NCT05038735Active, not recruitingPhase 3
Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Alpelisib Plus Fulvestrant in Participants With HR-positive (HR+), HER2-negative, Advanced Breast Cancer After Treatment With a CDK4/6 Inhibitor and an Aromatase Inhibitor.
EPIK-B5: A Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of Alpelisib in Combination With Fulvestrant for Men and Postmenopausal Women With HR-positive, HER2-negative Advanced Breast Cancer With a PIK3CA Mutation, Who Progressed on or After Aromatase Inhibitor and a CDK4/6 Inhibitor
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to complement Study CBYL719C2301 (SOLAR-1) and obtain more comprehensive data on the efficacy and safety of alpelisib (BYL719) in combination with fulvestrant compared with placebo plus fulvestrant in men or postmenopausal women with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer with a PIK3CA mutation who progressed or relapsed on or after treatment with an AI plus a CDK4/6 inhibitor.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 210 (actual)
- First submitted
- 1 Sept 2021
- Start date
- 17 Dec 2021
- Primary completion date
- 28 Jan 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
- Diseases
- Metastatic breast cancer
- NCT number
- NCT05038735
- EU CT number
- 2023-509133-39-00
- EudraCT number
- 2021-001966-39
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
- Participants enrolled: 210
- From 17 Dec 2021 to the primary completion date, 28 Jan 2027
- 91 sites in 17 countries
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.
Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Prior treatment
- Participant has received prior treatment with fulvestrant, any oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), any Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase (PI3K), mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) or Protein Kinase B (AKT) inhibitor.
- Other Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria do apply
Other illness
- Participant with symptomatic visceral disease or any disease burden that makes the participant ineligible for endocrine therapy (ET) per the Investigator's best judgment.
- Participant who relapsed with documented evidence of progression more than 12 months from completion of (neo)adjuvant endocrine/endocrine-based therapy with no treatment for metastatic disease.
Who the study is looking for
- Participant is an adult ≥ 18 years old at the time of informed consent and has signed informed consent before any trial related activities and according to local guidelines.
- Participant has a histologically and/or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of ER+ and/or PgR+ breast cancer by local laboratory.
- Participant has HER2-negative breast cancer defined as a negative in situ hybridization test or an IHC status of 0, 1+ or 2+. If IHC is 2+, a negative in situ hybridization (Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), Chromogenic in situ hybridization (CISH), or Silver-enhanced in situ hybridization (SISH)) test is required by local laboratory testing.
- Participant has at least one measurable lesion as per RECIST v1.1 criteria as assessed by Investigator (a lesion at a previously irradiated site may only be counted as a target lesion if there is clear sign of progression since the irradiation).
- Participant has recurrence or progression of disease during or after combined AI (i.e. letrozole, anastrozole, exemestane) and CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy. The combined AI and CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy does not need to be the latest treatment regimen (including adjuvant setting).
- Participant has received ≤ 2 prior lines of systemic therapies overall in the metastatic setting, of which a maximum of 1 line of prior treatment with chemotherapy (except for neoadjuvant/ adjuvant chemotherapy) is permitted.
- The presence of PIK3CA mutation(s) determined in tumor tissue prior to enrollment either by a Novartis designated laboratory or in tumor tissue or plasma ctDNA by a local laboratory using a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved PIK3CA Companion Diagnostics (CDx) test for alpelisib or the CE-IVD QIAGEN Therascreen® PIK3CA RGQ PCR test.
- If female, then the participant must be in postmenopausal status.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 100 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (91)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institut Jules Bordet Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Anderlecht | Belgium | Active, not recruiting |
| Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gent | Belgium | Active, not recruiting |
| UZ Leuven Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Leuven | Belgium | Active, not recruiting |
| CHC MontLégia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Liège | Belgium | Active, not recruiting |
| Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe | Belgium | Active, not recruiting |
| Vitaz Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sint-Niklaas | Belgium | Active, not recruiting |
| Complex Oncological Center - Plovdiv, EOOD Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Plovdiv | Bulgaria | Active, not recruiting |
| Medical Centre Nadezhda Clinical EOOD Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sofia | Bulgaria | Active, not recruiting |
| UMHAT Sofiamed OOD Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sofiya | Bulgaria | Active, not recruiting |
| University Specialized Hospital For Active Treatment In Oncology EAD Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sofiya | Bulgaria | Active, not recruiting |
| Novartis Investigative Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Calgary | Canada | Unknown status |
| Novartis Investigative Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ottawa | Canada | Unknown status |
| Masarykuv Onkologicky Ustav Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Brno-Stred | Czechia | Active, not recruiting |
| Nemocnice AGEL Nový Jičín a.s. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nový Jičín | Czechia | Active, not recruiting |
| Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Prague | Czechia | Active, not recruiting |
| Fakultní Nemocnice Královské Vinohrady Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Prague 10 | Czechia | Active, not recruiting |
| Fakultni Thomayerova nemocnice Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Prague 4 | Czechia | Active, not recruiting |
| Haematologie-Onkologie im Zentrum MVZ GmbH Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Augsburg | Germany | Completed |
| Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Berlin | Germany | Completed |
| University Hospital Cologne AöR Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cologne | Germany | Completed |
| KEM I Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte gGmbH Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Essen | Germany | Completed |
| Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein AöR Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Luebeck | Germany | Completed |
| Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen AöR Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Munich | Germany | Completed |
| Aalborg University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aalborg | Denmark | Completed |
| Rigshospitalet Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Copenhagen Oe | Denmark | Completed |
| Odense University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Odense C | Denmark | Completed |
| Fundacion Centro Oncologico Regional De Galicia Jose Antonio Quiroga Y Pineyro Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | A Coruna | Spain | Active, not recruiting |
| Hospital Universitario de Badajoz Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Badajoz | Spain | Active, not recruiting |
