Clinical Trial Results:
Phase II window of opportunity study of short term preoperative treatment with enzalutamide (alone or in combination with exemestane) in patients with primary breast cancer.
Summary
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EudraCT number |
2014-002001-37 |
Trial protocol |
GB ES DE |
Global end of trial date |
31 Mar 2020
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Results information
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Results version number |
v1(current) |
This version publication date |
15 May 2021
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First version publication date |
15 May 2021
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Other versions |
Trial Information
Subject Disposition
Baseline Characteristics
End Points
Adverse Events
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Baseline Characteristics
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Trial identification
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Sponsor protocol code |
009684QM
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Additional study identifiers
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ISRCTN number |
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US NCT number |
NCT02676986 | ||
WHO universal trial number (UTN) |
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Other trial identifiers |
Not applicable: Not applicable | ||
Sponsors
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Sponsor organisation name |
Queen Mary University of London
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Sponsor organisation address |
Mile End Road, London, United Kingdom, E1 4NS
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Public contact |
CECM Trials Team, Queen Mary University of London, +44 2078828197, bci-cecmmonitoring@qmul.ac.uk
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Scientific contact |
CECM Trials Team, Queen Mary University of London, +44 2078828197, bci-cecmmonitoring@qmul.ac.uk
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Paediatric regulatory details
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Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP) |
No
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Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial? |
No
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Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial? |
No
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Results analysis stage
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Analysis stage |
Final
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Date of interim/final analysis |
23 Sep 2020
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Is this the analysis of the primary completion data? |
Yes
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Primary completion date |
31 Mar 2020
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Global end of trial reached? |
Yes
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Global end of trial date |
31 Mar 2020
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Was the trial ended prematurely? |
Yes
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General information about the trial
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Main objective of the trial |
Determine the ability of enzalutamide, when taken alone or in combination with exemestane, to affect the growth of cancer cells in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer.
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Protection of trial subjects |
The study design aimed to minimise potential risks. Eligibility criteria were selected to enhance the safety of patients in this trial and a number of exclusion criteria were specifically based on the known safety profiles of the study drug treatments. Short-term preoperative ‘window’ studies of 2-4 weeks treatment are a validated strategy to provide rapid and cost-efficient proof-of-concept for novel treatment approaches by assessing the direct effects of the study treatment on the tumour tissue.
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Background therapy |
None | ||
Evidence for comparator |
The ER+ve cohort focused on postmenopausal women with newly diagnosed, untreated ER+ve, invasive primary breast cancer. In this cohort, the trial evaluated the effects of preoperative therapy with enzalutamide plus exemestane relative to exemestane alone. It was established practice to treat ER-positive patients with endocrine therapy as soon as the diagnosis of breast cancer has been established, and several clinical trials had shown that two weeks preoperative therapy with an AI or tamoxifen markedly reduces proliferation as measured by Ki67 in human breast cancer. Experimental evidence furthermore suggests that short duration endocrine therapy shortly before and immediately after breast cancer surgery might improve long term outcome with no additional toxicity or resource implications. For TNBC, data for short-term preoperative therapy was less established due to the lack of a targeted treatment strategy with a favourable toxicity profile. In this context enzalutamide was offered as the only drug given to investigate the effects of enzalutamide alone. | ||
Actual start date of recruitment |
22 Sep 2015
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Long term follow-up planned |
No
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Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement? |
Yes
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Population of trial subjects
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Number of subjects enrolled per country |
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Spain: 24
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
United Kingdom: 64
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Germany: 124
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
United States: 7
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Worldwide total number of subjects |
219
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EEA total number of subjects |
212
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Number of subjects enrolled per age group |
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In utero |
0
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Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk |
0
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Newborns (0-27 days) |
0
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Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) |
0
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Children (2-11 years) |
0
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Adolescents (12-17 years) |
0
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Adults (18-64 years) |
105
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From 65 to 84 years |
110
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85 years and over |
4
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Recruitment
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Recruitment details |
From September 2015 to November 2017, 194 patients with newly diagnosed, untreated ER+ve, invasive primary breast cancer were recruited and 27 patients were recruited to the AR+ve, triple negative breast cancer cohort. In total, 221 patients were enrolled but 219 patients received treatment and were therefore included in the result analysis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-assignment
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Screening details |
The ER+ve cohort focused on postmenopausal women with newly diagnosed, untreated ER+ve, invasive primary breast cancer. The AR+ve, TNBC cohort focused on women with newly diagnosed, untreated, AR+ve, TNBC invasive primary breast cancer. All patients had to have been previously untreated, a tumour size over 1cm, ECOG performance status 0-2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period 1
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Period 1 title |
Overall Trial (overall period)
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Is this the baseline period? |
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Allocation method |
Randomised - controlled
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Blinding used |
Not blinded | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blinding implementation details |
Not applicable.
