Pharmacokinetic Model of Abemaciclib: Correlation With Severe Diarrhea as the Primary Toxicity En… (NCT07490509) | Clinical Trial Compass
Not Yet RecruitingPhase 4
Pharmacokinetic Model of Abemaciclib: Correlation With Severe Diarrhea as the Primary Toxicity Endpoint in Patients With Localized Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer
235 participantsStarted 2026-04
Plain-language summary
Remarkable progress has recently been made in the treatment of locally advanced, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer with a high risk of recurrence, thanks to the addition of abemaciclib to endocrine therapy. This combination has led to a significant improvement in invasive disease-free survival. However, despite the combination's acceptable safety profile, 38% of patients experience grade 3 or higher diarrhea, and 23% experience grade 3 or higher neutropenia. This toxicity can lead to the premature discontinuation of treatment, limiting the benefits of this molecule. As with all oral therapies, the pharmacokinetics of abemaciclib lie at the intersection of efficacy and toxicity and can be modified by several external factors.
The hypothesis of the study is that abemaciclib's toxicity is correlated with its plasma levels and that its concentration is modified by certain patient characteristics. To this end, a pharmacokinetic model of abemaciclib could be developed using a prospective, multicenter, real-world blood dosage study. This study will describe the relationship between abemaciclib concentration and diarrhea and severe neutropenia, as classified by CTCAE, as well as potential clinical and drug interactions.
It is hoped that this model demonstrates the importance of monitoring abemaciclib concentrations. This could lead to a therapeutic trial in which the abemaciclib dose is adjusted according to concentration to limit toxicity while maintaining efficacy.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Women ≥ 18 years old
* Having breast cancer of all histologies combined
* Type Luminal A or B with positive hormone receptors (\>10% expression for estrogen receptor and/or progesterone receptor) and HER2 negative or low epidermal growth receptor (according to GEFPICS1 definition)
* Stage 2 or stage 3 according to the international classification, translated into the SENORIF recommendation
* Having undergone complete excision surgery (R0 on the invasive tumor and/or on the ductal entity in situ) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy or not
* Defined as high risk of recurrence according to the Monarch-E study, at initial diagnosis of the disease: either ≥ 4 affected axillary lymph nodes (≥N2 involvement), or 1-3 affected axillary lymph nodes (≥N1 involvement) associated with an Elston Ellis grade 3 or a tumor ≥ 5 cm
* Initiation of adjuvant treatment with abemaciclib in combination with hormone therapy
* Patient ECOG performance status between 0 and 2
* Patients with a neutrophil count (NCC) defined as normal prior to the first dose of abemaciclib, i.e., an absolute NCC ≥ 1500/ mm3 (≥ 1.5 x 109/L) without granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) injection within 15 days prior to laboratory testing, as well as a platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3 and a hemoglobin level ≥ 8g/dL.
* Patient with the psychological and mental capacity to understand the protocol and sign the consent form independently
* Must be affiliated with the social security system or receive benef…
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What they're measuring
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Determine the relationship between the probability of occurrence of a severe diarrheal adverse event and plasma exposure to abemaciclib and its metabolites in patients with RH+HER2- breast cancer at high risk of recurrence receiving adjuvant abemaciclib
Timeframe: From enrollment to 6 months of treatment