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A Trial of Panobinostat and Trastuzumab for Adult Female Patients With HER2 Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Whose Disease Has Progressed on or After Trastuzumab

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Status and phase

Terminated
Phase 2
Phase 1

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Treatments

Drug: Panobinostat
Drug: Trastuzumab

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00567879
CLBH589C2204
2007-002449-19 (EudraCT Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary purpose of this study is to identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of both intravenous and oral panobinostat plus trastuzumab. The study will evaluate safety and efficacy of the combination in adult female patients with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer

Full description

This phase Ib/IIa study was prematurely terminated due to lack of efficacy noted in 55 patients with HER2-positive MBC who had progressed on or following a trastuzumab-based therapy.

Enrollment

56 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Key Inclusion criteria:

  • Age > 18 year old
  • Confirmed HER2+ ve metastatic breast cancer
  • Prior treatment and progression on trastuzumab
  • Patients must have adequate laboratory values
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of <2

Key Exclusion criteria:

  • Patients with active central nervous system (CNS) disease or brain metastases except those who have been previously treated and have been stable for at least 3 months.
  • Impaired heart function or clinically significant heart disease
  • Impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function, or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of LBH589
  • Ongoing diarrhea
  • Liver or renal disease with impaired hepatic or renal functions
  • Concomitant use of any anti-cancer therapy or certain drugs
  • Female patients who are pregnant or breast feeding
  • Patients not willing to use an effective method of birth control

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

N/A

Interventional model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

56 participants in 1 patient group

Panobinostat with trastuzumab
Experimental group
Description:
Panobinostat intravenously (i.v.) or orally was given in combination with trastuzumab.
Treatment:
Drug: Panobinostat
Drug: Trastuzumab

Trial contacts and locations

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