Overview

Evaluation of Oral Care to Prevent Oral Mucositis in ER Positive MBC Patients Treated With Everolimus: Phase 3 RCT

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-10-16
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
Female
Summary
To examine whether the occurrence of oral mucositis can be reduced by dental oral management in patients by comparing the use of dental oral management through instruction by dental and oral surgeons (dental oral management group) and an observation group (brushing instruction only group) in a randomized, controlled study in females that are using everolimus for estrogen receptor-positive, hormone therapy-resistant refractory breast cancer.
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Comprehensive Support Project for Oncology Research
Collaborator:
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Treatments:
Everolimus
Sirolimus
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Female patients with a histological diagnosis of breast cancer (regardless of
histological subtype of breast cancer).

2. Diagnosis of metastatic or recurrent breast cancer satisfies either of the below.

1. Distant metastasis present that is inoperable at time of first examination (Stage
IV, 3.1 Clinical stage classification)

2. Progression of distant metastasis or recurrence of breast cancer after treatment
(after surgery and after treatments prior to and after surgery)

3. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of ER-positive breast cancer

4. Postmenopause

5. Any of the below conditions indicating resistance to aromatase inhibitor therapy. The
aromatase inhibitor therapy need not be the most recent therapy.

1. Recurrence during ongoing adjuvant therapy with an aromatase inhibitor, or
recurrence within 12 months after adjuvant therapy with an aromatase inhibitor

2. Progression during ongoing aromatase inhibitor therapy for advanced breast
cancer, or progression within 1 month after ending aromatase inhibitor therapy

6. Any number of chemotherapy (anti-neoplastic drugs) are allowed since diagnosis of
metastatic or recurrent breast cancer

7. Aged ≥20 years

8. PS of 0-1. (ECOG scale).

9. Previous treatment (including adjuvant therapy) satisfies all the conditions below.

1. Hormone therapy: At least 7 days have elapsed from the last administration of
hormonal therapy.

2. Radiotherapy: At least 14 days have elapsed from the last irradiation.

10. Organ function (within 4 weeks before enrollment) satisfies all the conditions below.

1. Neutrophil count (band cells + segmented cells) of ≥1,500/mm3, or white blood
cell count of ≥3,000/mm3

2. Platelet count of ≥100,000/mm3

3. Total bilirubin of ≤2.5 × ULN

4. AST (GOT) and ALT (GPT) of ≤2.5 × ULN

5. Serum creatinine of ≤1.5 × ULN

11. Cardiac function satisfies either of the below.

1. No cardiac disorder: No fatigue, palpitation, shortness of breath, or anginal
pain during everyday activities as confirmed by interview.

2. Has a cardiac disorder that does not limit movement, patient is confirmed to
experience no fatigue, palpitation, shortness of breath, or anginal pain during
everyday activities, and this health status is deemed to be maintained during
treatment.

12. Informed consent is obtainable from the subject herself in documented form using the
Consent Form.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Edentulous jaw (in both upper and lower jaws)

2. Occurrence of oral mucositis within 1 month prior to randomization

3. Chemotherapy used within 1 month prior to randomization

4. Exemestane monotherapy (this exclusion criterion is not met if ≥3 months has elapsed
since the last exemestane treatment) as most recent therapy

5. Previous mTOR inhibitor treatment (everolimus, etc.)

6. Interstitial pneumonia or pulmonary fibrosis.

7. Received drug treatment known to have a strong inhibitory or inductive effect on the
cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A isozymes (rifabutin, rifampicin, clarithromycin,
ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, ritonavir, telithromycin) (See Table 4.1.2.1
and 4.1.2.2 for lists of prohibited concomitant drugs).

8. Positive result of HBs antigen, HBc antibody and/or HBs antibody.

9. HCV infection or a history of HCV infection.

10. History of hypersensitivity to a protocol treatment drug or a vehicle in the drug
preparation.

11. Multiple active cancers (homochronous multiple cancers, or heterochronous multiple
cancers with a cancer-free period of less than 5 years prior to randomization).

Carcinoma in situ deemed to be cured by local treatment (lesions that are
intraepithelial carcinoma or mucosal cancer) is not included as an active multiple
cancer.

12. Overexpression of HER2 (Her2/neu, Erb B2), and the condition is considered to be
indicated for trastuzumab (herceptin®) treatment (when the state of HER2 expression is
unknown, the patient is not excluded, but is treated as eligible).

In other words, patients that satisfy any of the below conditions will be excluded.

At either the primary or the metastatic lesion:

1. Strongly positive, "3+" by HER2 IHC.

2. Positive "+" by FISH

13. Brain metastasis that requires treatment for intracranial hypertension or emergency
irradiation of the brain.

14. Extensive liver metastasis, or lymphangitic lung metastasis with accompanying dyspnea.

15. Pleural effusion, ascites, or pericardial effusion that requires emergency treatment.

16. Concurrent and active infectious disease.

17. With uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or currently receiving insulin therapy.

18. Difficulty to participate in this study due to mental illness or psychiatric symptoms.

19. With another reasons recognized as inadequate to participate in this study by doctors.