Clinical trial · Interventional
Exploratory Lapatinib (Positron Emission Tomography) PET Study in Subjects With Breast Cancer
An Open-label Positron Emission Tomography Study to Investigate and Quantify Brain and Tumour Penetration of [11C]Lapatinib in Subjects With HER2-overexpressing Breast Cancer
NCT01290354CI-TRIAL-00030325completedPhase 1ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to find out how much lapatinib can enter both normal brains and brains in which tumours secondary to breast cancer have developed.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- lapatinib
- description
- unlabelled, administered orally
- interventionNames
- Drug: Lapatinib
- Drug: [11C] lapatinib
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Brain penetration of [11C]lapatinib
- timeFrame
- 8 days
- measure
- Brain tumour penetration of [11C]lapatinib
- timeFrame
- 8 days
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Safety as assessed by number of subjects with adverse events
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Female, aged \>/= 18 years old * Advanced or metastatic breast cancer with overexpression of HER2 * Be able to provide written informed consent and comply with protocol requirements * If of child-bearing potential, using adequate and medically acceptable contraception method * Have an ECOG performance status of 0-2 and be in stable condition * Able to lie still on the PET scanner for approx. 1.5-2 h * Adequate hepatic and renal function * Patent ulnar artery or collateral arterial blood vessels * If have CNS metastases, disease must be stable * Subjects with CNS metastases should have at least a single 1 cm diameter lesion as shown on contrast MRI Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with brain metastases who have undergone prior CNS surgery * Significant brain abnormalities, neurological disorder, psychiatric disorder or previous brain damage * Diabetes type I * History of HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection * Current alcohol and/or drug abuse * Positive pregnancy test or lactation * Malabsorption syndrome or disease affecting gastrointestinal function that may affect intestinal absorption * Requirement for additional concurrent anti-cancer therapy * History of uncontrolled or symptomatic angina * Concurrent treatment with an investigational agent or anti-cytotoxic therapy or use within 30 days or 5 half-lives * Known hypersensitivity reaction of idiosyncrasy to drugs chemically related to lapatinib or its excipients * Concurrent treatment with CYP3A4 inducers and inhibitors * Unwillingness to refrain from consuming red wine, Seville oranges, grapefruit, pomelo, grapefruit hybrids and their juices from 7 days before Day 1 until collection of the final pharmacokinetic sample * Known history of claustrophobia * Known contraindications or likely risk of toxicity to gadlinium-based MRI contrast media * Presence of cardiac pacemaker, other electronic device or ferromagnetic metal foreign bodies * Any abnormality found on the MRI scan which, in the opinion of the investigator, may influence the outcome of the PET scans or affect the safety of the volunteer * Acute or active hepatic or biliary disease * Any medical condition or circumstance making the volunteer unsuitable for participation in the study.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDSaleem A, Searle GE, Kenny LM, Huiban M, Kozlowski K, Waldman AD, Woodley L, Palmieri C, Lowdell C, Kaneko T, Murphy PS, Lau MR, Aboagye EO, Coombes RC. Lapatinib access into normal brain and brain metastases in patients with Her-2 overexpressing breast cancer. EJNMMI Res. 2015 Apr 30;5:30. doi: 10.1186/s13550-015-0103-5. eCollection 2015. PMID 25977884