A Clinical Study to Find the Optimal Dose of an Investigational Treatment Called BNT323 When Used in Combination With Another Investigational Treatment, BNT327, and to Test if That Combination Treatment is Safe and Beneficial for Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer
18 Years and older, Male and Female
BNT323-03 (primary)
NCI-2025-07527
1011776
2024-517979-20-00
Summary
This is a Phase I/II, multi-site, open-label, two-part study designed to evaluate the
efficacy, safety, optimized dose and contribution of components of BNT323 (also known as
trastuzumab pamirtecan and DB-1303) in combination with BNT327 (also known as pumitamig
and PM8002) in participants with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) or hormone
receptor-negative (HR-), Human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)2-positive, HER2-low
(immunohistochemistry [IHC] 1+ or IHC 2+/in situ hybridization -), HER2-ultralow (IHC 0,
with membrane staining) or HER2-null breast cancer (BC), or triple-negative breast cancer
(TNBC).
Objectives
The study consists of two parts:
- Part 1 - Dose escalation: In this part of the study, participants with
histologically confirmed, chemotherapy-pretreated advanced HR+, HER2-low or
HER2-ultralow BC will receive BNT323 in combination with BNT327 (BNT323 + BNT327) in
a dose escalation design. This will define the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) for
the BNT323 + BNT327 combination therapy.
- Part 2 - Dose optimization and exploratory cohorts: This part of the study will be
an expansion phase, aiming to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the optimal dose
combination and providing a more robust comparison against the other treatments. It
will start once the enrollment in Part 1 is completed and the sponsor in conjunction
with the Safety Review Committee has assessed available Part 1 efficacy and safety
data. Part 2 of the study will have four cohorts, i.e., Cohorts 1 (dose optimization
cohort), and Cohorts 2, 3, and 4 (exploratory cohorts). Recruitment to Cohorts 2, 3,
and 4 will begin with RP2D from Part 1 and in parallel to randomization in Cohort 1.
Randomization is planned for Cohort 1 in Part 2, i.e., participants will be randomized in
2:2:1:1 ratio into one of the four arms (Arms 1-4). No randomization is planned for any
other cohort in Part 2.
Eligibility
- Key Inclusion Criteria (applicable to all participants and all parts unless otherwise
specified):
- Have pathologically documented BC that:
- Is locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic.
- Has a confirmed HER2 status as determined by the local laboratory as standard
of care testing prior to study screening (Part 1, Part 2 Cohorts 2 and 4) or
the central laboratory (Part 2, Cohorts 1 and 3) from the most recently
collected pre-randomization tumor sample.
- Has a documented history of HER2 expression consistent with the subgroup
definitions (i.e., HER2-low, HER2-ultralow, HER2-null, HER2-positive, or TNBC)
as per current American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American
Pathologists guidelines.
- Have measurable disease defined by RECIST v1.1.
- Has left ventricular ejection fraction =55% by either echocardiography or
multi-gated acquisition (scanning) within 28 days before randomization/enrollment.
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Have history of small bowel obstruction requiring hospitalization within the past 3
months prior to the first dose of IMP.
- Have an uncontrolled intercurrent illness that would limit compliance with study
requirement or substantially increase risk of incurring adverse events.
- Have clinically uncontrolled pleural effusion, ascites or pericardial effusion
requiring drainage, peritoneal shunt, or cell-free concentrated ascites reinfusion
therapy within 2 weeks prior to randomization/enrollment.
- Have a history of (non-infectious) interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis that
required steroids, have current ILD/pneumonitis, or where suspected ILD/pneumonitis
cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening.
- Had prior treatment with topoisomerase I inhibitors, including antibody-drug
conjugates with topoisomerase I inhibitor payloads such as trastuzumab deruxtecan.
- Have received any of the following therapies or drugs prior to the initiation of the
study:
- Participants who have received prior treatment with BNT323.
- Participants who received prior treatment with a programmed death-ligand 1
(PD-L1) / vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) bispecific antibody. Note:
Prior treatment with programmed death 1 (PD-1)/VEGF bispecific antibodies,
PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors or anti-VEGF therapies are permitted.
- Have received other systemic immunostimulatory agents or immunosuppressive
therapies (such as interferon-a, interleukin-2, or methotrexate) within 4 weeks
prior to the initiation of study treatment or are within five half-lives of the
treatment drug (whichever is longer). Exception: excluding local, intranasal,
intraocular, intra-articular or inhaled corticosteroids, short term use (=7
days) of corticosteroids for prophylaxis (e.g., prevention of contrast agent
allergy) or treatment of non-autoimmune conditions (e.g., delayed
hypersensitivity reactions caused by exposure to allergens).
- Have received systemic corticosteroids (at a dosage greater than 10 mg/day of
prednisone or an equivalent dose of other corticosteroids) within 3 weeks prior
to the initiation of study treatment.
NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.
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