Peri-Operative Immune Checkpoint Inhibition and Cryoablation in Women with Triple-negative Breast Cancer

Last updated: September 9, 2024
Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Breast Cancer

Cancer

Treatment

Nivolumab

Ipilimumab

Pembrolizumab

Clinical Study ID

NCT03546686
STU-2021-1043
  • Ages > 18
  • Female

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of pre-operative cryoablation, and immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) on on 3-year Event Free Survival (EFS), in women with residual hormone receptor negative, HER2-negative ("triple negative") resectable breast cancer after taxane-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Women age 18 years or older

  2. Confirmed histologic diagnosis of invasive carcinoma of the breast

  3. Pathology confirmation of invasive carcinoma (reported or requested and pending)

  4. ER, PR and HER2 negative on outside or Cedars Sinai biopsy report, where ER and PRnegative are defined as staining present in ≤10% of invasive cancer cells by IHC,and HER2-negative is defined as IHC 0-1+ or FISH <2.0. If ER, PR and HER2 status arenot reported the results must be requested and pending.

  5. Operable tumor measuring ≥1.0 cm in maximal diameter

  6. Any nodal status allowed, including negative nodal status.

  7. Multifocal and multicentric disease is permitted if all foci have been biopsied andalso meet the criteria for TNBC.

  8. Synchronous bilateral invasive breast cancer is permitted if all foci have beenbiopsied and also meet the criteria for TNBC.

  9. No indication of distant metastases

  10. Total mastectomy or lumpectomy planned

  11. Tumor amenable to cryoablation as determined by a study radiologist

  12. ECOG performance status score of 0 or 1.

  13. Screening laboratory values must meet the following criteria:

  • White blood cells (WBCs) ≥ 2000/μL

  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/μL

  • Platelets ≥ 100 x 103/μL ii. Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL iii. Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5x ULN or creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 40 mL/min (if using the Cockcroft-Gaultformula below): Female CrCl = (140 - age in years) x weight in kg x 0.85 72 xserum creatinine in mg/dL

  • AST/ALT ≤ 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN)

  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (except subjects with Gilbert's syndrome, who must havetotal bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL)

  1. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must use appropriate method(s) ofcontraception. WOCBP should use an adequate method to avoid pregnancy for 23 weeks (30 days plus the time required for nivolumab and, ipilimumab, and pembrolizumab toundergo five half-lives) after the last dose of investigational drug.

  2. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG). Women must not bebreastfeeding

  3. Willing to adhere to the study visit schedule and the prohibitions and restrictionsspecified in this protocol.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Medical history and concurrent diseases
  1. Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in thepast 2 years (i.e., with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids, orimmunosuppressive drugs). Note: Replacement therapy (eg, thyroxine, insulin, orphysiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitaryinsufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.

  2. Any underlying medical or psychiatric condition, which in the opinion of theinvestigator, will make the administration of study drug hazardous or obscurethe interpretation of AEs, such as a condition associated with frequent orpoorly controlled diarrhea.

  3. A history of invasive malignancy ≤5 years prior to signing informed consentexcept for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or insitu cervical cancer, or ovarian cancer.

  4. Has known active hepatitis B or hepatitis C.

  • Prohibited Treatments and/or Therapies
  1. Chronic use of immunosuppressants and/or systemic corticosteroids (used in themanagement of cancer or non-cancer-related illnesses). Brief periods of steroiduse, for example for the management of chemotherapy-associated toxicities, areallowed. The use of corticosteroids on study is allowed for the treatment ofimmune related adverse events (irAEs) and other medical conditions includingadrenal insufficiency.

  2. Any non-oncology live vaccine therapy used for prevention of infectiousdiseases within 3 weeks prior to first dose of ICI.

  3. Prior investigational agents within 3 weeks prior to ICI administration

Study Design

Total Participants: 80
Treatment Group(s): 5
Primary Treatment: Nivolumab
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
November 12, 2019
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2028

Study Description

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of pre-operative cryoablation, immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) on 3-year Event Free Survival (EFS), in women with triple negative breast cancer after taxane-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Our strategy combines two interventions: induced activation and maturation of dendritic cells and tumor-specific T cells by cross-presentation of tumor antigens via local destruction of tumor tissue by cryoablation. Second, we administer Pembrolizumab, an antibody that inhibits lymphocyte programmed death 1 (PD-1) receptors and interferes with PD-1 mediated T-cell regulatory signaling; and was recently US FDA approved as curative-intent standard-of-care treatment for triple negative breast cancer. Women with residual triple negative resectable breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy will be treated with tumor cryoablation and pre-operative immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI). Women undergoing either mastectomy or breast conserving surgery are eligible.

Connect with a study center

  • Cedars Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California 90048
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ohio State University Medical Center

    Columbus, Ohio 43210
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Providence Cancer Institute

    Portland, Oregon 97213
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas 75390
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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