Clinical trial • Phase IV • Oncology

RIBOCICLIB for Hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative early breast cancer | Breast cancer

Phase IV trial of RIBOCICLIB for Hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative early breast cancer | Breast cancer.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative early breast cancer | Breast cancer
Trial Stage
Phase IV
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
02-06-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
12-08-2025

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, study arm: intensified, personalized coaching on adjuvant therapy (patients receive ribociclib in combination with endocrine therapy). control arm: standard patient management (patients receive ribociclib in combination with endocrine therapy). dose/schedule not specified in ctis record for arms. Phase IV trial across 20 sites in Germany.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Study Arm: intensified, personalized coaching on adjuvant therapy (patients receive ribociclib in combination with endocrine therapy). Control Arm: standard patient management (patients receive ribociclib in combination with endocrine therapy). Dose/schedule not specified in CTIS record for arms.
Target Sample Size
548
Trial Duration For Participant
1095

Eligibility

Recruits 548 No vulnerable population selected. Participants must provide written informed consent prior to trial-specific procedures. Only adults aged ≥18 years are eligible (no minors); assent is not applicable..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Women who are pregnant or lactating
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable population selected. Participants must provide written informed consent prior to trial-specific procedures. Only adults aged ≥18 years are eligible (no minors); assent is not applicable.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Participant provides written informed consent prior to the beginning of trial-specific procedures\n- Patients must be aged ≥18 years on the day of signing informed consent\n- Participant has histologically confirmed primary invasive adenocarcinoma of the breast\n- Participant has a histologically and/or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of ER-positive and/or progesterone receptor–positive breast cancer based on the most recently analyzed tissue sample tested by a local laboratory\n- Participant has HER2neg breast cancer defined as a negative ISH test or an IHC status of 0, 1+, or 2+. If the IHC is 2+, a negative ISH (e.g., FISH, CISH, SISH, or DISH) test is required by local laboratory testing and based on the most recently analyzed tissue sample\n- Indication for treatment with ribociclib in combination with an aromatase inhibitor for early breast cancer according to the valid SmPC\n- Participant has adequate organ function amenable for treatment with ribociclib as assessed by a local laboratory\n- Female participants of childbearing potential must have had a hysterectomy or be willing to use highly effective methods of contraception and have a confirmed negative pregnancy test as assessed by local in-house standard\n- Participant is willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, and other trial procedures"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with distant metastases of breast cancer beyond regional lymph nodes (stage IV according to AJCC 8th edition) and/or evidence of recurrence after curative surgery\n- Patients with serious preexisting medical condition(s) that would preclude participation in this study\n- Women who are pregnant or lactating\n- Patients with active bacterial infections (requiring IV antibiotics at time of initiating study treatment), fungal infections, or detectable viral infections (e.g., known human immunodeficiency virus positivity or known active hepatitis B or C, such as hepatitis B surface antigen–positive])\n- Patients with a personal history in the past 5 years of any of the following conditions: syncope of cardiovascular etiology, ventricular arrhythmia of pathological origin (including, but not limited to, ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation), or sudden cardiac arrest\n- Patients with contraindications against ribociclib according to the current SmPC\n- Patients with hypersensitivity to active substance of ribociclib, peanuts, soya or one of the other ingredients\n- Patients who are not eligible for the trial due to severe comorbidities other than those mentioned above or unavailability according to the treating physician"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- time to permanent treatment discontinuation of ribociclib therapy","definition_or_measurement_approach":"As stated: time to permanent treatment discontinuation of ribociclib therapy (primary objective/end point described in the trial objective)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- overall persistence rate at 6, 12 and 36 months of adjuvant ribociclib therapy","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Persistence rate measured at months 6, 12 and 36 of adjuvant ribociclib therapy (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- relapse- and death-free discontinuation rate at 6,12 and 36 months of adjuvant ribociclib therapy","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Relapse- and death-free discontinuation rate measured at months 6, 12 and 36 (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- total time of therapy interruptions within 36 months of ribociclib treatment, surveyed by a patient diary","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Total duration of therapy interruptions within 36 months, as recorded via patient diary (explicitly stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- distress and quality of life assessed via the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy—Breast (FACT-B), the EQ-5D/visual analog scale (VAS) questionnaires, and the patient distress thermometer after 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, and 36 months of treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient-reported outcomes measured using FACT-B, EQ-5D/VAS and patient distress thermometer at specified timepoints (3,6,9,12,24,36 months)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- frequency of adverse events (AEs) (serious AEs (SAEs) will be reported according to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Toxicity Criteria version 5.0)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"AE frequency collection; SAEs to be reported per NCI CTCAE v5.0 (explicitly stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- outcomes according to STEEP 2.0 criteria","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Outcomes classified and reported according to STEEP 2.0 criteria (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- required health utilities within 12, 24 and 36 months","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Health utility measures collected at months 12, 24 and 36 (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- patient type before coaching and after 12 months of coaching","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change in patient typology assessed before coaching and after 12 months (as stated)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
548
Recruitment Window Months
60
Consent Approach
Written informed consent from each participant prior to trial-specific procedures. Only adults (≥18 years) may consent. Subject information and informed consent forms are listed in documents (e.g., TYPER_ICFV1_0_2025-04-25_FINAL and versions), but languages of the documents are not specified in the CTIS record.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
20
Total Number Of Participants
548

