Abstract PO5-21-10: Efficacy and Safety of Alpelisib in PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer after a CDK4/6 inhibitor: An Open-label, Multi-centre, Prospective, Single Arm Clinical Trial
Authors: Van Severen Rik , De Crem Anne-Sofie , Izci Hava , Slembrouck Laurence , Bempt Isabelle Vanden , Wildiers Hans , Punie Kevin , Naert Eline , Hilderson Ingeborg , Smeets Ann , Nevelsteen Ines , Deblander Anne , Willers Nynke , Berteloot Patrick , Vergote Ignace , Han Sileny , Vanderstichele Adriaan , Floris Giuseppe , Desmedt Christine , Denys Hannelore , Neven Patrick 
Published: May 2024

Introduction: Currently, patients with luminal metastatic breast cancer receive a CDK4/6 inhibitor in combination with endocrine therapy as a first or second line of treatment. When tumors become resistant to the CDK4/6 inhibitors, treatment with alpelisib (PI3K inhibitor) in combination with an endocrine agent can be a next treatment option if an activating PIK3CA mutation is confirmed (cfr. SOLAR-1 trial). However, limited data is available after treatment with CDK4/6 inhibitors (cfr. BYLieve trial) and even less about alpelisib in later lines of therapy. Therefore, we aim to investigate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of alpelisib in combination with an endocrine agent in PIK3CA-mutated advanced breast cancer patients in later lines after prior CDK4/6i treatment. Methods: This is an open-label, prospective, multi-centre, single arm clinical trial enrolling patients from both the University Hospital of Leuven (UHL) and Ghent University Hospital (GUH). For each patient, metastatic tumor was tested for PIK3CA mutations using the UHL 96 gene panel. Our endpoints are clinical benefit rate, progression-free survival, time to treatment discontinuation (defined as the date of starting alpelisib to the date of treatment discontinuation or death) and safety. Descriptive statistics were used. Results: Between June 18th 2019 and August 23rd 2021, 38 patients have been included with confirmed PIK3CA hotspot mutations. All patients had CDK4/6 inhibitor in an earlier treatment line. Median age at alpelisib initiation was 64 years (range: 39-82 years). Included patients had a median of four lines of systemic therapy for advanced disease prior to starting alpelisib (range: 1- 11). Clinical benefit rate (patients receiving ³ 6 months of treatment) was 26.3% (10/38). The median progression-free-survival as well as time to treatment discontinuation were 3 months (range: 1 – 18). Dose reduction due to toxicity occurred in 11 patients (29%), of which 7 due to hyperglycemia grade 3, 2 due to diarrhea grade 3, 1 due to rash grade 2 and 1 due to anorexia. Finally, 84% of patients (32/38) stopped alpelisib treatment because of progressive disease, 8% (3/38) because of intolerance, one patient died because of cerebral hemorrhage during treatment, one patient withdrew their informed consent and one patient is still ongoing with the treatment. Conclusion: Our trial demonstrates activity of alpelisib in patients with PIK3CA mutated advanced breast cancer in later lines of treatment after treatment with CDK4/6 inhibitors with a clinical benefit rate of 26.3%. Discontinuation of therapy due to toxicity was seen in only 8% of patients, although toxicity induced dose reduction was needed in 29% of patients. These findings support the results of the BYLieve trial and additionally show efficacy of alpelisib in later lines of treatment for hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer.

Citation Format: Rik Van Severen, Anne-Sofie De Crem, Hava Izci, Laurence Slembrouck, Isabelle Vanden Bempt, Hans Wildiers, Kevin Punie, Eline Naert, Ingeborg Hilderson, Ann Smeets, Ines Nevelsteen, Anne Deblander, Nynke Willers, Patrick Berteloot, Ignace Vergote, Sileny Han, Adriaan Vanderstichele, Giuseppe Floris, Christine Desmedt, Hannelore Denys, Patrick Neven. Efficacy and Safety of Alpelisib in PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer after a CDK4/6 inhibitor: An Open-label, Multi-centre, Prospective, Single Arm Clinical Trial [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2023 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2024;84(9 Suppl):Abstract nr PO5-21-10.