Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
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Eligibility Criteria
- 1. Women and men ≥ 18 years old are eligible to enroll
- 2. ECOG performance status 0-1
- 3. Life expectancy of more than 6 months, in the opinion of the investigator
- 4. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of HER2+ locally advanced unresectable or metastatic breast cancer. HER2 positivity is defined by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and/or 3+ staining by IHC according to the latest ASCO/CAP guidelines.
- 5. Documented presence of activating mutation in PIK3CA in the tumor, based on the analysis of solid or liquid biopsy by an assay approved for clinical decision makingby an FDA-approved test (examples include FoundationOne Liquid®; Guardant360®, Therrascreen® PIK3CA).
- 6. Known ER and PR status of the tumor defined by IHC according to the latest ASCO/CAP guidelines
- 7. Patients with HR-/HER2+ or HR+/HER2+ breast cancer may enroll
- 8. HR+/HER2+ patients should be men or post-menopausal women; premenopausal women with HR+/HER2+ breast cancer are eligible if on ovarian suppression, or agreeable to mandatory ovarian suppression
- 9. HR+/HER2+ patients should be agreeable to concomitant treatment with fulvestrant per study protocol. Prior therapy with fulvestrant is allowed.
- 10. Patients should have received at least two FDA-approved HER2-targeted agents at any time in the course of their disease. Note: 1 line of therapy containing EGFR or HER2-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (for example, neratinib, tucatinib, lapatinib, afatinib, pyrotinib, etc.) in the metastatic setting is allowed
- 11. Measurable and/or evaluable disease per RECIST 1.1 criteria and/or RANO-BM criteria (appendix C). Bone only disease is allowed.
- 12. CNS
- 1. Patients with contraindications to undergo contrast MRI imaging of the brain are excluded from the study
- 2. Pregnancy or breast feeding
- 3. Any systemic anti-cancer therapy (including hormonal therapy or investigational agents) or surgery in \<14 days prior to the first dose of study treatment WBRT in \<21 days, SBRT for CNS disease in \<7 days, or palliative radiation to extracranial sites in \<14 days prior to the first dose of study treatment5.
- 4. Based on screening brain MRI, patients must not have any of the following:
- 1. Any untreated brain lesions \> 2.0 cm in size, unless discussed with medical monitor and approval for enrollment is given 2. Ongoing use of systemic corticosteroids for control of symptoms of brain metastases at a total daily dose of \> 2 mg of dexamethasone (or equivalent). However, patients on a chronic stable dose of ≤ 2 mg total daily of dexamethasone (or equivalent) may be eligible with discussion and approval by the medical monitor 3. Any brain lesion thought to require immediate local therapy, including (but not limited to) a lesion in an anatomic site where increase in size or possible treatment-related edema may pose risk to patient (e.g. brain stem lesions). Patients who undergo local treatment for such lesions identified by screening contrast brain MRI may still be eligible for the study based on criteria described under CNS inclusion criteria 3b 4. Known or suspected leptomeningeal disease as documented by the investigator 5. Have poorly controlled (\> 1/week) generalized or complex partial seizures, or manifest neurologic progression due to brain metastases notwithstanding CNS-directed therapy 5. Any toxicity related to prior cancer therapies that has not resolved to ≤ Grade 1, with the exception of peripheral neuropathy, which must have resolved to ≤ Grade 2, and alopecia 6. More than 1 line of therapy containing tucatinib, lapatinib, neratinib, afatinib, pyrotinib, or other EGFR or HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor in the metastatic setting. Note: receiving the above medications for \<30 days is not considered to be a "line of therapy". Adjuvant treatment with EGFR or HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitors does not count.
- 7. Previous treatment with alpelisib or other PI3K, mTOR or AKT inhibitor of more than 30 days duration.
- 8. An established diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type I, or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus type II 9. History of acute pancreatitis within 1 year of screening, or a past medical history of chronic pancreatitis 10. History of severe cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions (Steven Johnson syndrome, erythema multiforme or toxic epidermal necrolysis) 11. Active bacterial, fungal or viral infections requiring treatment with IV antibiotic, IV anti-fungal, or IV anti-viral drugs 12. Known active hepatitis B (HBV) or, active hepatitis C (HCV) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. Note: pretesting is not required. Patients with history of treated and cured HCV infection may enroll if they have documented undetectable viral load.
- 13. Known HIV infection with CD4+ T-cell (CD4+) counts \< 350 cells/μL. Note: pretesting is not required. Patients with known HIV infection and CD4+ T-cell (CD4+) counts ≥ 350 cells/μL may enroll.
- 14. Inability to swallow pills or any significant gastrointestinal disease which would preclude the adequate oral absorption of medications 15. Use of prohibited medications listed in the Appendix D (strong CYP3A4 inducers or inhibitors, and strong CYP2C8 inducers or inhibitors) within 3 elimination half-lives prior to initiation of study treatments 16. Myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty/stenting (PTCA), or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) within 6 month of the first dose of the study treatment 17. Clinically significant cardio-vascular disease, such as ventricular arrhythmia requiring therapy, uncontrolled hypertension (defined as persistent systolic blood pressure \> 160 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure \> 100 mm Hg on antihypertensive medications), or any history of symptomatic congestive heart failure (CHF) 18. Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric conditions or laboratory abnormalities that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration, or may interfere with the interpretation of study results, or in the judgment of the investigator would make the subject inappropriate for entry into the study.
Ages Eligible for Study
18 Years to
Sexes Eligible for Study
ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No