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Phase 3 Completed N=431 Randomized Treatment

A Study Evaluating Talazoparib (BMN 673), a PARP Inhibitor, in Advanced and/or Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients With BRCA Mutation (EMBRACA Study)

Breast Neoplasms · BRCA 1 Gene Mutation · BRCA 2 Gene Mutation
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01945775 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
431
Serious AEs
34.5%
Results posted
Oct 2018
Primary outcomePrimary: Progression-Free Survival (PFS): Independent Radiological Facility (IRF) Assessment — 8.6; 5.6 months — p=<0.0001
◆ Published Evidence
Highly cited
2,149citations · ~269 / year
Talazoparib in Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer and a Germline BRCA Mutation.
The New England journal of medicine · 2018 · Open access · Likely link

Summary

The purpose of this open-label, 2:1 randomized phase III trial is to compare the safety and efficacy of talazoparib (also known as BMN 673) versus protocol-specific physician's choice in patients who have locally advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer with germline BRCA mutations.

Linked Publications (3)

  • Talazoparib in Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer and a Germline BRCA Mutation.
    The New England journal of medicine · 2018 · 2,149 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Quality of life with talazoparib versus physician's choice of chemotherapy in patients with advanced breast cancer and germline BRCA1/2 mutation: patient-reported outcomes from the EMBRACA phase III trial.
    Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology · 2018 · 140 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Determinants of Response to Talazoparib in Patients with HER2-Negative, Germline BRCA1/2-Mutated Breast Cancer.
    Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2022 · 18 citations · Open access · Likely link

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Progression-Free Survival (PFS): Independent Radiological Facility (IRF) Assessment
8.6; 5.6 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Objective Response: Investigator Assessment
62.6; 27.2 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Overall Survival (OS)
19.3; 19.5 0.1693
SECONDARY
Trough Plasma Talazoparib Concentrations
3370; 3570; 3400
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
282; 123; 103; 39
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Grade 3 or 4 Post-baseline Toxicities in Laboratory Parameters: Hematology
115; 8; 43; 31; 54; 11
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Grade 3 or 4 Post-baseline Toxicities in Laboratory Parameters: Chemistry
5; 3; 6; 2; 7; 4
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Changes From Baseline in Vital Signs
3; 2; 8; 2; 0; 0
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Taking At-least One Concomitant Medication
281; 126

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed carcinoma of the breast
  • Locally advanced breast cancer that is not amenable to curative radiation or surgical cure and/or metastatic disease appropriate for systemic single cytotoxic chemotherapy
  • Documentation of a deleterious, suspected deleterious, or pathogenic germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation from Myriad Genetics or other laboratory approved by the Sponsor
  • No more than 3 prior chemotherapy-inclusive regimens for locally advanced and/or metastatic disease (no limit on prior hormonal therapies or targeted anticancer therapies such as mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) or CDK4/6 inhibitors, immune-oncology agents, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, or monoclonal antibodies against CTL4 or VEGF)
  • Prior treatment with a taxane and/or anthracycline in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant, locally advanced, or metastatic setting unless medically contraindicated
  • Have measurable or non-measurable, evaluable disease by the revised response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) v.1.1
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2

Exclusion Criteria

  • First-line locally advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer with no prior adjuvant chemotherapy unless the Investigator determines that one of the 4 cytotoxic chemotherapy agents in the control arm would otherwise be offered to the subject
  • Prior treatment with a PARP inhibitor (not including iniparib)
  • Not a candidate for treatment with at least 1 of the treatments of protocol-specific physician's choice (ie, capecitabine, eribulin, gemcitabine, vinorelbine)
  • Subjects who had objective disease progression while receiving platinum chemotherapy administered for locally advanced or metastatic disease; subjects who received low-dose platinum therapy administered in combination with radiation therapy are not excluded
  • Subjects who have received platinum in the adjuvant or neoadjuvant setting are eligible; however, subjects may not have relapsed within 6 months of the last dose of prior platinum therapy
  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy within 14 days before randomization
  • Radiation or anti-hormonal therapy or other targeted anticancer therapy within 14 days before randomization
  • HER2 positive breast cancer
  • Active inflammatory breast cancer
  • CNS metastases
  • Exception: Adequately treated brain metastases documented by baseline CT or MRI scan that has not progressed since previous scans and that does not require corticosteroids (except prednisone ≤ 5 mg/day or equivalent) for management of CNS symptoms. A repeat CT or MRI following the identification of CNS metastases (obtained at least 2 weeks after definitive therapy) must document adequately treated brain metastases.
  • Subjects with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis are not permitted
  • Prior malignancy except for any of the following:
  • Prior BRCA-associated cancer as long as there is no current evidence of the cancer
  • Carcinoma in situ or non-melanoma skin cancer
  • A cancer diagnosed and definitively treated ≥ 5 years before randomization with no subsequent evidence of recurrence
  • Known to be human immunodeficiency virus positive
  • Known active hepatitis C virus, or known active hepatitis B virus
  • Known hypersensitivity to any of the components of talazoparib
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01945775) and the linked publication. Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.

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