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ER Reactivation Therapy for Breast Cancer

Before anti-estrogens such as tamoxifen were developed to treat estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer, high-dose estrogen therapies were used. This seems counterintuitive since anti-estrogens block ER function, while estrogens increase ER function, but these therapies are effective to similar extents for the treatment of metastatic ER+ breast cancer. Estrogen therapies are most effective against cancers that develop resistance to anti-estrogens, likely because such cancers have adapted to grow without ER function, and restoring ER function (with estrogen) is damaging to the cancer cells. In some patients with ER+ breast cancer that becomes resistant to anti-estrogens, treatment with the estrogen 17B-estradiol induces tumor response. Furthermore, when 17B-estradiol-sensitive tumors eventually become resistant to 17B-estradiol, switching back to anti-estrogen therapy is often effective. These observations suggest that cancers can alternate between anti-estrogen-sensitive and 17B-estradiol-sensitive states. The investigators hypothesize that treatment with alternating 17B-estradiol / anti-estrogen therapies on a defined 8-week / 16-week schedule will more effectively prevent cancer growth than continuous treatment with either type of therapy in patients with metastatic anti-estrogen-resistant ER+ breast cancer.

Start: March 2016

IMaging PAtients for Cancer Drug selecTion - Metastatic Breast Cancer

Current patient work-up, including conventional imaging and pathological assessment of just one single biopsy, might be insufficient to identify metastatic breast cancer patients, who possibly benefit from first-line anti-hormonal or anti-HER2 therapy. As receptor conversion of the tumor is found quite frequently and molecular heterogeneity can occur within one patient, up-to-date whole body information is necessary to determine estrogen receptor (ER) and/or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) receptor status and subsequently guide therapy decision. With molecular imaging via PET this information can be obtained in a non-invasive, patient friendly way. Furthermore, to improve and individualize treatment and be able to identify (new) drug targets and biomarkers, sampling of venous blood, circulating tumor cells (CTC), as well as circulating tumor DNA, microRNA (miRNA) and molecular characterization of one metastasis at the beginning and, if feasible, of an additional biopsy during therapy, is necessary.

Start: August 2013

Fathers and Mothers Invested in Lives of Their Youth (FAMILY) Study: A Pilot Intervention

This is a single-arm pilot study to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a novel psychosocial intervention to improve psychosocial outcomes for parents with advanced cancer and their co-parents. In this single-center study, we will recruit ten mothers with metastatic breast cancer and their co-parents as dyads (N=20) to participate in the Fathers and Mothers Invested in the Lives of their Youth (FAMILY) intervention. Patient and co-parent dyads will participate in 2-3 study visits with an intervention facilitator and a post-intervention feedback interview. Participants will also complete baseline and follow-up study surveys. The final products of this study will be the FAMILY intervention manual and training materials, and fidelity assessments.

Start: October 2019

Tucatinib, Trastuzumab, and Capecitabine for the Treatment of HER2+ LMD

A phase 2 non-randomized study to assess the safety and efficacy of the combination of tucatinib and trastuzumab with capecitabine for the treatment of leptomeningeal metastases in HER2-neu positive breast cancer.

Start: March 2019

Efficacy Evaluation of Enobosarm Monotherapy in Treatment of AR+/ER+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer

To demonstrate the efficacy of enobosarmin the treatment of androgen receptor positive (AR+) and estrogen receptor positive (ER+) metastatic breast cancer (MBC) as measured by radiographic progression free survival (rPFS).

Start: June 2021

A Study of U3-1402 in Subjects With Metastatic Breast Cancer

This study is to evaluate safety and efficacy of an antibody drug conjugate U3-1402 in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) who have received no prior anti-HER2 therapy.

Start: May 2021

Niraparib in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Triple-negative Breast Cancer or Ovarian Cancer

This Phase 1/2 study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of combination treatment with niraparib and pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in patients with advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer or recurrent ovarian cancer. (KEYNOTE-162)

Start: April 2016

Study to Describe the Real-world Treatment Patterns and Associated Outcomes in Patients With HER2-positive Unresectable or Metastatic Breast Cancer

This multicountry, multicenter, retrospective, non-interventional study involving patients diagnosed with HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer mBC will be conducted to understand the demographic and clinico-pathological profile of the patients, diagnostic practices for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status, current treatment landscape and sequencing of therapies, associated burden of toxicities with all lines of treatment (LOTs), and survival outcomes in the real-world setting.

Start: May 2021

A Study of LY3484356 in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer or Endometrial Cancer

The reason for this study is to see if the study drug LY3484356 alone or in combination with other anticancer therapies is safe and effective in participants with advanced or metastatic breast cancer or endometrial cancer.

Start: December 2019

Prevention of Symptomatic Skeletal Events With Denosumab Administered Every 4 Weeks Versus Every 12 Weeks

The aim of the trial is to test the hypothesis that the benefit of denosumab is maintained if administered only every 12 weeks as compared to every 4 weeks.

Start: July 2014

Sacituzumab Govitecan +/- Pembrolizumab In HR+ / HER2 - MBC

This research study is evaluating the safety and effectiveness of Sacituzumab Govitecan with or without Pembrolizumab in metastatic HR+/HER2- breast cancer. The names of the study interventions involved in this study are: Sacituzumab govitecan (IMMU-132) Pembrolizumab (Keytruda®; MK-3475)

Start: September 2020

Epicutaneous Cryoimmunotherapy Combined With Pembrolizumab for Cutaneous Metastatic Breast Cancer

The purpose of this research study is to look at the safety and side effects of combining the drug pembrolizumab with imiquimod, GM-CSF, and cryotherapy to treat breast cancer that includes skin lesions.

