New hope for advanced breast cancer: phase 3 trial launches
NCT ID NCT07085767
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial is testing a new drug called palazestrant (OP-1250) combined with ribociclib against the standard letrozole plus ribociclib for people with ER+, HER2- advanced breast cancer who haven't had prior treatment. About 1,000 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two combinations. The main goal is to see if the new combo slows cancer growth better than the current approach.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- palazestrant (OP-1250) and ribociclib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new first-line treatment option for people with ER+, HER2- advanced breast cancer, potentially delaying disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large phase 3 trial, but the experimental drug is still being tested. It may not prove better than the current standard, and side effects like low blood cell counts or liver issues are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult female or male participants. * ER+, HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer that is not amenable to curative therapy. * Evaluable disease (measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 or bone-only disease). * De novo advanced breast cancer or with disease recurrence occurring after 12 months of completing adjuvant endocrine therapy (with or without CDK4/6 inhibitors) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. * Adequate hematologic, hepatic, and renal functions. * Female participants can be pre-, peri- or postmenopausal. * Male and pre- or peri-menopausal female participants must be willing to take a GnRH (or LHRH) agonist. Exclusion Criteria: * Disease recurrence during adjuvant endocrine therapy * Currently receiving or previously received systemic anti-cancer therapy for ER+, HER2- advanced breast cancer. * Previously received treatment with fulvestrant, elacestrant or an investigational endocrine therapy in any setting. * History of allergic reactions to study treatment. * Any contraindications to letrozole and ribociclib. * Symptomatic central nervous system metastases, carcinomatous meningitis, leptomeningeal disease, or a spinal cord compression that require immediate treatment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
135 sites in 22 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHot Springs, Arkansas, 71913, United States
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAmes, Iowa, 50010, United States
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RECRUITINGAnnapolis, Maryland, 21401, United States
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCatonsville, Maryland, 21228, United States
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGJackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHorsham, Pennsylvania, 19044, United States
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKnoxville, Tennessee, 37909, United States
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 52336, United States
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RECRUITINGClayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKrems, Lower Austria, 3500, Austria
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSalzburg, State of Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBrussels, Brussels Capital, 1090, Belgium
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOlomouc, Olomouc Region, 77900, Czechia
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPrague, Prague, 150 06, Czechia
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBrest, Brittany Region, 29609, France
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBesançon, Doubs, 25000, France
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGToulouse, Occitanie, 31059, France
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMarseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, 13273, France
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDüsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40235, Germany
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RECRUITINGAthens, Attica, 11528, Greece
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGGyőr, Győr-Moson-Sopron, 9024, Hungary
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RECRUITINGDebrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, 4032, Hungary
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSzekszárd, Tolna County, 7100, Hungary
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, Central District, 4941492, Israel
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGJerusalem, Jerusalem, 91999, Israel
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAshdod, Southern District, 7747629, Israel
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNaples, Campania, 80131, Italy
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAviano, Friuli Venezia Giulia, 33081, Italy
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RECRUITINGGenoa, Liguria, 16132, Italy
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RECRUITINGMilan, Milano, 20132, Italy
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPisa, Tuscany, 56126, Italy
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPrato, Tuscany, 59100, Italy
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RECRUITINGMilan, Varese, 21100, Italy
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RECRUITINGKuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 59100, Malaysia
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAmsterdam, North Holland, 1081 HV, Netherlands
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGRzeszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, 35-055, Poland
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBrzozów, Woj Podkarpackie, 36-200, Poland
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOvidiu, Constanța County, 905900, Romania
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RECRUITINGCraiova, Dolj, 200542, Romania
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBusan, Busan Metropolitan City, 49201, South Korea
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGYongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, South Korea
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul Special City, 05505, South Korea
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul Special City, 08308, South Korea
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28046, Spain
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RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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