New breast cancer pill combo shows promise in Late-Stage trial
NCT ID NCT05909397
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests a new experimental drug, vepdegestrant, combined with palbociclib against the standard treatment (letrozole plus palbociclib) for people with advanced ER+/HER2- breast cancer that has not been treated before. The study aims to see if the new combination works better at stopping the cancer from growing. Participants take pills by mouth daily until the cancer worsens or side effects become too severe.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) plus palbociclib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new first-line treatment option for people with advanced ER+/HER2- breast cancer, potentially delaying disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study lead-in before the main Phase 3, so results are preliminary. The new drug may not prove more effective than the current standard, and side effects like low white blood cell counts 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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59 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult participants with loco-regional recurrent or metastatic disease not amenable to curative treatment * Confirmed diagnosis of ER+/HER2- breast cancer * No prior systemic treatment for loco-regional recurrent or metastatic disease * Measurable disease evaluable per Response Evaluation Criterion in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v.1.1 or non-measurable bone-only disease * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2 * Phase 3 only: Participants should be willing to provide blood and tumor tissue Exclusion Criteria: * Disease recurrence while on, or within 12 months of completion of adjuvant endocrine therapy * Prior treatment with cyclin dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors (CDK4/6i), vepdegestrant, fulvestrant, elacestrant and other investigational drugs including novel endocrine therapies, any selective estrogen receptor degraders (SERDs), covalent antagonists (SERCAs) and complete ER antagonists (CERANs). * Inadequate liver, kidney and bone marrow function * Impaired cardiovascular function or clinically significant cardiovascular diseases * Refractory nausea and vomiting, inability to swallow capsules and tablets whole, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, significant gastric (total or partial) or bowel resection that would preclude adequate absorption of study interventions. * Current use or anticipated need for food, herbal supplements or drugs that are known strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers.
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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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Aichi Cancer Center Hospital
Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 464-8681, Japan
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BRCR Global
Plantation, Florida, 33322, United States
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BRCR Medical Center Inc
Plantation, Florida, 33322, United States
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Barwon Health
Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Science
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100021, China
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Cancer Research SA
Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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Centro Gaucho Integrado De Oncologia, Hematologia, Ensino E Pesquisa
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90110-270, Brazil
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Centro de Pesquisa Clínica - Área Administrativa
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90850-170, Brazil
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Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén
Jaén, JAÉN, 23007, Spain
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Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Kozpont
Debrecen, 04032, Hungary
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Fakultna nemocnica s poliklinikou J.A. Reimana Presov
Prešov, 080 01, Slovakia
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Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori
Monza, Lombardy, 20900, Italy
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Hospital Clinico San Carlos
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Mae de Deus
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90880-480, Brazil
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Hospital Santa Rita de Cassia
Vitória, Espírito Santo, 29043-260, Brazil
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Hospital Universitari Dexeus
Barcelona, Catalunya [cataluña], 08028, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
Málaga, Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Unviersitario Virgen Nieves
Granada, 18012, Spain
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Hubei Cancer Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China
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IRCCS - Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori"
Meldola, Emilia-Romagna, 47014, Italy
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Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO) - Badalona
Badalona, Barcelona [barcelona], 08916, Spain
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Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale
Naples, Campania, 80131, Italy
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National Cancer Center Hospital
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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National Cancer Center Hospital East
Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan
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Nemocnica na okraji mesta n o
Partizánske, 95801, Slovakia
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China
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Tumor Zentrum Aarau
Aarau, Canton of Aargau, 5000, Switzerland
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Virginia Oncology Associates
Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States
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