COMETI Phase 2: Characterization of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTC) From Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer Using the CTC-Endocrine Therapy Index
Patients with estrogen receptor (ER) positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) starting their
first line of endocrine therapy (ET) only have a 30-50% chance of receiving clinical
benefit. For the other 50-70% of patients, ET is ineffective and these patients should
probably be treated with chemotherapy, as is done for ER negative patients. More
importantly, in nearly every clinical trial of ET in ER positive, MBC patients, between
15-30% of enrolled patients progress in the first 2-3 months, regardless of whether they are
receiving first or later lines of ET. Currently there is no validated method to identify
which ER positive MBC patients will be refractory to ET. Therefore, almost all ER positive
patients are treated with serial endocrine therapies before switching to chemotherapy. The
investigators propose that a subset of these patients would be better served with
chemotherapy, in spite of its increased toxicity profile, rather than delaying chemotherapy
during a several month trial of ineffective, albeit less toxic, ET.
To try and predict benefit from or resistance to ET, an index (the CTC-ETI) has been created
that takes into account the number of CTC (which is prognostic) as well as the phenotype of
the CTC, based on the hypothesis that relative levels of ER and Bcl-2 (high=benefit) and
HER2 and Ki67 (high=resistance) are predictive of ET responsiveness or resistance. Although
the preliminary data demonstrate the ability to detect, enumerate, and characterize CTC
utilizing the CellSearch® System, the purpose of the current study is to establish proof of
principle that these 4 markers can be used to generate a CTC-ETI which can be performed at
baseline from patients enrolled at different centers, and that baseline CTC-ETI predicts
relative outcome for patients with ER positive MBC starting a new ET, and can be monitored
in such patients during ET. Successful completion of this study will set the stage for a
larger, definitive study designed to demonstrate the clinical utility of a "refined" CTC-ETI
in patients with ER positive, HER2 negative MBC.
Observational
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
Rapid Disease Progression
Within 30 days prior to the initiation of therapy, chest & abdomen body imaging (computed tomography [CT], or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] scanning) plus bone scintigraphic imaging (bone scans or PET scans) or PET-CT scans which encompass both will be performed to identify target and non-target lesions that will be followed with the same imaging techniques 3 months after the initiation of therapy. Objective tumor response will be determined using RECIST v1.1 criteria. Rapid disease progression will be defined as disease progression according to RECIST v1.1 criteria or death due to metastatic breast cancer within 3 months of starting a new ET.
Within 3 months after initiation of a new line of enrocrine therapy
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Daniel F Hayes, M.D.
Principal Investigator
University of Michigan Cancer Center
United States: Institutional Review Board
COMETI-P2-2012
NCT01701050
April 2013
June 2015
Name | Location |
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Mayo Clinic | Rochester, Minnesota 55905 |
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center | Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0752 |
Florida Cancer Specialists | Fort Myers, Florida 33901 |
Duke University | Durham, North Carolina 27710 |
Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-6541 |
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC | Clarksville, Tennessee 37043 |
Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 |
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. | Tampa, Florida 33612 |
Dana-Faber Cancer Institute | Boston, Massachusetts |