Breast cancer drug showdown: which CDK4/6 inhibitor works best?
NCT ID NCT05207709
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial aimed to compare two drugs, ribociclib and palbociclib, in people with a specific type of advanced breast cancer (HR+/HER2- with HER2-enriched features). Participants received one of the drugs combined with hormone therapy. The goal was to see which combination better delays cancer growth. The study was terminated early and enrolled only 61 of the planned 456 participants, so the findings are limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ribociclib and palbociclib (both combined with hormone therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If ribociclib proves better, it could become the preferred treatment for this type of advanced breast cancer, potentially delaying disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early with only 61 participants, so results are limited and may not be conclusive. Both drugs are already approved, so any advantage may be modest.
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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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61 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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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.
Main Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically documented HR-positive and HER2-negative breast cancer by local testing * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1. * advanced (loco regionally recurrent not amenable to curative therapy or metastatic) breast cancer. * Availability of FFPE tumor block for biomarker analysis, obtained during metastatic period. * HER2-E or Basal-like subtype as per central PAM50 analysis. * Measurable disease or non-measurable disease, as defined by RECIST v1.1 * Adequate hematologic and end-organ function * Patient must be willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests, and other trial procedures. * Women of childbearing potential must have confirmed negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to randomization. * Women of CBP must be willing to use highly effective methods of contraception. * Patient must have a 6-lead or 12-lead ECG with ALL of the following parameters at screening: * QTcF interval (QT interval using Fridericia's correction) at screening \< 450 msec. * Resting heart rate 50-90 beats per minute (determined from the ECG). Main Exclusion Criteria: * Prior therapy with any CDK4/6 inhibitors. * Patient has received prior treatment with chemotherapy for advanced/metastatic breast cancer
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baptist Memorial Health Care
Oxford, Mississippi, 38655, United States
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
Mechanicsville, Virginia, 231136, United States
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Carle Cancer Center
Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
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Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia, 4434-502, Portugal
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Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal (CIOCC)
Madrid, 28050, Spain
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Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León
León, León, 24001, Spain
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Complejo Hospitalario San Pedro de Alcántara
Cáceres, 10003, Spain
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Dana Faber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Dayton Clinical Oncology
Kettering, Ohio, 45429, United States
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Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center
Huntington, Virginia, 25701, United States
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Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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H. Clínico San Cecilio de Granada
Granada, 18016, Spain
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Hospital Beatriz Ângelo
Loures, 2674-514, Portugal
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
Valencia, 46010, Spain
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Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa
Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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Hospital Clínico Universitario de A Coruña
A Coruña, La Coruña, 15006, Spain
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Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago CHUS
Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, 15706, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario de Alicante
Alicante, 03010, Spain
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Hospital General de Catalunya
Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, 08195, Spain
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Hospital La Paz
Madrid, Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Quiron Salud Sagrado Corazon Sevilla
Seville, Sevilla, 41013, Spain
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Hospital Sant Joan de Reus
Reus, 43204, Spain
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Hospital Senhora da Oliveira - Guimarães
Creixomil, Portugal
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Hospital Son Llàtzer
Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, 07198, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida
Lleida, 25198, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Princesa
Madrid, 28006, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla
Santander, 39008, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer
Murcia, Murcia, 30008, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro de Majadahonda
Madrid, 28222, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
Madrid, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
El Palmar, Murcia, 30120, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves
Granada, 18014, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
Seville, Sevilla, 41013, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Canarias
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, 38320, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada
Fuenlabrada, Madrid, 28942, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin
Las Palmas, 35010, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Salamanca
Salamanca, 37007, Spain
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Hospital Virgen de la Macarena
Seville, 41007, Spain
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Hospital Virgen de la Victoria
Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital de Basurto
Bilbao, 48013, Spain
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Hospital del Mar
Barcelona, Barcelona, 08003, Spain
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IOB-Institute of Oncology. Hospital Quironsalud Barcelona
Barcelona, Barcelona, 8023, Spain
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IPO Lisboa
Lisbon, 1500-650, Portugal
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Institut Català d' Oncologia (ICO Badalona)
Badalona, Barcelona, 08916, Spain
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Institut Català d' Oncologia de Girona (ICO Girona)
Girona, Girona, 17007, Spain
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Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO Hospitalet)
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08908, Spain
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Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Porto Francisco Gentil, EPE
Porto, 4200-072, Portugal
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Instituto Valenciano de Oncología (IVO)
Valencia, 46009, Spain
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Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Cente
Portland, Oregon, 97210, United States
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Memorial Regional Hospital
Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States
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Montefiore
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Morton Plant Hospital
Clearwater, Florida, 33756, United States
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Mount Sinai Florida
Miami, Florida, 33140, United States
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NHOH
Londonderry, New Hampshire, 03053, United States
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Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89121, United States
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Northwestern
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Nothwell Health
New York, New York, 11042-1069, United States
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Novant Health Care
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
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Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Providence Portland Medical Center
Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States
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Sinai of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, 21215, United States
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The Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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University of Kentucky, Markey Cancer Center
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida, 33124, United States
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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University of North Carolina Lineberger
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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Unv. Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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Upstate Carolina Medical Center
Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29302, United States
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Vall d´Hebron University Hospital
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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