The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
Phase
Phase 2
Started
2024-08-08
Last updated
2026-07-21
Condition(s) studied
Leptomeningeal Metastasis of Breast Cancer
Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)
Intrathecal Administration of Thiotepa in Combination with Methotrexate via the Ommaya Reservoir
Intrathecal Administration of Thiotepa in Combination with Methotrexate via the Ommaya Reservoir: Patients received 15 mg MTX intrathecally combined with 10 mg thiotepa twice a week for 2 weeks (4 injections), followed by a maintenance phase in which the same agents and dosages were administered every three weeks until an event meeting the termination criteria occurs.
Study summary
Evaluate the efficacy and safety of Intrathecal Administration of Thiotepa in Combination with Methotrexate via the Ommaya Reservoir in Breast Cancer with Leptomeningeal Metastasis
Eligibility
Sex
FEMALE
Min age
18 Years
Max age
75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Patient is an adult female ≥18 and ≤75 years old at the time of informed consent.
2. ECGO rating 0-3.
3. Histologically or cytologically confirmed breast cancer.
4. A new diagnosis of LM, established either by the presence of malignant cells in the CSF or by the combination of characteristic clinical manifestations and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings
5. Patients can be implanted or have been implanted with Ommaya reservoirs;
6. Patient must have at least one measurable lesion (according to RECIST 1.1 criteria);
7. Postmenopausal or pre/perimenopausal female patients are eligible for enrolment; pre or perimenopausal female patients must be willing to receive LHRHa during the study period.
8. All patients were required to meet the following laboratory biochemical values prior to enrolment:
* Haematology: Hb ≥90 g/L, WBC ≥3.5×109/L, ANC ≥1.5×109/L, PLT ≥100×109/L;
* Liver function: for those without liver metastases, AST, ALT, ALP ≤2.5 times the upper limit of normal values, and ≤1.25 x the upper limit of normal values for total bilirubin; for those with liver metastases, AST, ALT, ALP ≤ 5 times the upper limit of normal value, and total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal value.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Patients with other malignant tumors, excluding basal cell carcinoma and carcinoma in situ
2. Patients with severe or uncontrolled systemic disease, including uncontrolled hypertension or active bleeding tendency
3. The investigator considers the patient unsuitable for entry into this study.
4. Patients with toxicity from prior therapy that has not returned to normal or NCI-CTCAE grade 5.0
5. Patients who have a drug allergy or metabolic disorder to the drugs in this regimen
6. Pregnant or lactating women (women of childbearing age must have had a negative pregnancy test within 14 days prior to the first dose; if positive, pregnancy must be ruled out by ultrasound).
7. Patients who are concurrently enrolled in other clinical studies
Primary outcome measure(s)
Intracranial Overall Response Rate — From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months Intracranial overall response rate (iORR) is defined as the proportion of patients whose best overall response is either complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), as per local review and according to RANO-LM.
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital
Nanjing
Jiangsu
Recruiting
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