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BREAST: EARLY STAGE: SUPPORTIVE CARE: RECEIVING AC: NEPA 17-05

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Active-controlled, Parallel Group Phase 3b Study to Assess the Safety and to Describe the Efficacy of IV Fosnetupitant/Palonosetron (260 mg/0.25 mg) Combination (IV NEPA FDC) Compared to Oral Netupitant/Palonosetron (300 mg/0.5 mg) Combination (Akynzeo®) for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting in Initial and Repeated Cycles of Anthracycline-cyclophosphamide (AC) Chemotherapy in Women With Breast Cancer

Title
Helsinn NEPA 170-05 (Breast Cancer-Supportive Care)
Study Title

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Active-controlled, Parallel Group Phase 3b Study to Assess the Safety and to Describe the Efficacy of IV Fosnetupitant/Palonosetron (260 mg/0.25 mg) Combination (IV NEPA FDC) Compared to Oral Netupitant/Palonosetron (300 mg/0.5 mg) Combination (Akynzeo®) for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting in Initial and Repeated Cycles of Anthracycline-cyclophosphamide (AC) Chemotherapy in Women With Breast Cancer

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Malignancy
Breast, Breast Cancer, TNBC, ER+ breast cancer
Stage
Disease Setting
Prior to AC therapy, regardless of stage
Line Of Therapy
AC
Investigational Agent
fosnetupitant/palnosetron (IV) or netupitant/palonosetron (oral)
Drug Class
NK1 receptor antagonist, anti-emetic
PI
Lee Schwartzberg, MD
Sponsor
Helsinn Healthcare SA
Phase
Status
Key Eligibility Criteria
Key Eligibility Criteria Details
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed breast cancer, including recurrent or metastatic
  • Naive to moderately or highly emetogenic antineoplastic agents
  • Scheduled to receive at least 4 consecutive cycles of an AC combination regimen
  • ECOG PS 0-1
  • Not scheduled to receive other moderately or highly emetogenic agent (other than AC) from 6 hours after starting AC until next cycle
  • No CNS involvement
  • No concurrent investigational agent/study
Objective

Primary- treatment-emergent AEs at Cycle 1, 2, 3, 4.  Secondary- emetic episodes; rescue therapy, severity of nausea, FLIE questionnaire

Assessment Frequency
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Assessment Frequency 2
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Path
Adenocarcinoma
Dosing Frequency
Control Agents
Study Protocol
Randomized
Yes
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