Start: September 2020

Personalized Molecular Profiling in Cancer Treatment at Johns Hopkins

The goal of this research study is to determine if we can obtain personalized genetic information from a subject's blood sample that is similar to that obtained from a tumor tissue sample, and if we can use that information to make treatment suggestions.

Start: January 2018

A Study of Letrozole, Palbociclib, and Onapristone ER in People With Metastatic Breast Cancer

The researchers are doing this study to find out whether the study drug onapristone ER, combined with the standard treatment for your cancer (letrozole and palbociclib), is a safe treatment for people who have metastatic or unresectable ER+/PR+/HER2- breast cancer. The researchers will test different doses of the study drug to find the highest dose that causes few or mild side effects.

Start: June 2021

Niraparib in Combination With Trastuzumab in Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer

The human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) regulates cell growth and survival. Approximately 15-20% of all breast cancers are HER2-positive, which are an aggressive and fast-growing subtype of breast cancer. This study will evaluate a new treatment using a potent Poly polymerase (PARP) inhibitor known as Niraparib. Niraparib will be combined with trastuzumab, a HER2-targeted agent, to evaluate the safety and tolerability in patients with metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer. It is anticipated that the combination of drugs will improve survival and have few side effects.

Start: September 2019

Physical Activity to Maintain Quality of Life and Physical Function in Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer: a Pilot Study

Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is an incurable disease. Maintaining optimum quality of life is a major goal of care. There is a strong body of evidence that exercise can reduce or manage fatigue, depression and insomnia in breast cancer patients; however, the evidence base is overwhelmingly in early stage cancer patients. The purpose of this study is to see if a home-based, self-directed walking program can have similar benefits in women with an MBC diagnosis. The primary objective is to evaluate whether engagement in physical activity will reduce fatigue during active treatment for MBC (baseline to 3 months); this is the primary endpoint. Secondary objectives pertain to feasibility of recruitment and retention of study participants and measuring changes between baseline, 3 months and 6 months in additional quality of life measures. Exploratory analyses pertain to changes in p16INK4a levels and sarcopenia between baseline and 3 months. The design is a single arm intervention trial in 30 patients. Findings from this study will provide preliminary data for a grant application to test the physical activity intervention in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in a large sample of women with metastatic breast cancer.

Start: October 2015

Palbociclib (PD-0332991) Combined With Fulvestrant In Hormone Receptor+ HER2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer After Endocrine Failure (PALOMA-3)

The study is a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, Phase 3 clinical trial with the primary objective of demonstrating the superiority of palbociclib in combination with fulvestrant (Faslodex®) over fulvestrant alone in prolonging PFS in women with HR+, HER2 negative metastatic breast cancer whose disease has progressed after prior endocrine therapy. The safety between the two treatment arms will also be compared. During study treatment, pre- and perimenopausal women must be receiving therapy with the LHRH agonist goserelin (Zoladex® or generic).

Start: September 2013

SYD985 vs. Physician's Choice in Participants With HER2-positive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that SYD985 [(vic-)trastuzumab duocarmazine] is superior to physician's choice in prolonging progression free survival.

Start: November 2017

A Study of HC-5404-FU to Establish the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)

Study HC-404-FCP-2011 is a first in human, Phase 1a, multi-center, open-label study to establish the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and evaluate the safety and tolerability of oral dosing of HC-5404-FU in a dose-escalating fashion. Up to 24 qualified subjects at 3 to 5 US sites, who have specific tumor types of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), gastric cancer (GC), metastatic breast cancer (MBC), small cell lung cancer (SCLC), and other solid tumors (e.g., non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, carcinoma of unknown primary) with the exception of rapidly progressing neoplasms (e.g., pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma, hepatocellular carcinoma) will receive HC-5404-FU. Every effort will be made to ensure approximately 50% of all subjects enrolled will be subjects with RCC and GC. The starting dose level is 25 mg twice daily (BID), escalating to 50, 100, and 200 mg BID as safety allows, following the Bayesian Optimal Interval (BOIN) design. If MTD is not reached even at the maximum dose level (200 mg BID is well tolerated), a higher dose level may be evaluated based on the safety monitoring committee (SMC) recommendations after a comprehensive review of the PK, safety, and efficacy data generated from the study. This Phase 1a will be expanded into a Phase 1b/2a study through a protocol amendment and will then assess the dose and tumor type(s) selected in Phase 1a as the most appropriate for further clinical development. Subjects will be dosed until unacceptable toxicity, disease progression per immune-related Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (iRECIST), subject withdrawal, any other administrative reasons, or after 2 years of treatment, whichever occurs first. Efficacy will be assessed via Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 (RECIST 1.1); computed tomography (CT) scans will be conducted every 6 weeks. Safety, including occurrence of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs), pharmacokinetics (PK), and biomarker parameters will also be assessed.

Start: June 2021

WI231696: Bosutinib, Palbocicilib and Fulvestrant for HR+HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer Refractory to a CDK4/6 Inhibitor

This is an open-label, single-arm, phase I trial. It is designed with a conservative dose escalation plan to ensure patient's safety and with a strong translational component to inform if target inhibition is achieved. With concerns regarding safety, based on extensive available pharmacokinetic data and clinical efficacy experience, bosutinib will be given 5-days in a row followed by 2 days rest in a weekly basis, instead of daily. The protocol will enroll patients per 3+3 escalation design. The Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) observation period is 28 days. At the end of DLT observation period of each cohort of 3 patients, decision will be made regarding further escalation or de-escalation according to this plan. Once the MTD of the combination is reached, the safety data will be analyzed. There will be no dose reductions during DLT observation period. Dose reduction within patients (individually) is allowed after the 4-week DLT observation period. Treatment in this phase I trial will be administered until there is disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Start: April 2019