A Study of Atezolizumab Plus Nab-Paclitaxel in the Treatment of Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic PD-L1-Positive Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (EL1SSAR)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04148911 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : November 4, 2019
Last Update Posted : November 22, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer | Drug: Atezolizumab Drug: Nab-Paclitaxel | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 184 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | This is an open-label (non-blinded), single arm safety study in which all patients will receive atezolizumab in combination with either nab-paclitaxel (individually selected by the investigator, on a non-randomized basis) |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Masking Description: | Open label, non-blinded |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-Label, Phase IIIb, Single Arm, Multicenter Safety Study of Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) Plus Nab-Paclitaxel in the Treatment of Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 17, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 15, 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 15, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Atezolizumab plus Nab-Paclitaxel
Participants will receive Atezolizumab via intravenous (IV) infusion on Days 1 and 15 of every 28-day cycle in combination with Nab-Paclitaxel on Days 1, 8, and 15 (individually selected by the investigator) until disease progression, or unacceptable toxicity, additionally until loss of clinical benefit as determined by the investigator or participant decision to discontinue treatment.
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Drug: Atezolizumab
Atezolizumab will be administered at a dose of 840 mg via IV infusion
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: Nab-Paclitaxel Nab-Paclitaxel will be administered at the 100 mg/m2 dose via IV infusion on Days 1, 8, and 15 of every 28-day cycle
Other Name: Abraxane |
- Percentage of Participants with treatment-emergent Grade≥3 AEs [ Time Frame: From baseline to up to 4.5 years ]
- Percentage of Participants with treatment-emergent Grade≥2 imAEs [ Time Frame: From baseline to up to 4.5 years ]
- Percentage of Participants with all treatment-emergent AEs [ Time Frame: From baseline to up to 4.5 years ]
- Percentage of Participants with treatment-emergent SAEs [ Time Frame: From baseline to up to 4.5 years ]
- Overall survival (OS) in ITT Population [ Time Frame: From baseline to 4.5 years ]OS defined as the time from initiation of study treatment to death from any cause.
- Overall survival (OS) in PD-L1-Positive Tumor Status Population [ Time Frame: From baseline to 4.5 years ]OS defined as the time from initiation of study treatment to death from any cause.
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) in ITT Population [ Time Frame: From baseline to 4.5 years ]PFS defined as the time from initiation of study treatment to the first occurrence of disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. PFS will be assessed by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1.
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) in PD-L1-Positive Tumor Status Population [ Time Frame: From baseline to 4.5 years ]PFS defined as the time from initiation of study treatment to the first occurrence of disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. PFS will be assessed by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Unresectable locally advanced or metastatic, histologically documented TNBC (negative for HER2 and ER and PgR)
- At least one specimen positive for PD-L1 status as determined by VENTANA PD-L1 SP142 IHC Assay
- No prior chemotherapy, experimental or targeted systemic therapy for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic TNBC
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1 or 2
- Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
- Measurable disease, as defined by RECIST v1.1
- Adequate haematologic and end-organ function, defined by the following laboratory results obtained within 14 days prior to the initiation of study treatment
- Negative hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test at screening
- Negative total hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) test at screening, or positive HBcAb test followed by a negative hepatitis B virus (HBV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test at screening
- Negative hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody test at screening, or positive HCV antibody test followed by a negative HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) test at screening
- Patients with treated asymptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases are eligible, provided that all the following criteria are met: (a) The metastases are limited to the supratentorial region or cerebellum (b) No ongoing requirement for corticosteroids as therapy for CNS disease (c) No stereotactic radiation within 7 days or whole-brain radiation or neurosurgical resection within 2 weeks before the start of study treatment (d) Radiographic demonstration of interim stability between the completion of CNS-directed therapy and the screening imaging study.
- Patients with a history of autoimmune disease (Appendix 2) are allowed if controlled and on stable treatment (i.e., same treatment, same dose) for the last 12 weeks
- For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive methods that result in a failure rate of < 1% per year, during the treatment period and for at least 5 months after the last dose of atezolizumab or 6 months after the last dose of nab-paclitaxel/paclitaxel, whichever is later. In addition, women must refrain from donating eggs during the same time period
- For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures and agreement to refrain from donating sperm
- Women who are not postmenopausal (≥ 12 months of non-therapy-induced amenorrhea) or surgically sterile must have a negative serum pregnancy test result within 14 days prior to initiation of study drug
Exclusion Criteria:
Cancer- Specific Exclusion Criteria:
- Spinal cord compression not definitively treated with surgery and/or radiation, or previously diagnosed and treated spinal cord compression without evidence that disease has been clinically stable for > 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment (Cycle 1, Day 1).
- Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis or any symptomatic CNS metastases
- Uncontrolled symptomatic pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites
- Uncontrolled tumour-related pain
- Uncontrolled hypercalcemia (> 1.5 mmol/L ionized calcium or calcium > 12 mg/dL or corrected serum calcium > ULN) or symptomatic hypercalcemia requiring continued use of bisphosphonate therapy.
- Malignancies other than breast cancer within 5 years prior to the first dose of study treatment (Cycle 1, Day 1), with the exception of those with a negligible risk of metastasis or death and treated with expected curative outcome
General Medical Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Evidence of significant uncontrolled concomitant disease that could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of results, including significant liver disease
- Significant cardiovascular disease such as New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac disease (Class II or greater), myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to the first dose of study treatment (Cycle 1, Day 1), unstable arrhythmias, or unstable angina
- Severe infection within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment (Cycle 1, Day 1), including but not limited to hospitalization for complications of infection, bacteraemia, or severe pneumonia, or any active infection, that in the opinion of the investigator, could impact patient safety.
- Treatment with oral or IV antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment (Cycle 1, Day 1)
- Major surgical procedure within 28 days prior to the first dose of study treatment (Cycle 1, Day 1), or anticipation of the need for a major surgical procedure during the course of the study (other than diagnostic procedures)
- Treatment with investigational therapy within 4 weeks prior to Cycle 1, Day 1
- Known hypersensitivity to nab-paclitaxel or any of the excipients, when nab-paclitaxel is used as a backbone taxane
- Known hypersensitivity to paclitaxel or any of the excipients, when paclitaxel is used as a backbone taxane
- Positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test at screening, unless the patient meets all of the following conditions: stable on anti-retroviral therapy, CD4 count ≥200/mL, undetectable viral load
- Any other disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding that contraindicates the use of an investigational drug, may affect the interpretation of the results, or may render the patient at high risk from treatment complications
Exclusion Criteria Related to Atezolizumab:
- History of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins
- Known hypersensitivity or allergy to biopharmaceuticals produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells or any component of the atezolizumab formulation
- Prior allogenic stem cell or solid organ transplantation
- History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (including pneumonitis), drug-induced pneumonitis, organizing pneumonia (i.e., bronchiolitis obliterans, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia), or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT scan
- Current treatment with anti-viral therapy for HBV
- Active tuberculosis
- Receipt of a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment (Cycle 1, Day 1), or anticipation that such a live, attenuated vaccine will be required during atezolizumab treatment or within 5 months following the final dose of atezolizumab
- Prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies (including anti-CTLA4 antibodies), except for anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 antibodies.
- Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents (including but not limited to interferons or IL-2) within 4 weeks or five half-lives of the drug (whichever is longer) prior to the first dose of study treatment (Cycle 1, Day 1)
- Only in patients without autoimmune disease: Treatment with systemic corticosteroids or other systemic immunosuppressive medications (including but not limited to prednisone, dexamethasone, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide, and antitumour necrosis factor [TNF] agents) within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment (Cycle 1, Day 1), or anticipated requirement for systemic immunosuppressive medications during the study

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04148911

Study Director: | Clinical Trials | Hoffmann-La Roche |
Responsible Party: | Hoffmann-La Roche |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04148911 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MO39874 2019-002488-91 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | November 4, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 22, 2022 |
Last Verified: | November 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Qualified researchers may request access to individual patient level data through the clinical study data request platform (www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com). Further details on Roche's criteria for eligible studies are available here (https://clinicalstudydatarequest.com/Study-Sponsors/Study-Sponsors-Roche.aspx). For further details on Roche's Global Policy on Sharing of Clinical Study Information and how to request access to related clinical study documents, see here (https://www.roche.com/research_and_development/who_we_are_how_we_work/clinical_trials/our_commitment_to_data_sharing.htm). |
URL: | https://www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | Yes |
Breast Neoplasms Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases Paclitaxel |
Atezolizumab Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Antineoplastic Agents Tubulin Modulators Antimitotic Agents Mitosis Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |