Clinical trial • Phase III • Oncology

GIREDESTRANT for Estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer

Phase III trial of GIREDESTRANT for Estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule|Peptide/protein/enzyme

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
13-09-2023
First CTIS Authorization Date
16-01-2024

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, control arm: intramuscular fulvestrant (faslodex 250 mg solution for injection) plus investigator's choice of cdk4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib, abemaciclib, or ribociclib). experimental arm: oral giredestrant (ro7197597) plus investigator's choice of cdk4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib, abemaciclib, or ribociclib). Phase III trial in Austria, Greece, Hungary and others.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Control arm: intramuscular fulvestrant (Faslodex 250 mg solution for injection) plus investigator's choice of CDK4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib, abemaciclib, or ribociclib). Experimental arm: oral giredestrant (RO7197597) plus investigator's choice of CDK4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib, abemaciclib, or ribociclib).
Biomarker Stratified
True, biomarker: ESR1 mutation status; strata: ESR1m (ESR1 mutation detected) and ESR1nmd (ESR1 no mutation detected).
Target Sample Size
754
Trial Duration For Participant
1827

Eligibility

Recruits 754 isVulnerablePopulationSelected: true. Study documents include infant authorization forms and infant information (eg. "L1_IAF Infant Master_EN", "L1_SIS and ICF_Infants", "Authorization for the use and sharing of Infant Health Information"). Consent/assent handling includes specific Infant Authorization Form (IAF) / parental authorization documents and dedicated patient information/consent forms for pregnancy and infant data collection..

Vulnerable Population
isVulnerablePopulationSelected: true. Study documents include infant authorization forms and infant information (eg. "L1_IAF Infant Master_EN", "L1_SIS and ICF_Infants", "Authorization for the use and sharing of Infant Health Information"). Consent/assent handling includes specific Infant Authorization Form (IAF) / parental authorization documents and dedicated patient information/consent forms for pregnancy and infant data collection.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Confirmed ESR1 mutation status in baseline ctDNA\n- Resistance to prior standard adjuvant ET, defined as relapse on-treatment after ≥ 12 months or off-treatment within 12 months of completion. If adjuvant ET included a CDK4/6i, capecitabine, or S-1 relapse should have occurred ≥ 12 months since completion of CDK4/6i such treatment\n- Measurable disease as defined per RECIST v.1.1 or non-measurable (including bone-only) disease\n- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0 - 1\n- Locally advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the breast not amenable to treatment with curative intent, with documented ER+ HER2- status assessed locally based on the most recent tumor biopsy (or archived tumor sample if a recent tumor sample is not available for testing)"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Prior treatment with a SERD (e.g., fulvestrant, investigational)\n- Advanced, symptomatic, visceral spread that is at risk of life-threatening complications\n- Active cardiac disease or history of cardiac dysfunction\n- Clinically significant history of liver disease\n- Prior systemic therapy (e.g., prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or biologic therapy) for locally advanced unresectable or metastatic breast cancer. Prior therapy for contralateral, local, and/or regional BC treated with curative surgery is allowed"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 1. Progression-Free Survival (PFS), defined as time from randomization to first occurrence of disease progression (PD), as determined by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1, or death from any cause during the study (whichever occurs first), in the ESR1m subgroup and in the FAS","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as time from randomization to first occurrence of disease progression (PD) per investigator assessment according to RECIST v1.1, or death from any cause during the study (whichever occurs first); assessed in the ESR1m subgroup and in the full analysis set (FAS)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 1. PFS in the ESR1nmd subgroup","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Progression-free survival in the ESR1 no mutation detected (ESR1nmd) subgroup"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 2. OS, defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival: time from randomization to death from any cause"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 3. cORR, defined as the proportion of participants with a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) on two consecutive occasions ≥ 4 weeks apart, as determined by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Confirmed objective response rate (cORR): proportion with CR or PR on two consecutive occasions ≥4 weeks apart per RECIST v1.1 by investigator"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 4. DOR, defined as the time from the first occurrence of a documented objective response to PD, as determined by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1, or death from any cause (whichever occurs first)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Duration of response (DOR): time from first documented objective response to PD per RECIST v1.1 by investigator, or death"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 5. CBR, defined as the proportion of participants with stable disease for ≥ 24 weeks or a CR or PR, as determined by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Clinical benefit rate (CBR): proportion with stable disease ≥24 weeks or CR or PR per RECIST v1.1 by investigator"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 6. TTCtx, defined as the time from randomization until the start date of chemotherapy or death from any cause (whichever occurs first)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time to chemotherapy (TTCtx): time from randomization to start date of chemotherapy or death"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 7. TTCD in pain severity, defined as the time from randomization to the first documentation of a ≥ 2-point increase from baseline on the “worst pain” item score from the BPI-SF","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time to confirmed deterioration (TTCD) in pain severity: time from randomization to first documentation of ≥2-point increase from baseline on BPI-SF 'worst pain' item"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 8. TTCD in pain presence and interference, defined as the time from randomization to the first documentation of a ≥ 10-point increase from baseline in the EORTC QLQ-C30 linearly transformed pain scale score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"TTCD in pain presence/interference: time to first documentation of ≥10-point increase from baseline in EORTC QLQ-C30 pain scale (linearly transformed)"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 9. TTCD in PF, RF and GHS/QoL, defined as the time from randomization to the first documentation of a ≥ 10-point decrease from baseline in the EORTC QLQ-C30 linearly transformed respective scale scores","definition_or_measurement_approach":"TTCD in physical functioning (PF), role functioning (RF) and global health status/quality of life (GHS/QoL): time to first documentation of ≥10-point decrease from baseline in respective EORTC QLQ-C30 scales"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 10. Incidence and severity of adverse events, with severity determined according to NCI CTCAE v5.0","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety: incidence and severity of AEs graded per NCI CTCAE v5.0"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 11. Change from baseline in selected vital signs","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in selected vital signs"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 12. Change from baseline in selected clinical laboratory test results","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in selected clinical laboratory test results"}

Recruitment

Digital Remote Recruitment
True, described methods include social media posts (Facebook/Instagram campaigns), digital recruitment material, and email referral templates for physician outreach.
Planned Sample Size
754
Recruitment Window Months
60
Consent Approach
Informed consent obtained using subject information sheets and informed consent forms (L1 SIS and ICF documents), with pre-screening ICFs and optional procedure / genetic / infant / pregnancy-specific consent forms. Parental/guardian authorization handled via Infant Authorization Forms (IAF) where applicable. Documents and patient-facing materials are provided in multiple languages (examples in the dossier: English, Greek, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Polish, German, Italian, Dutch/BE, Romanian, Slovenian and others as per country-specific ICFs).

Methods

  • Physician referral and communication to doctors (materials include physician referral templates and referral letters).
  • Digital and social media campaigns (materials labelled 'FB_Instagram_Campaign', 'Social Media Posts').
  • Printed recruitment materials: posters, clinical trial leaflets, recruitment brochures (country-specific K1/K2 recruitment documents).
  • Patient recruitment vendor support (Swm Partners Limited listed with duty 'Patient Recruitment').
  • Site-level outreach (study introduction brochures and visit guides provided to sites).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
111
Total Number Of Participants
296

Austria

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
07-12-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
20-10-2025
Processing Time Days
683
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
18

Greece

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
26-09-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
20-10-2025
Processing Time Days
755
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
16

Hungary

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
31-10-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-10-2025
Processing Time Days
716
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
7

Slovenia

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
26-09-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
14-10-2025
Processing Time Days
749
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
5

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
01-12-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
17-10-2025
Processing Time Days
686
Number Of Sites
12
Number Of Participants
27

Portugal

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
07-12-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-10-2025
Processing Time Days
679
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
15

Belgium

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
01-12-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
14-10-2025
Processing Time Days
683
Number Of Sites
8
Number Of Participants
17

Finland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
01-12-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
14-10-2025
Processing Time Days
683
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
7

Romania

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
26-09-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
20-10-2025
Processing Time Days
755
Number Of Sites
8
Number Of Participants
16

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
26-09-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
05-12-2025
Processing Time Days
801
Number Of Sites
23
Number Of Participants
65

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
20-12-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-01-2026
Processing Time Days
755
Number Of Sites
10
Number Of Participants
25

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
01-12-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
28-01-2026
Processing Time Days
789
Number Of Sites
13
Number Of Participants
38

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
16-11-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
10-03-2026
Processing Time Days
845
Number Of Sites
15
Number Of Participants
40

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Switzerland

Contract research organisations

Name
IQVIA RDS Hellas Single Member S.A.
Responsibilities
code:1
Name
IQVIA Limited
Responsibilities
code:1
Name
Almac Clinical Technologies LLC
Responsibilities
code:3

Third parties

  • {"country":"Switzerland","full_name":"Labcorp Central Laboratory Services S.a.r.l.","duties_or_roles":"code:4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"CellCarta","duties_or_roles":"Speciality Laboratory","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Swm Partners Limited","duties_or_roles":"Patient Recruitment","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Greece","full_name":"IQVIA RDS Hellas Single Member S.A.","duties_or_roles":"code:1","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Foundation Medicine Inc.","duties_or_roles":"code:4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Kayentis","duties_or_roles":"Patient Reported Outcome","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Almac Clinical Technologies LLC","duties_or_roles":"code:3","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Median Technologies","duties_or_roles":"Speciality Laboratory","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"IQVIA Limited","duties_or_roles":"code:1","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Labcorp Central Laboratory Services LP","duties_or_roles":"code:4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Foundation Medicine GmbH","duties_or_roles":"Speciality Laboratory","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
RO7197597
Active Substance
GIREDESTRANT
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
1
Maximum Dose
30 mg
Investigational Product Name
LEUPRORELIN
Active Substance
LEUPRORELIN
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
INTRAMUSCULAR USE
Route
INTRAMUSCULAR
Authorisation Status
2
Maximum Dose
3.75 mg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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