Status:

TERMINATED

Phase I/II Study of Weekly Abraxane and RAD001 in Women With Locally Adv. or Metastatic Breast Ca

Lead Sponsor:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopp...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To determine the maximum tolerated dose and recommended phase II dose of everolimus when administered in combination with paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed breast cancer
  • Locally recurrent or metastatic disease
  • Not amenable to surgery or radiotherapy
  • HER2/neu-negative disease
  • Has ≥ 1 measurable lesion, as defined by RECIST criteria
  • No non-measurable lesions (e.g., pleural effusion or ascites) other than bone metastases
  • Bone metastases as the sole site of disease allowed provided there are ≥ 2 lytic bone lesions by x-ray, CT scan, or MRI
  • Lesions irradiated in the advanced setting are not considered sites of measurable disease unless clear tumor progression has been documented in these lesions since the completion of radiotherapy
  • No bilateral diffuse lymphangitis carcinomatosa of the lung (\> 50% of lung involvement) or evidence of liver metastases estimated as involving \> one third of the liver by sonogram and/or CT scan
  • No unstable CNS metastases
  • Hormone receptor status not specified
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Menopausal status not specified
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin \> 9 g/dL
  • Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 times ULN (≤ 5 times ULN in patients with liver metastases)
  • INR \< 1.5 times ULN
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • Fasting serum cholesterol ≤ 300 mg/dL (or 7.75 mmol/L) (levels outside this threshold allowed provided statin therapy is initiated)
  • Fasting triglycerides ≤ 2.5 times ULN (levels outside this threshold allowed provided statin therapy is initiated)
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Oral, implantable, or injectable contraceptives are not considered effective contraception
  • No ascites or encephalopathy due to liver disease
  • No neuropathy ≥ grade 2
  • No impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of everolimus, including any of the following:
  • Ulcerative disease
  • Uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
  • Malabsorption syndrome
  • No active, bleeding diathesis
  • No known HIV seropositivity
  • No known hypersensitivity to everolimus or sirolimus (rapamycin), paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, or lactose
  • No history of noncompliance to medical regimens
  • No severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition or other condition that could affect study participation, including any of the following:
  • Unstable angina pectoris, symptomatic congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction within the past 6 months, or serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia
  • Severely impaired lung function
  • Active (acute or chronic) or uncontrolled infections or disorders
  • Nonmalignant medical illnesses that are uncontrolled or whose control may be jeopardized by study treatment
  • Liver disease (e.g., cirrhosis, chronic active hepatitis, or chronic persistent hepatitis)
  • No other malignancies within the past 5 years, except curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or nonmelanoma skin cancer
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Prior systemic endocrine therapy for advanced breast cancer allowed
  • No prior chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer
  • Prior adjuvant chemotherapy allowed
  • No prior small bowel resection
  • More than 5 days since prior strong CYP3A inhibitors or inducers (e.g., rifabutin, rifampin, clarithromycin, ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, ritonavir, or telithromycin)
  • More than 30 days since prior radiotherapy and recovered (alopecia allowed)
  • Prior localized radiotherapy for analgesic purposes allowed provided radiotherapy has been completed and the patient's condition is stabilized
  • No prior radiotherapy to ≥ 25% of the bone marrow
  • More than 30 days since prior investigational drugs
  • More than 1 week since prior and no concurrent immunization with attenuated live vaccines
  • No concurrent oral anti-vitamin K medication, except low-dose coumadin
  • No concurrent systemic steroids or other immunosuppressive agents as chronic therapy
  • Topical applications, inhaled sprays, eye drops, or local injections allowed
  • A short duration (\< 2 weeks) of systemic corticosteroids allowed
  • No concurrent hormone replacement therapy, topical estrogens (including any intra-vaginal preparations), megestrol acetate, or selective estrogen-receptor modulators (e.g., raloxifene)
  • No other concurrent investigational or anticancer agents
  • Concurrent antiangiogenic agents allowed
  • Concurrent bisphosphonates allowed

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 15 2009

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    August 12 2015

    Estimated Enrollment :

    27 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00934895

    Start Date

    July 15 2009

    End Date

    August 12 2015

    Last Update

    September 18 2023

    Active Locations (3)

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    Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center

    Camden, New Jersey, United States, 08103

    2

    Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (Hamilton)

    Hamilton, New Jersey, United States, 08690

    3

    Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903