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Arms
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Are arms mutually exclusive |
Yes
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Arm title
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ER+ve Cohort Exemestane Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm description |
Patients were given 25mg/day of exemestane for a minimum of 15 days and a maximum of 29 days until patients either had definitive surgery or primary medical treatment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm type |
Active comparator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product name |
Exemestane
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Investigational medicinal product code |
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Other name |
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Pharmaceutical forms |
Tablet
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Routes of administration |
Oral use
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Dosage and administration details |
25 mg in 1 tablet (25 mg)
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Arm title
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ER+ve Cohort Enzalutamide and Exemestane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm description |
Patients were treated with 160mg/day of enzalutamide plus 50mg of exemestane for a minimum of 15 days and a maximum of 29 days before patients either had definitive surgery or primary medical treatment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm type |
Active comparator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product name |
Enzalutamide
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Investigational medicinal product code |
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Other name |
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Pharmaceutical forms |
Capsule, soft
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Routes of administration |
Oral use
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Dosage and administration details |
160mg/day
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Investigational medicinal product name |
Exemestane
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Investigational medicinal product code |
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Other name |
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Pharmaceutical forms |
Tablet
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Routes of administration |
Oral use
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Dosage and administration details |
50 mg in 2 tablets (25 mg each)
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Arm title
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AR+ve, TNBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm description |
The AR+ve, TNBC cohort included patients with newly diagnosed, untreated, AR+ve, TNBC invasive primary breast cancer. In this cohort, the trial evaluated the effects of preoperative therapy with enzalutamide alone. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm type |
Experimental | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product name |
Enzalutamide
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Investigational medicinal product code |
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Other name |
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Pharmaceutical forms |
Capsule, soft
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Routes of administration |
Oral use
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Dosage and administration details |
160mg/day of enzalutamide
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Baseline characteristics reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
ER+ve Cohort Exemestane Only
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Reporting group description |
Patients were given 25mg/day of exemestane for a minimum of 15 days and a maximum of 29 days until patients either had definitive surgery or primary medical treatment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group title |
ER+ve Cohort Enzalutamide and Exemestane
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Reporting group description |
Patients were treated with 160mg/day of enzalutamide plus 50mg of exemestane for a minimum of 15 days and a maximum of 29 days before patients either had definitive surgery or primary medical treatment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group title |
AR+ve, TNBC
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Reporting group description |
The AR+ve, TNBC cohort included patients with newly diagnosed, untreated, AR+ve, TNBC invasive primary breast cancer. In this cohort, the trial evaluated the effects of preoperative therapy with enzalutamide alone. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End points reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
ER+ve Cohort Exemestane Only
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Reporting group description |
Patients were given 25mg/day of exemestane for a minimum of 15 days and a maximum of 29 days until patients either had definitive surgery or primary medical treatment. | ||
Reporting group title |
ER+ve Cohort Enzalutamide and Exemestane
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Reporting group description |
Patients were treated with 160mg/day of enzalutamide plus 50mg of exemestane for a minimum of 15 days and a maximum of 29 days before patients either had definitive surgery or primary medical treatment. | ||
Reporting group title |
AR+ve, TNBC
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Reporting group description |
The AR+ve, TNBC cohort included patients with newly diagnosed, untreated, AR+ve, TNBC invasive primary breast cancer. In this cohort, the trial evaluated the effects of preoperative therapy with enzalutamide alone. |
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End point title |
Geometric mean change in Ki67 expression in ER+ve Cohort [1] | |||||||||||||||
End point description |
Mean change in Ki67 expression is primary endpoint for the ER+ cohort only.
The difference in geometric mean change (end of treatment – pre-treatment) in Ki67 expression between the two treatment groups (Mean ΔKi67). Geometric mean Ki67 suppression is calculated as 1 minus the back-transformation of the arithmetic mean of [ln(Ki67post) – ln(Ki67pre)].
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End point type |
Primary
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End point timeframe |
Baseline to end of treatment
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Notes [1] - The end point is not reporting statistics for all the arms in the baseline period. It is expected all the baseline period arms will be reported on when providing values for an end point on the baseline period. Justification: Comparison not applicable for single arm cohort |
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Statistical analysis title |
Relative Risk | |||||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
ER+ve Cohort Exemestane Only v ER+ve Cohort Enzalutamide and Exemestane
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
141
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
superiority | |||||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.771 | |||||||||||||||
Method |
t-test, 1-sided | |||||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Risk ratio (RR) | |||||||||||||||
Point estimate |
0.91
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Confidence interval |
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95% | |||||||||||||||
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2-sided
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lower limit |
0.71 | |||||||||||||||
upper limit |
1.17 |
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End point title |
AR+ve TNBC individual anti-proliferative response [2] [3] | ||||||||||
End point description |
Individual anti-proliferative response rate (RRΔKi67), where response is defined as a ≥50% fall in Ki67 expression over the course of the study treatment.
