Trial Evaluating Dovitinib Combined With Fulvestrant, in Postmenopausal Patients With HER2- and HR+ Breast Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01528345 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Slow and low enrollment)
First Posted : February 8, 2012
Results First Posted : July 11, 2016
Last Update Posted : July 11, 2016
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This trial is designed to enroll postmenopausal patients with locally advanced or metastatic, HER2- and HR+ breast cancer not amenable to curative treatment by surgery or radiotherapy, and whose disease has progressed on or after prior endocrine therapy.
Patients must undergo molecular pre-screening prior to entry.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Metastatic Breast Cancer | Drug: Dovitinib Drug: Fulvestrant Drug: Dovitinib Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 97 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled, Phase II Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Dovitinib Combined With Fulvestrant, in Postmenopausal Patients With HER2- and HR+ Breast Cancer That Have Evidence of Disease Progression on or After Prior Endocrine Therapy |
Study Start Date : | April 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Fulvestrant + Dovitinib active
Fulvestrant in combination with the study drug Dovitinib.
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Drug: Dovitinib
Active Dovitinib (in tablet form) taken orally at a dose of 500 mg (i.e., 5 x 100mg tablets) on a 5 days on/2 days off dosing schedule
Other Name: TKI258 Drug: Fulvestrant Fulvestrant (in solution) injected intramuscularly at a dose of 500 mg once on Week 1 Day 1, Week 3 Day 1 and Week 5 Day 1 and subsequently once every 4 weeks on Day 1 of the week. |
Placebo Comparator: Fulvestrant + Dovitinib placebo
Fulvestrant in combination with a placebo matching Dovitinib.
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Drug: Fulvestrant
Fulvestrant (in solution) injected intramuscularly at a dose of 500 mg once on Week 1 Day 1, Week 3 Day 1 and Week 5 Day 1 and subsequently once every 4 weeks on Day 1 of the week. Drug: Dovitinib Placebo Dovitinib Placebo (in tablet form) taken orally at a dose of 500 mg (i.e., 5 x 100mg tablets) on a 5 days on/2 days off dosing schedule |
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) Based on Local Investigator Assessment [ Time Frame: Every 8 weeks assessed up to 34 months ]PFS was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of the first radiologically documented disease progression or death due to any cause and was assessed based on RECIST v1.1. Responses include: Complete Response: Disappearance of all non-nodal target lesions; Partial Response: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameter of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters; Progressive Disease: At least a 20% increase in the sum of diameter of all measured target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum of diameter of all target lesions recorded at or after baseline; Stable Disease: Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR or CR nor an increase in lesions which would qualify for PD; Unknown (UNK) Progression has not been documented and one or more target lesions have not been assessed or have been assessed using a different method than baseline.
- Overall Response Rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: Every 8 weeks assessed up to 34 months ]ORR was defined as the percentage of patients with a best overall response of Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) as per RECIST v1.1. Responses include: Complete Response: Disappearance of all non-nodal target lesions; Partial Response: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameter of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters; Progressive Disease: At least a 20% increase in the sum of diameter of all measured target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum of diameter of all target lesions recorded at or after baseline; Stable Disease: Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR or CR nor an increase in lesions which would qualify for PD; Unknown (UNK) Progression has not been documented and one or more target lesions have not been assessed or have been assessed using a different method than baseline.
- Duration of Response (DOR) [ Time Frame: From date of first documented efficacy response (CR or PR) to time of documented progression (PD) whichever comes first, assessed up to 24 months ]DOR was defined as time from the date of the first documented response (CR or PR) to the date of the first documented or death due to disease. If a patient does not have a progression event, DOR will be censored on the date of the last adequate tumor assessment.
- Overall Survival (OS) Using Kaplan- Meier Method [ Time Frame: From date of randomization to date of death from any cause whichever comes first, assessed up to 34 months ]OS was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death from any cause. If a patient is not known to have died at the date of analysis cut-off, the OS will be censored at the last date of contact.
- Number of Participants With Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety [ Time Frame: Screening, Week 2, Week 4 and approximately every 4 weeks during treatment period (approximately 34 months) ]
The type, frequency and severity of adverse events, laboratory values, and Electrocardiograms (ECGs) experienced by patients will be assessed according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events.
The study enrollment was terminated early due to challenges in enrolling patients with FGF amplified status. See safety section for safety details.
- Time to Worsening of ECOG Performance Status [ Time Frame: Screening, Every 4 weeks during treatment period, and every 8 weeks during follow-up (approximately 9-12 months) ]Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (scales and criteria used by doctors and researchers to assess how a patient's disease is progressing and assess how the disease affects the daily living abilities of the patient.)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Postmenopausal women with HER2-, HR+ locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer
- Progression on or after endocrine treatment
- Measureable disease as per RECIST
- ECOG 0, 1 or 2
Exclusion Criteria:
- Evidence of CNS or leptomeningeal metastases
- Previous treatment with fulvestrant
- Previous chemotherapy for locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer
- Cirrhosis or chronic active/persistent hepatitis
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01528345

Study Director: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
Responsible Party: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01528345 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CTKI258A2210 2011-001230-42 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | February 8, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | July 11, 2016 |
Last Update Posted: | July 11, 2016 |
Last Verified: | May 2016 |
Breast Cancer HER2-, HR+ post-menopausal Locally advanced or metastatic Breast Cancer (HER2-, HR+) |
Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases Fulvestrant Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal |
Antineoplastic Agents Estrogen Receptor Antagonists Estrogen Antagonists Hormone Antagonists Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs |