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NCT00676663: ENCORE301

Study to Evaluate Exemestane With and Without Entinostat (SNDX-275) in Treatment of Postmenopausal Women With Advanced Breast Cancer

Completed Phase 2 Results posted Last updated 11 May 2022
What this trial tests

Phase 2 trial testing entinostat in Breast Cancer in 130 participants. Completed in 26 November 2012.

Timeline
13 June 2008
Primary endpoint
29 January 2011
26 November 2012

Quick facts

Lead sponsorSyndax Pharmaceuticals
PhasePhase 2
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingtriple
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment130
Start date13 June 2008
Primary completion29 January 2011
Estimated completion26 November 2012
Sites38 locations across Russia, Hungary, Canada, United States, Czechia

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Syndax Pharmaceuticals — full company profile →

Who can join

18 and older, female only, with Breast Cancer or Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Progression-free Survival (PFS) Primary · From date of randomization to discontinuation due to disease progression or death up to primary completion date (Median follow-up 6 months)

PFS is defined as the number of months from the date of randomization to the earlier of progressive disease (PD) or death due to any cause.

GroupValue95% CI
Exemestane 25 mg + Placebo2.271.81 – 3.68
Exemestane 25 mg + Entinostat 5 mg4.283.26 – 5.36
Objective Response Rate (ORR) Secondary · From date of randomization to discontinuation due to disease progression or intolerable Adverse Event (AE) up to primary completion date (Median follow-up 6 months)

ORR is defined as the percentage of participants with response during treatment classified as complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), as assessed by the investigator based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST), version 1.0. CR is defined as the disappearance of all target lesions. PR is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum LD.

GroupValue95% CI
Exemestane 25 mg + Placebo4.61.0 – 12.7
Exemestane 25 mg + Entinostat 5 mg4.71.0 – 13.1
Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR) Secondary · From date of randomization to discontinuation due to disease progression or intolerable AE up to primary completion date (Median follow-up 6 months)

CBR is defined as the percentage of participants with overall response (CR + PR) plus stable disease (SD) for 6 months as assessed by the investigator based on RECIST, version 1.0. CR is defined as the disappearance of all target lesions. PR is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum LD. SD is defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum LD since the treatment started.

GroupValue95% CI
Exemestane 25 mg + Placebo25.815.8 – 38.0
Exemestane 25 mg + Entinostat 5 mg26.616.3 – 39.1
Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) Secondary · First dose to within 30 days of last dose of study drug (Up to Approximately 2 Years)

An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation patient administered a pharmaceutical product and that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. Worsening of a pre-existing medical condition was considered an AE if there was either an increase in severity, frequency, or duration of the condition or an association with significantly worse outcomes. Abnormal clinical laboratory findings determined by the investigator to be clinically significant were recorded as AEs. A TEAE is an AE that starts after the administration of stud

TEAE
GroupValue95% CI
Exemestane 25 mg + Placebo56
Exemestane 25 mg + Entinostat 5 mg60
SAE
GroupValue95% CI
Exemestane 25 mg + Placebo8
Exemestane 25 mg + Entinostat 5 mg10
Overall Survival (OS) Secondary · First dose of study drug to end of study (Median follow-up 24 months in the EE arm and 26.4 months in the EP arm)

OS was defined as the number of months elapsed between the date of randomization and the date of death (whatever the cause).

GroupValue95% CI
Exemestane 25 mg + Placebo (EP)19.8417.04 – 26.71
Exemestane 25 mg + Entinostat 5 mg (EE)28.1321.15 – NA

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: First dose to within 30 days of last dose of study drug (Up to approximately 2 Years). Reporting threshold: 5%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

Exemestane 25 mg + Placebo
Serious: 8/66 (12%)
Deaths:
Exemestane 25 mg + Entinostat 5 mg
Serious: 10/63 (16%)
Deaths:

Serious adverse events (28 terms)

