RecruitingPhase 3

Evaluation of Lasofoxifene Combined With Abemaciclib Compared With Fulvestrant Combined With Abemaciclib in Locally Advanced or Metastatic ER+/HER2- Breast Cancer With an ESR1 Mutation

An Open Label, Randomized, Multicenter Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of the Combination of Lasofoxifene and Abemaciclib to the Combination of Fulvestrant and Abemaciclib for the Treatment of Pre- and Postmenopausal Women and Men With Locally Advanced or Metastatic ER+/HER2- Breast Cancer With an ESR1 Mutation

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 compares lasofoxifene plus abemaciclib with fulvestrant plus abemaciclib to see how well they work and how safe they are. It is for women and men with breast cancer that has spread nearby or to other parts of the body after treatment with palbociclib or ribociclib. The cancer must use estrogen to grow (ER+), be HER2-negative, and have an ESR1 gene change.

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the combination of lasofoxifene and abemaciclib compared to fulvestrant and abemaciclib for the treatment of pre- and postmenopausal women and men who have previously received ribociclib or palbociclib-based treatment and have locally advanced or metastatic estrogen receptor positive (ER+)/human epidermal growth factor 2 negative (HER2-) breast cancer with an estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) mutation. The main question the study aims to answer is: • To compare the efficacy of the combination of lasofoxifene and abemaciclib with that of fulvestrant and abemaciclib Participants will receive either receive 5 mg/d of oral lasofoxifene plus oral abemaciclib 150 mg twice a day or the combination of fulvestrant 500 mg intramuscular (IM) on Days 1, 15, and 29 and then once monthly thereafter plus oral abemaciclib 150 mg twice a day.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Women before or after menopause, and men, may join.
  • Tests must confirm ER+/HER2-negative breast cancer and a specific ESR1 gene change in blood or cancer tissue.
  • Cancer must have worsened after at least 6 months without worsening on an aromatase inhibitor, a drug that lowers estrogen, plus palbociclib or ribociclib. This must have been the first hormone treatment for cancer that had spread.
  • At least one area of cancer must be measurable.
  • You may have had one chemotherapy treatment plan for cancer that had spread. You must have recovered from its short-term side effects, except hair loss and some nerve damage.
  • You must be fully active or able to do light work, have organs that work well enough, and be able to swallow pills.
  • Cancer in the brain is allowed only if treated, causing no symptoms, and stable on MRI for over 3 months. You must not need steroids for at least 4 weeks before treatment.
  • You must understand the study and sign a consent form before screening tests.

