Clinical trials

This document outlines an investigator-initiated Phase Ib/II clinical trial in Japan, focusing on the combination therapy of ribociclib and anastrozole for patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR-positive), HER2-negative metastatic or recurrent breast cancer. The trial aims to evaluate the efficacy (specifically, overall response rate) and safety of this combination in the Japanese patient population. Nagoya City University is the sponsor of this trial, with funding provided by Novartis Pharma K.K.. Study Design and Endpoints: The trial is structured into two parts: * Phase Ib: The primary endpoint for this phase is tolerability, which is assessed by dose-limiting toxicities (DLT). Secondary endpoints include pharmacokinetics (PK) of the drugs, as well as the incidence of adverse events (AE) and serious adverse events (SAE). * Phase II: The primary endpoint for Phase II is the Overall Response Rate (ORR), which will be determined by a blinded central imaging review based on RECIST version 1.1 criteria. Secondary endpoints encompass PK (for the initial 20 patients), ORR as assessed by the investigator, progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and the overall incidence of adverse events

The goal of this clinical study is to determine whether monitoring ctDNA and treating patients who become ctDNA-positive with abemaciclib can help prevent the recurrence of hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer after curative surgery and standard therapy. The study will also assess the safety of abemaciclib and the medical problems that may occur during treatment. Participants will receive routine follow-up after surgery, undergo regular blood tests to measure ctDNA, and, if ctDNA becomes positive, receive abemaciclib for a defined treatment period with scheduled clinic visits for examinations and safety assessments. Researchers will evaluate recurrence-free survival, distant recurrence-free survival, adverse events, the time between ctDNA positivity and clinical recurrence, and the rate of ctDNA clearance at the end of abemaciclib therapy.

Randomized phase II trial targeting early-stage breast cancer (stage II-III) applicable to preoperative chemotherapy (NAC), comparing standard treatment with multiple experimental treatments.

Chronic cough has a high global prevalence and it is refractory to such treatments by approximately 20% of patients. Gafapixant is a P2X3 receptor antagonist that has demonstrated the reduction of cough in patients with refractory chronic cough(RCC). Taste disturbance is the most frequent adverse event by gefapixant (approximately 60-70%). Although gefapixant is well-tolerated even if taste disturbance has occurred, the impact of taste disturbance on cough-specific QoL remains to be unclear. Therefore, the investigator would like to evaluate factors related to treatment satisfaction by gefapixant in RCC patients. the investigator hypothesize that taste disturbance will be associated with the improvement of cough specific QoL and treatment satisfaction in RCC patients.