Pre-operative Neratinib and Endocrine Therapy With Trastuzumab in ER-Positive, HER-2 Positive Cancers Hoosier Cancer Research Network BRE17-141
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
In plain language
This study tests neratinib, hormone therapy, and trastuzumab before breast cancer surgery. It is for women past menopause with ER-positive and HER2-positive breast cancer, which uses estrogen and a protein called HER2 to grow. Treatment starts with 3 weeks of neratinib, hormone therapy, or both, followed by 24 weeks of all three drugs before surgery.
Patient will be treated with neratinib, an aromatase inhibitor and trastuzumab for 24 weeks prior to surgery, following an initial 3 weeks of neratinib alone, aromatase inhibitor alone or the combination of neratinib and an aromatase inhibitor. A breast biopsy will be performed prior to Day 1 of week 4 of treatment. Following surgery, patients will receive standard of care HER2-directed and endocrine therapy at the treating physician's discretion.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- Be a woman age 18 or older who is past menopause.
- Have stage I–III breast cancer larger than 10 millimeters that can be removed by surgery and is suitable for treatment before surgery.
- Have HER2-positive cancer and estrogen receptor (ER) levels of at least 10%.
- Have tissue saved from the first breast biopsy and agree to another biopsy after 3 weeks of treatment. A biopsy removes tissue for testing.
- Be able to take letrozole or anastrozole, drugs that lower estrogen.
- Be well enough for self-care and out of bed for at least half the day. Have enough heart pumping strength and meet blood, kidney, and liver test requirements.
- If you have HIV or hepatitis B, meet the study’s virus-control rules. If you have hepatitis C, it must be cured or not detectable during treatment.
- Sign consent and permission to share health information, and be able to follow study steps.
Who can't join
- Have inflammatory breast cancer, stage IIIC or higher cancer, or cancer that has spread to distant parts of the body.
- Have another cancer that could affect study safety or results. Some skin cancers, early cervical or bladder cancers, and cancers gone for at least 5 years are exceptions.
- Have an active infection needing treatment throughout the body, or need medicines that strongly or moderately affect the liver enzyme CYP3A4.
- Have used an experimental drug too recently: within 14 days or longer, depending on how long it stays in the body. Have had major surgery within 14 days or have not recovered from its major side effects.
- Have trouble swallowing pills or digestive problems that could affect how study drugs enter the body. Have had an abnormal tunnel, hole, or pocket of infection in the belly within 28 days.
- Have a history of myelodysplastic syndrome, a bone marrow disorder, or acute myeloid leukemia, a blood cancer.
- Have had a stroke or mini-stroke within 12 months, or certain heart problems or procedures within 6 months. Certain serious heart weakness, rhythm problems, or personal or family histories of inherited heart rhythm problems or unexplained sudden death also rule out joining.
- Have another severe or uncontrolled health problem that the study doctor believes would make joining unsafe or prevent following study steps.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Subject must meet all of the following applicable inclusion criteria to participate in this study: * Written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information. NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately. * Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent. * Postmenopausal females. NOTE: Postmenopausal status defined as: prior bilateral oophorectomy, Age ≥ 60 years, or Age \< 60 years and amenorrhea for 12 or more months in the absence of chemotherapy, tamoxifen, toremifene, or ovarian suppression) or an estradiol level in postmenopausal ranges per local reference range. * ECOG Performance Status of 0-2 within 28 days prior to registration. * Anatomic, clinical stage I-III, invasive breast cancer, greater than 10mm * HER2-positive (by the most recent ASCO-CAP criteria) * ER positive (≥ 10%). NOTE: There is no requirement for PR status; PR positive or negative allowed. * Resectable breast cancer in which pre-operative therapy is appropriate (T \> 10mm and/or node-positive). * Archival tissue from the diagnostic pre-treatment biopsy is required. This sample should be identified at screening and shipped by Week 4. If archival tissue is not available, the subject is not eligible for the study. * Agreeable to repeat breast biopsy at 3 weeks after initiation of treatment. * Candidate for either letrozole or anastrozole, as determined by the treating physician * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% as assessed by echocardiogram (ECHO) or multi-gated acquisition scan (MUGA) documented within 4 weeks prior to the study treatment. * Demonstrate adequate organ function as defined below; all screening labs to be obtained within 28 days prior to registration. * Hematological * Platelet count ≥100,000/uL * Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥1500/uL * Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥10 g/dL * Renal ---Calculated creatinine clearance: CrCl ≥30 mL/min using the Cockcroft-Gault formula * Hepatic * Bilirubin ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 × ULN * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN * HIV-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months of registration are eligible for this trial. * For patients with known serologic evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated. Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, the HCV viral load must be undetectable to be eligible for this trial. * Ability of the subject to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study, as determined by the enrolling physician or protocol designee. Exclusion Criteria: Subjects meeting any of the criteria below may not participate in the study: * Locally advanced or inflammatory breast cancer. NOTE: Locally advanced is defined as Stage IIIC or greater. * Evidence of metastatic disease. Systemic imaging is not required. * Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are not eligible for this trial: exceptions include basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical or bladder cancer, or other cancer for which the subject has been disease-free for at least five years. * Active infection requiring systemic therapy. * Requirement for use of a moderate or strong CYP3A4 inhibitor or inducer during the study (see protocol). * Treatment with any investigational drug within 14 days prior to registration or within 5 half-lives of the investigational product, whichever is longer. * Subject has had major surgery within 14 days prior to registration or has not recovered from major side effects of the surgery (tumor biopsy is not considered as major surgery). * Any impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of study drugs (e.g., ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or small bowel resection) or significantly impair the ability to swallow capsules/tablets. * Known history of myelodysplastic syndrome or acute myeloid leukemia. * Subjects with any of the following conditions: * History of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra- abdominal abscess within 28 days prior to registration. * Any history of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or transient ischemic attack within 12 months prior to registration. * History of acute coronary syndromes (including myocardial infarction, unstable angina, coronary artery bypass grafting, coronary angioplasty, or stenting) or symptomatic pericarditis within 6 months prior to registration. * Symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association III-IV) or documented current cardiomyopathy with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<50%. * Clinically significant cardiac ventricular arrhythmias (e.g. sustained ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation) or high-grade AV block (e.g. bifascicular block, Mobitz type II and third-degree AV block) unless a pacemaker is in place. * Long QT syndrome or family history of idiopathic sudden death or congenital long QT syndrome. * Any concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition that would, in the investigator's judgment, cause unacceptable safety risks, contraindicate subject participation in the clinical study or compromise compliance with the protocol.
Study sites (4)
IL
- University of Illinois Cancer Center · Chicago, IL 60612Oana Danciu, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Chicago
NY
- University of Rochester Medical Center · Rochester, NY 14642Lisa Carrozzi, OCN · Study contact · 585-533-1905 · lisa_carrozzi@urmc.rochester.eduKathleen Pratt · Study contact · 585-533-1908 · kathleen_pratt@urmc.rochester.eduRuth O'Regan, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Rochester
PA
- Penn State Cancer Institute · Hershey, PA 17033Cindy Brown · Study contact · cbrown18@pennstatehealth.psu.eduMonali Vasekar, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Hershey
WI
- University of Wisconsin · Madison, WI 53705UW Cancer Connect · Study contact · 800-622-8922Kari Wisinski, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Madison