Adaptive Therapy With Capecitabine For Treatment Of Metastatic ER Positive, HER2 Negative Breast Cancer

Overview

About this study

This phase II trial evaluates the effect of capecitabine on tumor response using imaging and tumor markers to adjust dose (adaptive therapy) in patients with estrogen receptor (ER) positive, HER2 negative breast cancer that has spread from where it first started to other areas in the body (metastatic). Capecitabine is in a class of medications called antimetabolites. It is taken up by tumor cells and breaks down into fluorouracil, a substance that kills tumor cells. Adaptive therapy with capecitabine based on tumor burden response may slow or stop the growth of tumor cells in patients with metastatic ER positive, HER2 negative breast cancer.

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥ 18 years

  • Histological confirmation of estrogen-receptor positive (ER+), HER2-negative overexpression or amplification negative as per American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines, metastatic breast cancer

  • Measurable disease. Bone only disease allowed if associated with soft tissue component that is measurable by Response Evaluation Criteria is Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0, 1 or 2

  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL (obtained ≤ 14 days prior to registration), no transfusions allowed ≤ 14 days prior to registration

  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/mm^3 (obtained ≤ 14 days prior to registration)

  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3 (obtained ≤ 14 days prior to registration)

  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (obtained ≤ 14 days prior to registration)

  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3 x ULN (≤ 5 x ULN for patients with liver involvement) (obtained ≤ 14 days prior to registration)

  • Prothrombin time (PT)/international normalized ratio (INR)/activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤ 1.5 x ULN OR if patient is receiving anticoagulant therapy and INR or aPTT is within target range of therapy (obtained ≤ 14 days prior to registration)

  • Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 45 ml/min using the Cockcroft-Gault formula (obtained ≤ 14 days prior to registration)

  • Negative serum or urine pregnancy test done ≤ 7 days prior to registration, for persons of childbearing potential only. NOTE: If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required

  • Provide written informed consent

  • Ability to complete questionnaire(s) by themselves or with assistance

  • Willingness to provide mandatory blood specimens for correlative research

  • Ability to undergo re-staging CT scans as required by the protocol

  • Willing to return to enrolling institution at the specified frequency for follow-up (during the active monitoring phase of the study)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior chemotherapy or use of antibody drug conjugate in the metastatic setting

  • Any of the following, because this study involves an agent that has known genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects:

    • Pregnant persons

    • Nursing persons

    • Persons of childbearing potential who are unwilling to employ adequate contraception

  • Any of the following prior therapies:

    • Major surgery ≤ 3 weeks prior to registration

    • Radiation therapy ≤ 2 weeks prior to registration

  • Evidence of visceral crisis or impending cord compression

  • Evidence of uncontrolled brain metastasis requiring whole brain irradiation or intervention

  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to:

    • ongoing or active infection

    • symptomatic congestive heart failure

    • unstable angina pectoris

    • uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia

    • chronic oxygen dependence

    • respiratory failure

    • or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements

  • Receiving any other investigational agent which would be considered as a treatment for the primary neoplasm

  • Other active malignancy ≤ 3 years prior to registration. EXCEPTIONS: Non-melanotic skin cancer or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix

  • If there is a history of prior malignancy, they must not be receiving other cancer specific treatment. Except for antiestrogen treatment (aromatase inhibitors or selective estrogen modulators) for their cancer are permitted if they meet other eligibility criteria. Denosumab and zoledronic acid, are permitted as established adjunct therapies per guidelines

  • History of myocardial infarction ≤ 6 months prior to registration, or congestive heart failure requiring use of ongoing maintenance therapy for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias

  • Patients known to have certain homozygous or compound heterozygous dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) variants that result in complete absence of deoxypyridinoline (DPD) activity

  • History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to fluorouracil or capecitabine

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria may apply.

Eligibility last updated 07/29/2026. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status Contact

Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Lida Mina, M.D.

Open for enrollment

Contact information:

Cancer Center Clinical Trials Referral Office

(855) 776-0015

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