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
01-08-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-04-2026
Processing Time Days
270
Number Of Sites
20
Number Of Participants
548

Sites

Site Name
Klinikum Mutterhaus der Borromaeerinnen gGmbH
Department Name
Gynäkologie
Contact Person Name
Sebastian Jud
Contact Person Email
sebastian.jud@mutterhaus.de
Site Name
Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bergisch Gladbach gGmbH
Department Name
Gynäkologie
Contact Person Name
Christian Rudlowski
Contact Person Email
c.rudlowski@evk.de
Site Name
Rotkreuzklinikum Muenchen gGmbH
Department Name
Frauenklinik
Contact Person Name
Claus Hanusch
Contact Person Email
claus.hanusch@swmbrk.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Bonn AöR
Department Name
Zentrum für Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde/ Brustzentrum
Contact Person Name
Anne Bachmann
Contact Person Email
anne.bachmann@ukbonn.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum des Saarlandes AöR
Department Name
Klinik für Frauenheilkunde, Geburtshilfe und Reproduktionsmedizin
Contact Person Name
Julia Radosa
Contact Person Email
julia.radosa@uks.eu
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Regensburg AöR
Department Name
Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe
Contact Person Name
Stephan Seitz
Contact Person Email
sseitz@csj.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden an der Technischen Universitaet Dresden AöR
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe
Contact Person Name
Theresa Link
Site Name
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Gynäkologie, Studienzentrale
Contact Person Name
Volkmar Müller
Contact Person Email
v.mueller@uke.de
Site Name
Medicum Rosenheim MVZ GmbH
Department Name
Haematology and Oncology
Contact Person Name
Rudolf Pihusch
Contact Person Email
rudolf.pihusch@pihusch.de
Site Name
Klinikum Esslingen GmbH
Department Name
Frauenklinik
Contact Person Name
Alexander Hein
Site Name
Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann gGmbH
Department Name
Brustzentrum
Contact Person Name
Björn Breuer
Contact Person Email
bjoern.beurer@klinikumevb.de
Site Name
MVZ am Klinikum Aschaffenburg GmbH
Contact Person Name
Manfred Welslau
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen AöR
Department Name
Frauenklinik
Contact Person Name
Peter A. Fasching
Site Name
Klinikum Kulmbach
Department Name
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Contact Person Name
Benno Lex
Contact Person Email
benno.lex@klinikum-kulmbach.de
Site Name
Gesundheit Nord gGmbH Klinikverbund Bremen
Department Name
Klinik für Gynäkologie, Gynäkoonkologie und Senologie
Contact Person Name
Mustafa Aydogdu
Site Name
University Hospital Cologne AöR
Department Name
Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe
Contact Person Name
Wolfram Malter
Contact Person Email
wolfram.malter@uk-koeln.de
Site Name
Marienhospital Bottrop gGmbH
Department Name
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Contact Person Name
Hans Christian Kolberg
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Augsburg
Department Name
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Contact Person Name
Nina Ditsch
Contact Person Email
nina.ditsch@uk-augsburg.de
Site Name
Praxis Fuer Interdisziplinaere Onkologie And Haematologie GbR
Department Name
Haematology and Oncology
Contact Person Name
Matthias Zaiss
Site Name
ANregiomed gKU AöR des Landkreises Ansbach und der Stadt Ansbach
Department Name
Brustzentrum Mittelfranken
Contact Person Name
Thomas Hildebrandt

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Institut fuer Frauengesundheit GmbH
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Germany

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
RIBOCICLIB
Active Substance
RIBOCICLIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Not specified (marketingAuthNumber: -) in this product entry
Maximum Dose
400 mg
Investigational Product Name
Kisqali 200 mg film-coated tablets
Active Substance
RIBOCICLIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation EU/1/17/1221/001)
Maximum Dose
400 mg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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