Date: 2015-10-14
Type of information: Initiation of the trial
phase: 3
Announcement: initiation of the trial
Company: Immunomedics (USA - NJ)
Product: sacituzumab govitecan - IMMU-132
Action
mechanism: antibody drug conjugate/ADC. Sacituzumab govitecan, or IMMU-132, is a first-in-class ADC developed by Immunomedics by conjugating the moderately-toxic drug, SN-38 (active metabolite of irinotecan), site-specifically and at a high ratio of drug to antibody, to a humanized antibody that targets the TROP-2 receptor expressed by many solid cancers. SN-38 is the active metabolite of irinotecan (Camptosar), which is used to treat certain solid cancers as a part of combination therapies, so its pharmacology and properties are well-known. IMMU-132 targets the TROP-2 antigen which is expressed on a variety of cancers. The ADC has received Fast Track designation from the FDA for the treatment of patients with triple-negative breast cancer, small-cell and non-small-cell lung cancers, and has also been designated an orphan drug for the treatment of patients with small-cell lung or pancreatic cancer in the U.S., and for the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer in the European Union.
Disease: triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)
Therapeutic area: Cancer - Oncology
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Trial
details: This study is an international, multi-center, open-label, randomized, Phase III study in patients with metastatic TNBC refractory or relapsing after at least 2 prior chemotherapies (including a taxane) for their metastatic disease. Patients meeting eligibility will be randomized 1:1 to receive either sacituzumab govitecan or treatment of physician choice (TPC), which needs to be selected prior to randomization from one of the 4 allowed regimens. Randomization will be stratified by number of prior chemotherapies for advanced disease (2-3 vs > 3) and geographical location (North America vs Europe). Patients will be treated until progression, unacceptable toxicity, study withdrawal, or death, whichever comes first. Tumor progression leading to treatment withdrawal will be assessed by the investigator. Starting with the initial dose of sacituzumab govitecan or TPC, CT scans (or MRI if contrast allergic) will be obtained at least every 8 weeks until the occurrence of progression of disease requiring discontinuation of further treatment.All patients, including those prematurely terminating study participation, will be followed every 4 weeks during the first year and every 8 weeks thereafter for survival follow-up. (NCT02574455)
Latest
news: Immunomedics has filed a multicenter, international, randomized, open-label Phase 3 study of approximately 328 patients with mTNBC who are refractory or relapsing after at least 2 prior chemotherapies that included a taxane for their metastatic disease. In accordance with the Company's Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) agreement with the FDA, the primary endpoint of the trial will be PFS, which will be measured by an independent centralized and blinded group of radiology experts who will be assessing tumor response using RECIST 1.1 criteria. Overall survival, ORR, duration of response, and time to onset of response will serve as secondary endpoints.