| Hospital Clinic de Barcelona Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Barcelona | Spain | Active, not recruiting |
| Hospital de Jerez de la Frontera Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Jerez de la Frontera | Spain | Active, not recruiting |
| Hospital Universitari Arnau De Vilanova De La Gerencia Territorial De Lleida Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lleida | Spain | Active, not recruiting |
| Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Madrid | Spain | Active, not recruiting |
| Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Málaga | Spain | Active, not recruiting |
| Hospital Universitario Central De Asturias Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Oviedo | Spain | Active, not recruiting |
| Hospital Universitario Quironsalud Madrid Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pozuelo de Alarcón | Spain | Active, not recruiting |
| University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sevilla | Spain | Active, not recruiting |
| Hospital Unviersitario Miguel Servet Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Zaragoza | Spain | Active, not recruiting |
| HUS-Yhtymae Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Helsinki | Finland | Active, not recruiting |
| Tampere University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tampere | Finland | Active, not recruiting |
| CHU Besançon Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Besançon | France | Active, not recruiting |
| Centre Jean Perrin Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Clermont Ferrand Cedex1 | France | Active, not recruiting |
| Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | La Roche Sur Yon Cedex 9 | France | Active, not recruiting |
| Centre Leon Berard Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lyon | France | Active, not recruiting |
| Institut Paoli-Calmettes Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Marseille | France | Active, not recruiting |
| Institut Regional Du Cancer De Montpellier Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Montpellier Cedex 5 | France | Active, not recruiting |
| Hopital Saint Louis Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Paris | France | Active, not recruiting |
| Hopital Tenon Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Paris Cedex 20 | France | Active, not recruiting |
| Polyclinique Vauban Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Valenciennes | France | Active, not recruiting |
| Institut Gustave Roussy Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Villejuif | France | Active, not recruiting |
| St Savas Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Athens | Greece | Completed |
| General University Hospital Of Patras Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Patras | Greece | Completed |
| Orszagos Onkologiai Intezet Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Budapest XII | Hungary | Active, not recruiting |
| Gyor-Moson-Sopron Varmegyei Petz Aladar Egyetemi Oktato Korhaz Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Győr | Hungary | Active, not recruiting |
| St Vincent's University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dublin 4 | Ireland | Active, not recruiting |
| St James's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dublin 8 | Ireland | Active, not recruiting |
| Beaumont Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dublin 9 | Ireland | Active, not recruiting |
| Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aviano | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Istituto Tumori Bari Giovanni Paolo II Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bari | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bergamo | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna IRCCS Istituto Di Ricerca E Di Cura A Carattere Scientifico Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bologna | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Presidio Ospedaliero Antonio Perrino Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Brindisi | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Careggi University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Florence | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Genoa | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Fondazione IRCCS - Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Milan | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Istituto Europeo di Oncologia s.r.l Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Milan | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Milan | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Naples | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II Di Napoli Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Naples | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carità Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Novara | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Istituto Oncologico Veneto Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Padova | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Palermo | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-medico In Forma A Bbreviata Fon Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rome | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rome | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Humanitas Research Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rozzano | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Azienda Ospedaliera S Maria Di Terni Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Terni | Italy | Active, not recruiting |
| Centrum Onkologii Im. Prof. Franciszka Lukaszczyka W Bydgoszczy Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bydgoszcz | Poland | Completed |
| Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gdansk | Poland | Completed |
| Opolskie Centrum Onkologii Im. Prof. Tadeusza Koszarowskiego W Opolu Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Opole | Poland | Completed |
| Instituto Portugues De Oncologia De Coimbra Francisco Gentil E.P.E. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Coimbra | Portugal | Active, not recruiting |
| Champalimaud Clinical Centre Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lisbon | Portugal | Active, not recruiting |
| Unidade Local De Saude De Santa Maria E.P.E. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lisbon | Portugal | Active, not recruiting |
| Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, E.P.E. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lisbon | Portugal | Active, not recruiting |
| Hospital da Luz, S.A Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lisbon | Portugal | Active, not recruiting |
| Instituto Portugues de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, E.P.E. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Porto | Portugal | Active, not recruiting |
| Centrul De Oncologie SF Nectarie S.R.L. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Craiova | Romania | Completed |
| Radiotherapy Center Cluj S.R.L. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Floresti | Romania | Completed |
| Ovidius Clinical Hospital S.R.L Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ovidiu | Romania | Completed |
| Oncomed S.R.L. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Timisoara | Romania | Completed |
| Onkologicky ustav sv. Alzbety, s.r.o. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bratislava | Slovakia | Active, not recruiting |
| Narodny onkologicky ustav Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bratislava | Slovakia | Active, not recruiting |
| Vychodoslovensky Onkologicky Ustav a.s. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Košice | Slovakia | Active, not recruiting |
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