Who can't join

  • Cancer in the lung's lymph vessels, past severe inflammation or scarring of the lungs from treatment, or cancer causing an organ crisis that needs chemotherapy.
  • Cancer that worsened on abemaciclib, fulvestrant, or another drug that breaks down estrogen receptors; an allergy to fulvestrant or its ingredients; or certain RB1 gene changes that may make treatment fail.
  • Radiation within 30 days before treatment, unless it was local treatment for pain or bones at risk of breaking and finished at least 7 days before treatment. Radiation side effects must have cleared.
  • Certain heart rhythm problems, conditions that raise blood clot risk, or a history of clots or clotting disorders. A clot history may be allowed if the event was over 6 months ago and you take long-term blood thinners.
  • Certain drugs that affect how the body handles study treatment; major health problems, including trouble absorbing food or medicine; an infection needing IV antibiotics or antifungal drugs; or known HIV or hepatitis B or C.
  • Another cancer within 5 years, except certain skin cancers cured by surgery; inherited high blood fats; fasting triglycerides over 300 mg/dL; or fasting cholesterol over 400 mg/dL. Some high levels may be retested after diet changes or treatment.
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding. Sexually active men and women before menopause must agree to use two barrier methods of birth control.
  • A history of not following medical treatment, being unable or unwilling to follow study rules, or taking part in a study of an experimental drug or device within the last 30 days.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Pre- or postmenopausal women or men. 2. Locally advanced and/or metastatic ER+ breast cancer with radiological or clinical evidence of progression on an AI in combination with either palbociclib or ribociclib as their first hormonal treatment for metastatic disease. 3. Histological or cytological confirmation of ER+/HER2 - disease 4. No evidence of progression for at least 6 months on an AI/CDKi combination for advanced breast cancer. 5. At least 1 or more ESR1 point mutations in the ESR1 ligand binding domain as assessed in cell- free ctDNA obtained from a blood or breast cancer tissue. 6. Locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer with at least 1 measurable (according to RECIST 1.1) lesion with or without non-measurable lesions. 7. Subjects may have received 1 cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen in the metastatic disease setting prior to study entry, but must have recovered from chemotherapy acute toxicity excluding alopecia and Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy. 8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of 0 or 1 9. Adequate organ function 10. Able to swallow tablets 11. Brain metastases are allowed only if the following 4 parameters hold: 1. Asymptomatic, 2. Definitively treated (e.g., radiotherapy, surgery), 3. Not requiring steroids up to 4 weeks before study treatment initiation, AND 4. Central nervous system disease stable for \>3 months prior to registration as documented by magnetic resonance imagining (MRI). 12. Able to understand and voluntarily sign a written informed consent before any screening procedures. 13. Every attempt should be made to obtain a biopsy of metastatic breast cancer tissue, when safe and feasible, to provide histological or cytological confirmation of ER+/HER2- disease as assessed by a local laboratory, according to American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists guidelines, using slides, paraffin blocks, or paraffin samples. If a biopsy is done, it may undergo genomic testing at some point to assess for ESR1 mutations and correlation with ctDNA results. If a biopsy is not possible or inappropriate from a clinical standpoint, the ER and HER2 status from the subject's most recent biopsy must confirm that the subject is ER+ and HER2 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis involving the lung. 2. History of Grade 3 or Grade 4 interstitial lung disease (ILD) on previous therapy. 3. Visceral crisis in need of cytotoxic chemotherapy as assessed by the investigator. 4. Prior progression of disease on abemaciclib, fulvestrant, or other selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) therapy. 5. Subjects with a known hypersensitivity to fulvestrant or to any of the excipients 6. Radiotherapy within 30 days prior to Visit 0 (Day 1) except in case of localized radiotherapy for analgesic purposes or for lytic lesions at risk of fracture, which can then be completed within 7 days prior to Visit 0 (Day 1). Subjects must have recovered from radiotherapy toxicities prior to Visit 0 (Day 1). 7. Known RB1 mutations or deletions that in the opinion of the investigator confer resistance to CDK4/6i. (Screening for RB1 mutation is not required for entry.) 8. History of long QTc (Q-T interval corrected for heart rate) syndrome or a QTc of \>480 msec. 9. History of a pulmonary embolus (PE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), or any known thrombophilia, unless the event occurred greater than 6 months prior to screening and the subject is treated with chronic anticoagulant therapy such as apixaban (Eliquis) or rivaroxaban (Xarelto). 10. Lasofoxifene is not recommended for use in subjects with conditions that place them at increased risk for VTEs (such as severe congestive heart failure \[CHF\] or prolonged immobilization). 11. On concomitant strong CYP3A4 inhibitors. 12. On strong and moderate CYP3A4 inducers. 13. Any significant co-morbidity that would impact the study or the subject's safety, including subjects with significant malabsorption. 14. Active systemic bacterial or fungal infection (requiring intravenous \[IV\] antibiotics or antifungals at the time of initiating study treatment). 15. Known infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), or hepatitis C virus (HCV). 16. History of malignancy within the past 5 years (excluding breast cancer), except basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin curatively treated by surgery. 17. Positive serum pregnancy test (only if premenopausal). 18. Sexually active premenopausal women and men unwilling to use double-barrier contraception. 19. Women who are breast feeding 20. History of non-compliance to medical regimens. 21. Unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol. 22. Current participation in any clinical research trial involving an investigational drug or device within the last 30 days. 23. Subjects with a history of familial hypertriglyceridemia or fasting triglyceride levels \>880 mg/dL at screening. 24. Fasting triglyceride level \>300 mg/dL and ≤880 mg/dL at screening. Subjects may be retested and enrolled if they have a repeat fasting triglyceride level less than or equal to 300 mg/dL prior to enrollment (e.g., after adjustment with diet and/or treatment). 25. Fasting cholesterol level \>400 mg/dL at screening. Subjects may be retested and enrolled if they have a repeat fasting cholesterol level less than or equal to 400 mg/dL prior to enrollment (e.g., after adjustment with diet and/or treatment).

Study sites (36)

AZ

CA

FL

GA

KY

MA

MD

MI

MN

MO

NC

ND

NJ

NM

NV

NY

OH

PA

TX

WA