A Phase II Study of Abemaciclib in Patients with Brain Metastases Secondary to Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer
- 14 October 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Clinical Cancer Research
- Vol. 26 (20), 5310-5319
- https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-1764
Abstract
Purpose: The primary objective was to evaluate intracranial objective response rate (iORR) in patients receiving abemaciclib with brain or leptomeningeal metastases (LM) secondary to hormone receptor-positive (HRthorn) metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Secondary objectives evaluated extracranial response, abemaciclib pharmacokinetics, brain metastases tissue exposure, and safety. Patients and Methods: This nonrandomized, phase II study (NCT02308020) enrolled patients in tumor subtype-specific cohorts A-D: A (HR+, HER2(-) MBC), B (HR+, HER2+ MBC), C (HR+ MBC LM), and D (brain metastases surgical resection). Abemaciclib 200 mg was administered twice daily as monotherapy or with endocrine therapy, or 150 mg twice daily with trastuzumab. Cohorts A and B used a Simon two-stage design. Results: In cohort A (n = 58), 3 patients were confirmed responders resulting in an iORR of 5.2% [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.0-10.9], and the intracranial clinical benefit rate (iCBR) was 24% (95% CI, 13.1-35.2). Median overall survival (OS) was 12.5 months (95% CI, 9.3-16.4). A volumetric decrease in target intracranial lesions was experienced by 38% of patients. In cohort B (n = 27), there were no confirmed intracranial responses. An iCBR of 11% (95% CI, 0.0-23.0) was observed. Median OS was 10.1 months (95% CI, 4.2-14.3). A volumetric decrease in target intracranial lesions was experienced by 22% of patients. In cohort C (n = 10), one confirmed complete parenchymal response was observed. In cohort D (n = 9), unbound brain metastases concentrations of total active abemaciclib analytes were 96- [cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4)] and 19-fold (CDK6) above in vitro IC50. Safety was consistent with prior studies. Conclusions: This study did not meet its primary endpoint. Abemaciclib was associated with an iCBR of 24% in patients with heavily pretreated HR+, HER2(-) MBC. Abemaciclib achieved therapeutic concentrations in brain metastases tissue, far exceeding those necessary for CDK4 and CDK6 inhibition. Further studies are warranted, including assessing novel abemaciclib-based combinations.Other Versions
Funding Information
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Eli Lilly and Company
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