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End point type |
Primary
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End point timeframe |
Baseline to end of treatment
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Notes [2] - No statistical analyses have been specified for this primary end point. It is expected there is at least one statistical analysis for each primary end point. Justification: Comparisons not applicable as single arm cohort [3] - The end point is not reporting statistics for all the arms in the baseline period. It is expected all the baseline period arms will be reported on when providing values for an end point on the baseline period. Justification: Comparisons not applicable as single arm cohort |
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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End point title |
Geometric mean Ki67 expression at the end of study treatment | ||||||||||||||||
End point description |
ER+ve:
The difference in geometric mean Ki67 expression at the end of study treatment (Mean Ki67post) between the two treatment groups.
AR+ve:
Geometric mean Ki67 expression at the end of study treatment (Mean Ki67post).
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
End of treatment
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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End point title |
Individual end-of treatment anti-proliferative response (RRKi67-Post) | ||||||||||||||||
End point description |
ER+ve:
Individual end of treatment anti-proliferative response rate (RRKi67-post) in both treatment groups, where response is defined as the natural logarithm of percentage positive Ki67 of less than 1 at the end of study treatment; the analysis will be limited to patients with pre-treatment ln(%Ki67)≥1.
AR+ve:
Individual end of treatment anti-proliferative response rate (RRKi67-post), where response is defined as the natural logarithm of percentage positive Ki67 of less than 1 at the end of study treatment; the analysis will be limited to patients with pre-treatment ln(%Ki67)≥1.
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
End of treatment
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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End point title |
Individual anti-proliferative response (RRΔKi67) in ER+ve cohort [4] | |||||||||||||||
End point description |
ER+ve:
Individual anti-proliferative response rate (RRΔKi67), where response is defined as a ≥50% fall in Ki67 expression over the course of the study treatment in both treatment groups.
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
Baseline to end of treatment
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Notes [4] - The end point is not reporting statistics for all the arms in the baseline period. It is expected all the baseline period arms will be reported on when providing values for an end point on the baseline period. Justification: Comparison not applicable for single arm cohort |
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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End point title |
Geometric mean change in Caspase-3 | ||||||||||||||||
End point description |
ER+ve:
The difference in geometric mean change (end of treatment – pre-treatment) in Caspase-3 between the two treatment groups (Mean ΔCaspase-3).
AR+ve:
Geometric mean change in Caspase-3 at the end of study treatment (Mean ΔCaspase-3).
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
Baseline to end of treatment
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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End point title |
Individual apoptotic response (RRΔCaspase-3) | ||||||||||||||||
End point description |
ER+ve:
Individual apoptotic response rate (RRΔCaspase-3), where response is defined as a ≥50% increase in Caspase-3 over the course of the study treatment in both treatment groups.
AR+ve:
Individual apoptotic response rate (RRΔCaspase-3), where response is defined as a ≥50% increase in Caspase-3 over the course of the study treatment.
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
Baseline to end of treatment
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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End point title |
Geometric mean change in Ki67 expression in AR+ve cohort [5] | ||||||||
End point description |
The difference in geometric mean change (end of treatment – pre-treatment) in Ki67 expression
between the two treatment groups (Mean ΔKi67). Geometric mean Ki67 suppression is calculated as 1
minus the back-transformation of the arithmetic mean of [ln(Ki67post) – ln(Ki67pre)].
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
Baseline to end of treatment
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Notes [5] - The end point is not reporting statistics for all the arms in the baseline period. It is expected all the baseline period arms will be reported on when providing values for an end point on the baseline period. Justification: Comparisons not applicable as single arm cohort |
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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Adverse events information
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Timeframe for reporting adverse events |
Baseline until 30days after last day of treatment or study discontinuation/termination, whichever is later.
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Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
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Reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
ER+ve Cohort Exemestane Only
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Reporting group description |
Patients were given 25mg/day of exemestane for a minimum of 15 days and a maximum of 29 days until patients either had definitive surgery or primary medical treatment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group title |
ER+ve Cohort Enzalutamide and Exemestane
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Reporting group description |
Patients were treated with enzalutamide plus exemestane for a minimum of 15 days and a maximum of 29 days before patients either had definitive surgery or primary medical treatment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group title |
AR+ve, TNBC
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Reporting group description |
The AR+ve, TNBC cohort included patients with newly diagnosed, untreated, AR+ve, TNBC invasive primary breast cancer. In this cohort, the trial evaluated the effects of preoperative therapy with enzalutamide alone. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Substantial protocol amendments (globally) |
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Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? Yes | |||
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Amendment |
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21 Sep 2015 |
This amendment related to the addition of two sites. |
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20 Nov 2015 |
This amendment related to the addition of one site. |
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08 Jan 2016 |
This amendment related to the change of PI at one site. |
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15 Apr 2016 |
This amendment related to the addition of new sites. |
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29 Jun 2016 |
This amendment related to the addition of new sites. |
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14 Nov 2019 |
This amendment was to extend the date of end of trial. |
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Interruptions (globally) |
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Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No | |||
Limitations and caveats |
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Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data. | |||
The TNBC AR+ve cohort recruited 27/55 patients due to the funder not renewing stocks of existing IMP. The ER+ve cohort had completed recruitment, but the TNBC cohort was therefore stopped to recruitment early. The trial continued endpoint follow up. |