Pazopanib in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer

You may be eligible if

• Criteria:
• No prior bevacizumab
• Histologically or cytologically confirmed invasive breast carcinoma (recurrent or metastatic disease)
• Measurable disease, defined as \>= 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion \>= 20 mm by conventional techniques or \>= 10 mm by spiral CT scan
• Patients who may still benefit from hormonal therapy are ineligible (patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer should have received appropriate sequential hormonal therapy for metastatic disease until disease progression)
• Patients with HER-2 positive disease who have not yet received trastuzumab (Herceptin®) to maximal benefit are ineligible (patients with disease progression during trastuzumab therapy are eligible)
• No known brain metastases
• ECOG performance status (PS) 0-1 or Karnofsky PS 60-100%
• Life expectancy \> 12 weeks
• Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1,500/mm³
• Platelets \>=100,000/mm³
• Total bilirubin normal (exception made for patients with known Gilbert's disease)
• AST/ALT =\< 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
• No proteinuria \> +1 on two consecutive dipsticks taken \>= 1 week apart
• PT/INR/PTT =\< 1.2 times ULN
• No allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to pazopanib or other study agents
• No QTc prolongation (defined as a QTc interval \>= 500 msecs) or other significant ECG abnormalities
• No condition (e.g., gastrointestinal tract disease resulting in an inability to take oral medication or a requirement for IV alimentation, or active peptic ulcer disease) that would impair ability to swallow and retain study drug
• No poorly controlled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \[BP\] \>= 140 mm Hg or diastolic BP \>= 90 mm Hg) Initiation or adjustment of BP medication is allowed prior to study entry provided that the average of 3 BP readings prior to study entry is \< 140/90 mm Hg
• No serious or non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture
• No abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within the last 4 weeks
• No cerebrovascular accident within the last 6 months
• No myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmia, hospital admission for unstable angina within the last 12 weeks
• No venous thrombosis within the last 12 weeks
• No NYHA class III-IV heart failure Patients with a history of class II heart failure may be considered eligible provided they are asymptomatic on treatment
• No concurrent uncontrolled illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection or psychiatric illness/social situations that would preclude study compliance
• Not pregnant or nursing
• Negative pregnancy test
• Fertile patients must use effective contraception
• At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C), radiotherapy, or surgery
• No cardiac angioplasty or stenting within the last 12 weeks
• No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen for recurrent disease
• No prior surgical procedures affecting absorption
• No CYP2C9 substrates during or for 1-2 weeks after completion of study treatment, including any of the following:
• Therapeutic warfarin Low molecular weight heparin or prophylactic low-dose warfarin are allowed
• No CYP2C9 substrates during or for 1-2 weeks after completion of study treatment, including any of the following:
• * Erectile dysfunction agents: sildenafil, tadalafil, or vardenafil
• * Antiarrhythmics: bepridil, flecainide, lidocaine, mexilitine, amiodarone, or quinidine
• * Immune modulators: cyclosporine, tacrolimus, or sirolimus
• * Miscellaneous: theophylline, quetiapine, or risperidone
• No CYP2C9 substrates during or for 1-2 weeks after completion of study treatment, including any of the following:
• * Oral hypoglycemics: glipizide, glyburide, or tolbutamide
• * Ergot derivatives: dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, ergotamine, or methylergonovine
• * Neuroleptics: pimozide
• No concurrent combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients
• No other concurrent investigational agents
• No other concurrent anticancer therapy
• WBC \>= 3,000/mm³
• No more than 2 prior palliative systemic chemotherapy regimens for de novo metastatic disease
• Creatinine normal OR creatinine clearance \>= 60 mL/min
• At least 3 months since prior trastuzumab