Carboplatin +/- Nivolumab in Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Inclusion Criteria

• •Participants must have histologically or cytologically confirmed invasive breast cancer, with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic disease. Participants without pathologic or cytologic confirmation of metastatic disease should have unequivocal evidence of metastasis from physical examination or radiologic evaluation.
• •Estrogen-receptor and progesterone-receptor expression both ≤ 1% by immunohistochemistry (IHC), and HER2-negative status as determined by the current ASCO/CAP guidelines. If a patient has more than one histological result, the most recent sample will be considered for inclusion.
• •Participants must have PD-L1 status available at the time of registration. Standard local testing with any PD-L1 antibody that has been validated in a CLIA-certified environment will be acceptable for including patients on trial.. Primary or metastatic samples may be tested for PD-L1 status.
• •Participants must have measurable or evaluable disease by RECIST version 1.1.
• •Participants must agree to undergo a research biopsy, if tumor is safely accessible, at baseline. Previously collected archival tissue will also be obtained on all participants. For participants for whom newly-obtained samples cannot be provided (e.g. inaccessible or participant safety concern) the archival tissue alone will be acceptable. Tissue needs to be located and availability confirmed at time of registration (See Section 9 for more details). Participants must agree to a mandatory repeat biopsy 3-6 weeks after starting treatment, if tumor is safely accessible. For patients randomized to carboplatin alone who decide to crossover to nivolumab and nab-paclitaxel at time of progression, a mandatory biopsy will be required if tumor is safely accessible prior to initiating crossover treatment; participants must also agree to undergo this biopsy, if applicable.
• •Prior chemotherapy: Participants must have received 0 prior chemotherapeutic regimens for metastatic breast cancer. Prior platinum in the neo/adjuvant setting is permissible, if at least 6 months elapsed since the end of adjuvant systemic therapy to the development of metastatic disease. All toxicities related to prior chemotherapy must have resolved to CTCAE v4.0 grade 1 or lower, unless otherwise specified.
• •Prior biologic therapy: Prior poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors are not allowed in the metastatic setting. Prior PARP inhibitors in the neo/adjuvant setting are permissible, if at least 6 months elapsed since the end of adjuvant systemic therapy to the development of metastatic disease. All toxicities related to prior biologic therapy must have resolved to CTCAE v4.0 grade 1 or lower, unless otherwise specified.
• •Prior radiation therapy: Patients may have received prior radiation therapy. Radiation therapy must be completed at least 14 days prior to registration, and all toxicities related to prior radiation therapy must have resolved to CTCAE v4.0 grade 1 or lower, unless otherwise specified in 3.1.10. Patients may not have had \>25% of their bone marrow radiated.
• •The subject is ≥18 years old.
• •ECOG performance status ≤1 (Karnofsky \>60%, see Appendix A).
• •Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:
• •* Absolute neutrophil count ≥1,500/mcL
• •* Platelets ≥100,000/mcL
• •* Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dl
• •* Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (or ≤2.0 x ULN in patients with documented Gilbert's Syndrome)
• •* AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) ≤2.5 × institutional ULN or
• •≤5 × institutional ULN for participants with documented liver metastases
• •* Serum creatinine ≤1.5 × institutional ULN OR creatinine clearance ≥ 45 mL/min/ 1.73m2 for participants with creatinine levels above institutional ULN.
• •Supportive care (e.g. transfusion of red blood cells) is allowed to meet eligibility criteria.
• •Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 2 weeks prior to registration.
• •Childbearing potential is defined as: participants who have not reached a postmenopausal state (≥ 12 continuous months of amenorrhea with no identified cause other than menopause) and have not undergone surgical sterilization (removal of ovaries and/or uterus).
• •Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must agree to use an adequate method of contraception. Contraception is required starting with the first dose of study medication through 150 days (5 months) after the last dose of study medication. Examples of contraceptive methods with a failure rate of \< 1% per year include bilateral tubal ligation, male sterilization, established and proper use of hormonal contraceptives that inhibit ovulation, hormone-releasing intrauterine devices, and copper intrauterine devices. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, or postovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception.
• •Males who are sexually active with WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of study treatment with nivolumab and 7 months after the last dose of study treatment (i.e., 90 days (duration of sperm turnover) plus the time required for the investigational drug to undergo approximately five half-lives.)
• •Participants on bisphosphonates or RANK ligand inhibitors may continue receiving therapy during study treatment.
• •The participant must be capable of understanding and complying with the protocol and willing to sign a written informed consent document
• •Participant is known to be positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HepBsAg, or HCV RNA. HIV-positive participants are ineligible because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions of combination antiretroviral therapy with study drugs. In addition, these participants are at increased risk of fatal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy.
• •The participant has received a live vaccine within 28 days prior to registration. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster, yellow fever, rabies, BCG, and typhoid vaccine. The use of the inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine is allowed.
• •Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding or adults of reproductive potential not employing an adequate method of contraception.
• •Childbearing potential is defined as: participants who have not reached a postmenopausal state (≥ 12 continuous months of amenorrhea with no identified cause other than menopause) and have not undergone surgical sterilization (removal of ovaries and/or uterus)