Clinical trial NCT03603197: BP-C1 in Short-term Treatment of Thai Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Official title: A Randomized, Double Blind and Placebo Controlled Multicenter Study Comparing BP-C1 and an Equal Looking Placebo in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients. A Phase IIB Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Metastatic Breast Cancer
Stage IV Breast Cancer
Keywords: BP-C1
cis-coordinated complexes of platinum(II) with polymer of benzene polycarboxylic acids derived from lignin
Benzene polycarboxylic acids complex with cis-diammineplatinum(II)
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Platinum analogue
Metronomic chemotherapy
Breast cancer
Cisplatin
Lead sponsor: Meabco A/S
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
Collaborators: name: Meddoc
name: Norwegian University of Life Sciences
First posted: 2018-07-27
Enrollment: 38
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether BP-C1 is effective in the short-term treatment of metastatic breast cancer patients who have previously undergone at least three lines of chemotherapy.

Detailed description: BP-C1, solution for injection 0.05%, is currently being developed for treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer with palliative intent.

Active substance of the product, which is a novel platinum-containing anticancer agent developed for intramuscular administration, is а cis-diammineplatinum(II) complexed with a polymer containing benzene polycarboxylic acids derived from lignin.

The amphiphilic characteristics of the polymer have resulted in a product with clear and significantly altered and improved properties compared to other platinum analogues, e.g. cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin.

BP-C1 preserves antitumour activity of its predecessors (e.g. cisplatin and carboplatin), additionally offering the following advantages that ensure favourable outcome of treatment of metastatic breast cancer patients:

* injectable solution (intramuscular) does not cause injection site reactions; can be administered at home by a nurse or a patient;
* has an improved pharmacokinetic profile;
* demonstrates efficacy comparable to cisplatin and much higher than carboplatin (in-vitro; in-vivo data);
* exerts an additional immunomodulatory activity.

This study is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre, phase IIb study in Thai patients with metastatic breast cancer. The eligible patients will be allocated (1:1) to either BP-C1 arm or Placebo arm and treated once daily for 32 days. The patients allocated to Placebo arm will cross over to BP-C1 treatment for 32 days when progression of the cancer will be documented and latest after 32-day treatment with Placebo. After 32-day treatment with BP-C1 the patients are invited to continue open-label treatment under protocol BMC2011-02.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Female patients with histologically verified metastatic breast cancer (stage IV) with measurable metastases, between 18 and 80 years of age, who had undergone at least three lines of chemotherapy and had an expected survival time of at least 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients fulfilling at least one of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in the study:

* Abnormal liver function classified as total bilirubin \>34 μmol/L or ALAT \> 3 times of the upper limit of normal (ULN). In case of metastases in the liver, the ALAT limit for exclusion is set to 5хULN.
* Abnormal kidney function defined by serum creatinine \>120 μmol/L.
* Abnormal coagulation capacity defined by the relative arbitrary concentration of coagulation factors 2,7,10; INR \>1.5.
* Verified metastases to the brain.
* Synchronous cancer except for non- melanoma skin cancer and early stage of cervical cancer.
* Abnormal hematology status defined by hemoglobin \< 9.0 g/dL, platelet count \< 100,000/mm\^3 or leucocytes \< 3 x 10\^9/L.
* Clinically significant abnormal ECG.
* Karnofsky performance status score \<60%.
* Pregnant or breast feeding women.
* Women of fertile age who do not want to be tested for possible pregnancy.
* Fertile female who do not want to use safe protection against pregnancy, starting one month before the start of the study treatment and lasting at least six weeks after.
* Uncontrolled bacterial, viral, fungal or parasite infection.
* Under systemic treatment with corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs in the last 21 days before start of the trial treatment.
* Participating in another clinical trial with pharmaceuticals in the last six weeks before start of this trial treatment.
* Not able to understand information.
* Not willing or not able to give written consent to participate in the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change (%) in the sum of diameters of target lesions
timeFrame: baseline to Day 32 of treatment
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Number of target lesions
timeFrame: baseline to Day 32 of treatment
measure: Treatment response
timeFrame: baseline to Day 32 of treatment
measure: Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score
timeFrame: baseline to Day 16 and Day 32 of treatment
measure: Separate scores of the general questionnaire EORTC QLQ-C30
timeFrame: baseline to Day 16 and Day 32 of treatment
measure: Separate scores of the specific questionnaire EORTC QLQ-BR23
timeFrame: baseline to Day 16 and Day 32 of treatment
measure: Maximum Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) score
timeFrame: baseline to Day 16 and Day 32 of treatment
measure: Change in the Sum CTC score
timeFrame: baseline to Day 16 and Day 32 of treatment
measure: Number of registered adverse events
timeFrame: baseline to Day 32 of treatment
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Udon Thani
country: Thailand
facility: Udon Thani Cancer Hospital
state: Udon Thani Province
city: Bangkok
country: Thailand
facility: Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
city: Lampang
country: Thailand
facility: Lampang Cancer Center
city: Ubon Ratchathani
country: Thailand
facility: Ubon Ratchanthani Cancer Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Udon Thani Cancer Hospital, Thailand
name: Kritiya Butthongkomvong, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Butthongkomvong K, Raunroadroong N, Sorrarichingchai S, Sangsaikae I, Srimuninnimit V, Harling H, Larsen S. Efficacy and tolerability of BP-C1 in metastatic breast cancer: a Phase II, randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled Thai multi-center study. Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2019 Jan 14;11:43-51. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S174298. eCollection 2019.