ReactionSystemExemestane 25 mg + PlaceboExemestane 25 mg + Entinos…
PneumoniaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Anemia groupBlood and lymphatic system disorders
Lobar pneumoniaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
AstheniaGeneral disorders
Atrial tachycardiaCardiac disorders
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders
Deep vein thrombosisVascular disorders
Enterocutaneous fistulaGastrointestinal disorders
HypercalcaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
IleusGastrointestinal disorders
Leukopenia groupBlood and lymphatic system disorders
Malignant pleural effusionNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
OesophagitisGastrointestinal disorders
OverdoseInjury, poisoning and procedural complications
Pancreatic massGastrointestinal disorders
Pleural effusionRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Procedural nauseaInjury, poisoning and procedural complications
PyrexiaGeneral disorders
Radiation pneumonitisInjury, poisoning and procedural complications
SepsisInfections and infestations
Thrombocytopenia groupBlood and lymphatic system disorders
Urinary tract infectionRenal and urinary disorders
Lung infiltrationRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
PneumonitisRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Other adverse events (45 terms — click to expand)

ReactionSystemExemestane 25 mg + PlaceboExemestane 25 mg + Entinos…
FatigueGeneral disorders
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders
Neutropenia groupBlood and lymphatic system disorders
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders
Oedema peripheralGeneral disorders
Weight decreasedInvestigations
Anemia groupBlood and lymphatic system disorders
Thrombocytopenia groupBlood and lymphatic system disorders
DyspnoeaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders
Back painMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
ArthralgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders
PainGeneral disorders
Pain in extremityMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Leukopenia groupBlood and lymphatic system disorders
DyspepsiaGastrointestinal disorders
HeadacheNervous system disorders
AnorexiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
CoughRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Vascular disordersVascular disorders
Aspartate aminotransferase increasedInvestigations
Muscle spasmsMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
InsomniaNervous system disorders
Abdominal pain upperGastrointestinal disorders
Hot flushGeneral disorders
Alanine aminotransferase increasedInvestigations
Electrocardiogram QT prolongedInvestigations
HypokalaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Musculoskeletal chest painMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
AnxietyPsychiatric disorders
Blood alkaline phosphatase increasedInvestigations
Bone painMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
MyalgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Urinary tract infectionRenal and urinary disorders
TachycardiaCardiac disorders
PyrexiaGastrointestinal disorders
AstheniaGeneral disorders
ChillsGeneral disorders
Blood lactate dehydrogenase increasedInvestigations

Most-reported serious reactions: Pneumonia, Anemia group, Lobar pneumonia, Asthenia, Atrial tachycardia, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Constipation, Deep vein thrombosis.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00676663 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of entinostat in combination with exemestane in the treatment of advanced breast cancer.

Publications & conference data

8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Targeting epigenetic regulators for cancer therapy: mechanisms and advances in clinical trials.
    Cheng Y, He C, Wang M, Ma X, et al · · 2019 · cited 760× · PMID 31871779 · DOI 10.1038/s41392-019-0095-0
  2. Tumor biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis and targeted therapy.
    Zhou Y, Tao L, Qiu J, Xu J, et al · · 2024 · cited 379× · PMID 38763973 · DOI 10.1038/s41392-024-01823-2
  3. Epigenetic mechanisms in breast cancer therapy and resistance.
    Garcia-Martinez L, Zhang Y, Nakata Y, Chan HL, et al · · 2021 · cited 319× · PMID 33741974 · DOI 10.1038/s41467-021-22024-3
  4. Randomized phase II, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of exemestane with or without entinostat in postmenopausal women with locally recurrent or metastatic estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer progressing on treatment with a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor.
    Yardley DA, Ismail-Khan RR, Melichar B, Lichinitser M, et al · · 2013 · cited 298× · PMID 23650416 · DOI 10.1200/jco.2012.43.7251
  5. Epigenetics-targeted drugs: current paradigms and future challenges.
    Dai W, Qiao X, Fang Y, Guo R, et al · · 2024 · cited 131× · PMID 39592582 · DOI 10.1038/s41392-024-02039-0
  6. Molecular characterization and targeted therapeutic approaches in breast cancer.
    Toss A, Cristofanilli M. · · 2015 · cited 115× · PMID 25902832 · DOI 10.1186/s13058-015-0560-9
  7. Endocrine resistance in breast cancer: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic strategies.
    Saatci O, Huynh-Dam KT, Sahin O. · · 2021 · cited 110× · PMID 34623477 · DOI 10.1007/s00109-021-02136-5
  8. Entinostat: a promising treatment option for patients with advanced breast cancer.
    Connolly RM, Rudek MA, Piekarz R. · · 2017 · cited 105× · PMID 28326839 · DOI 10.2217/fon-2016-0526

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