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Preventing alpelisib-related hyperglycaemia in HR+/HER2-/

Antonio Llombart-Cussac, José Manuel Pérez-Garcia, Manuel Ruiz Borrego, Pablo Tolosa, Salvador Blanch, Adela Fernández-Ortega, Ander Urruticoechea, Isabel Blancas, Cristina Saura, Beatriz Rojas and 18 more

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Article in EClinicalMedicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04300790 (Study to Evaluate the Effect of Metformin in the Prevention of Hyperglycemia in HR[+]/HER2[-] PIK3CA-mutation Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Alpelisib Plus Endocrine Therapy. Study Metallica), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04300790 phase2completednot on this map

Study to Evaluate the Effect of Metformin in the Prevention of Hyperglycemia in HR[+]/HER2[-] PIK3CA-mutation Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Alpelisib Plus Endocrine Therapy. Study Metallica

TypeinterventionalSponsorMedSIRRan2020 to 2025Enrolled69ConditionsBreast CancerArmsAlpelisib, Metformin, Fulvestrant, Letrozole, Exemestane
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors at 20 institutions in 1 country.

Antonio Llombart-CussacHospital Arnau de Vilanova, Universidad Católica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
José Manuel Pérez-GarciaMedica Scientia Innovation Research (MEDSIR), Barcelona, Spain.
Manuel Ruiz BorregoVirgen del Rocío University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain.
Pablo Tolosa12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Salvador BlanchInstituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain.
Adela Fernández-OrtegaCatalan Institute of Oncology, Hospitalet, Spain.
Ander UrruticoecheaGipuzkoa Cancer Unit, OSID-Onkologikoa, San Sebastián, Spain.
Isabel BlancasHospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, Medicine Department, Medicine Faculty, Granada University, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs. Granada), Spain.
Cristina SauraVall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Spain.
Beatriz RojasHospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro, Madrid, Spain.
Begoña BermejoHospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Biomedical Research Institute INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain.
José Ponce LorenzoDr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain.
María GionHospital Ruber Internacional, Madrid, Spain.
Patricia Cortez-CastedoHospital Ruber Internacional, Madrid, Spain.
Elisenda LlabresHospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canarias, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Elena GalveHospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain.
Juan Fernando CuevaHospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Ana LópezUniversity Hospital of León, León, Spain.
José Luis Alonso-RomeroHospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.
Santiago González-SantiagoHospital Universitario San Pedro de Alcántara, Cáceres, Spain.
Eduardo Martínez de DueñasConsorcio Hospitalario Provincial of Castellón, Castellón de la Plana, Spain.
Eva Ciruelos12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Griselda MartratMedica Scientia Innovation Research (MEDSIR), Barcelona, Spain.
Petra GenerMedica Scientia Innovation Research (MEDSIR), Barcelona, Spain.
Daniel Alcalá-LópezMedica Scientia Innovation Research (MEDSIR), Barcelona, Spain.
Miguel Sampayo-CorderoMedica Scientia Innovation Research (MEDSIR), Barcelona, Spain.
Fernando Gómez-PeraltaHospital General de Segovia, Segovia, Spain.
Javier CortésMedica Scientia Innovation Research (MEDSIR), Barcelona, Spain.
MedSIR (Spain) · ESHospital Ruber Internacional · ESResearch Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre · ESComplejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago · ESConsorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón · ESFundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología · ESHospital de Basurto · ESHospital de León · ESHospital General De Segovia · ESHospital General Universitario de Alicante Doctor Balmis · ESHospital San Pedro de Alcántara · ESHospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro · ESHospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria · ESHospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca · ESHospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío · ESInstitut Català d'Oncologia · ESInstituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada · ESOnkologikoa · ESUniversitat de València · ESValencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Hyperglycaemia is an early and frequent adverse event during alpelisib treatment. METALLICA aimed to evaluate prophylactic metformin to prevent or reduce hyperglycaemia occurrence in patients with HR+/HER2-/ Methods: Between August 13th, 2020 and March 23rd, 2022, this 2-cohort, phase 2, multicentre, single-arm trial (NCT04300790) enrolled patients with HR+/HER2-/PIK3CA-mutated ABC: cohort A, normal glycaemia (fasting plasma glucose <100 mg/dL [<5.6 mmol/L] and HbA1c <5.7%), and cohort B, prediabetes (fasting plasma glucose 100-140 mg/dL [5.6-7.8 mmol/L] and/or haemoglobin A1C [HbA1c] 5.7-6.4%). Participants were at least 18 years old, with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0-1, and up to two prior lines of endocrine therapy (ET) for ABC. Alpelisib plus ET were administered in 28-day cycles after initiation of prophylactic metformin plus ET. Primary endpoint was the incidence of grade 3-4 hyperglycaemia over the first 8 weeks. Secondary endpoints included safety, progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), and clinical benefit rate (CBR). The primary objective for cohort A and B is met with ≤7 (14.6%) and ≤4 (20%) patients with grade 3-4 hyperglycaemia over the first 8 weeks, respectively. Findings: 233 patients were screened, and 68 (20.2%) patients were enrolled in cohorts A (n = 48) and B (n = 20). Median follow-up was 7.8 months (IQR 1.4-19.6). Over the first 8 weeks, one (2.1%) of 48 patients in cohort A (95% CI: 0.5-11.1; Interpretation: In HR+/HER2-/ Funding: Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

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AlpelisibHR+/HER2−/PIK3CA-mutated advanced breast cancerHyperglycaemiaProphylactic metformin

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PMID38638399
PMCPMC11024566
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