ONC201 With a Methionine-Restricted Diet in Patients With Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Condition: Triple Negative Breast Cancer
MeSH terms: Breast Neoplasms; Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
Intervention: Akt/ERK Inhibitor ONC201; Methionine-Restricted Diet
Intervention description: Given PO; Given PO
Intervention MeSH terms: TIC10 compound
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional
Primary purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Enrollment: 4.0
Sex: Female
Minimum age: 18 Years
Maximum age: 74 Years
Healthy volunteers: No

Summary:

      This phase II trial studies how well Akt/ERK inhibitor ONC201 (ONC201) with a
      methionine-restricted (MR) diet works in treating participants with triple negative breast
      cancer that has spread to other places in the body or cannot be removed by surgery. ONC201
      activates a process that leads to the death of a cell. ONC201 is able to target tumor cells
      to get rid of them, but does not affect normal cells. MR diet is a methionine-free amino acid
      modified medical food. The addition of an intermittent MR diet may enhance the activity of
      ONC201. Giving ONC201 and an MR diet may work better in treating participants with breast
      cancer.
    

Eligibility criteria:

        Inclusion Criteria:

          -  Metastatic or unresectable TNBC (estrogen receptor [ER] < 10%, progesterone receptor
             [PR] < 10% and HER2 negative either by immunohistochemistry [IHC] or in situ
             hybridization method by American Society of Clinical Oncology [ASCO]-College of
             American Pathologists [CAP] guidelines). For patients with a previous tumor sample
             with positive ER, PR and/or HER2 results, if the most recent biopsy meets study
             criteria, they will be eligible.

          -  Measurable disease by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1.
             within 28 days prior to registration

          -  Written informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
             (HIPAA) authorization for release of personal health information. NOTE: HIPAA
             authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately

          -  Any number of prior lines of systemic therapy for metastatic disease

          -  Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0 or 1

          -  Prior cancer treatment, including radiotherapy, must be completed at least 14 days
             prior to registration and the subject must have recovered from all reversible acute
             toxic effects of the regimen to =< grade 1 or to baseline prior to initiation of that
             therapy. Grade 2 or higher exceptions include alopecia, up to grade 2 neuropathy, and
             other grade 2 AEs or lab values not constituting a safety risk in the opinion of the
             treating physician. This criteria does not apply to lab tests for normal organ and
             marrow function outlined below.

          -  No active central nervous system (CNS) metastatic disease; subjects with prior
             definitive treatment of their CNS disease by surgical resection, stereotactic body
             radiation therapy (SBRT) or whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) > 28 days ago will be
             eligible if asymptomatic and off systemic steroids

          -  Life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks

          -  Normal organ and marrow function as defined per protocol definitions

               -  Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 1.5 x 10^3/uL

               -  Platelet count >= 100 x 10^3/uL

               -  Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL

               -  Total bilirubin < 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)

               -  Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)
                  and alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) ≤
                  2.5 x ULN if participant has liver metastases, ≤5x ULN.

               -  Creatinine < ULN (institutional normal)

          -  Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7
             days prior to registration. NOTE: Females are considered of childbearing potential
             unless they are surgically sterile (have undergone a hysterectomy, bilateral tubal
             ligation, or bilateral oophorectomy), or they are naturally postmenopausal for at
             least 12 consecutive months

          -  Females of childbearing potential must be willing to abstain from heterosexual
             activity or must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method) for
             the duration of study participation and for 90 days after discontinuation of study
             treatment

          -  Ability of the subject to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire
             length of the study

          -  Able to swallow ONC201

          -  Be willing to discontinue vitamin and mineral supplements for the duration of the
             study if randomized to receive the methionine restricted diet

        Exclusion Criteria:

          -  No prior therapy with TRAIL receptor agonists

          -  Active infection requiring systemic therapy. Patients with a known history of human
             immunodeficiency virus (HIV) must have a CD4 count >= the institutional lower limit of
             normal within 28 days prior to registration. Patients with HIV must also be on a
             stable antiretroviral regimen for >= 28 days before registration

          -  Pregnant or breastfeeding (NOTE: breast milk cannot be stored for future use while the
             mother is being treated on study)

          -  Known additional malignancy that is active and/or progressive requiring treatment;
             exceptions include basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical or
             bladder cancer, or other cancer for which the subject has been disease-free for at
             least three years

          -  Treatment with any investigational drug agent =< 14 days prior to registration or
             within 5 half-lives of that investigational product, whichever is longer

          -  Participant who has had major surgery =< 14 days prior to registration or has not
             recovered from major side effects of the surgery (tumor biopsy is not considered as
             major surgery)

          -  Known hypersensitivity to any of the excipients of ONC201

          -  Any impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly
             alter the absorption of the study drugs (e.g., ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled
             nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or small bowel resection)

          -  Any concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition that would, in the
             investigator's judgment, cause unacceptable safety risks, contraindicate subject
             participation in the clinical study or compromise compliance with the protocol (e.g.
             chronic pancreatitis, chronic active hepatitis, active untreated or uncontrolled
             fungal, bacterial or viral infections, etc.)

          -  Participants who follow a vegan or vegetarian diet