Palazestrant in Combination With Ribociclib for the First-line Treatment of ER+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer
OPERA-02
A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled Study of Palazestrant With Ribociclib Versus Letrozole With Ribociclib for the First-Line Treatment of ER+, HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer (OPERA-02)
2 other identifiers
interventional
1,000
16 countries
85
Brief Summary
This phase 3 clinical trial compares the efficacy and safety of palazestrant with ribociclib to letrozole and ribociclib in women and men who have not received prior systemic anti-cancer treatment for advanced breast cancer.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_3 breast-cancer
Started Nov 2025
Typical duration for phase_3 breast-cancer
85 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 8, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 25, 2025
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
November 3, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2028
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2032
April 16, 2026
April 1, 2026
3.1 years
July 8, 2025
April 13, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
To compare PFS, based on a local investigator assessment, between investigational (palazestrant with ribociclib + letrozole-matching placebo) and control (letrozole with ribociclib + palazestrant-matching placebo) arms.
From Date of Randomization until Disease Progression or Death Due to Any Cause (estimated as up to 3.5 years)
Secondary Outcomes (11)
Overall Survival (OS)
From Date of Randomization until Death Due to Any Cause (estimated as up to 5.5 years)
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
From Date of Randomization until Disease Progression or Death Due to Any Cause (estimated as up to 3.5 years)
Overall response Rate (ORR)
From Date of Randomization until Tumor Response (estimated as up to 3.5 years)
Duration of Response (DOR)
From Date of Tumor Response (CR or PR) until Disease Progression (estimated as up to 3.5 years)
Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR)
Proportion of subjects achieving CR, PR or SD with duration of at least 24 weeks (estimated as up to 3.5 years)
- +6 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Palazestrant
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive palazestrant, ribociclib and letrozole-matching placebo
Letrozole
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants will receive letrozole, ribociclib and palazestrant-matching placebo
Interventions
Participants will be treated with palazestrant 90 mg once daily on a 4-week (28-day) cycle.
Participants will be treated with ribociclib 600 mg once daily on Days 1-21 of a 4-week (28 day) cycle.
Participants will be treated with letrozole 2.5 mg once daily on a 4-week (28-day) cycle
Participants will be treated with letrozole-matching placebo once daily on a 4-week (28 day) cycle
Participants will be treated with palazestrant-matching placebo once daily on a 4-week (28-day) cycle
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Adult female or male participants.
- ER+, HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer that is not amenable to curative therapy.
- Evaluable disease (measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 or bone-only disease).
- De novo advanced breast cancer or with disease recurrence occurring after 12 months of completing adjuvant endocrine therapy (with or without CDK4/6 inhibitors)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
- Adequate hematologic, hepatic, and renal functions.
- Female participants can be pre-, peri- or postmenopausal.
- Male and pre- or peri-menopausal female participants must be willing to take a GnRH (or LHRH) agonist.
You may not qualify if:
- Disease recurrence during adjuvant endocrine therapy
- Currently receiving or previously received systemic anti-cancer therapy for ER+, HER2- advanced breast cancer.
- Previously received treatment with fulvestrant, elacestrant or an investigational endocrine therapy in any setting.
- History of allergic reactions to study treatment.
- Any contraindications to letrozole and ribociclib.
- Symptomatic central nervous system metastases, carcinomatous meningitis, leptomeningeal disease, or a spinal cord compression that require immediate treatment.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc.lead
- Novartis Pharmaceuticalscollaborator
Study Sites (85)
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Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71913, United States
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Santa Barbara, California, 93105, United States
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Denver, Colorado, 80220, United States
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Peoria, Illinois, 61615, United States
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Ames, Iowa, 50010, United States
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Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States
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Annapolis, Maryland, 21401, United States
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Kansas City, Missouri, 64132, United States
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505, United States
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Columbus, Ohio, 43219, United States
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Horsham, Pennsylvania, 19044, United States
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Sayre, Pennsylvania, 18840, United States
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Knoxville, Tennessee, 37909, United States
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Tennessee City, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Denton, Texas, 76201, United States
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El Paso, Texas, 79902, United States
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Houston, Texas, 77024, United States
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San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Salt Lake City, Utah, 84106, United States
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Olympia, Washington, 98502, United States
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Vancouver, Washington, 98684, United States
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Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
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Waratah, New South Wales, 2298, Australia
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South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
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Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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Heidelberg, Victoria, 03084, Australia
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Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Toronto, Ontario, M2J 1V1, Canada
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Bobigny, 93000, France
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Athens, Pireas, 18547, Greece
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Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, Hong Kong
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Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, 999077, Hong Kong
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Milan, Milano, 20132, Italy
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Ipoh, Ipoh Perak, 30450, Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 50586, Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 59100, Malaysia
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George Town, Pulau Pinang, 10450, Malaysia
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Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88996, Malaysia
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Kuching, Sarawak, 93586, Malaysia
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Petaling Jaya, Selangor, 46050, Malaysia
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Putrajaya, Wilayah PE, 62250, Malaysia
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Apeldoorn, Gelderland, 7334 DZ, Netherlands
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Rzeszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, 35-055, Poland
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Rzeszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, 35-922, Poland
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Brzozów, Woj Podkarpackie, 36-200, Poland
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Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, 400641, Romania
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Iași, Iaşi, 700106, Romania
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Timișoara, Timiș County, 300239, Romania
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Busan, Busan Metropolitan City, 49201, South Korea
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Daegu, Daegu Metropolitan City, 41404, South Korea
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Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea
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Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea
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Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16247, South Korea
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Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, South Korea
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Seoul, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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Seoul, Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Seoul, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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Seoul, Seoul Special City, 05505, South Korea
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Seoul, Seoul Special City, 08308, South Korea
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Alicante, Alicante, 3010, Spain
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Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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Barcelona, Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Granada, Granada, 18012, Spain
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Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Murcia, Murcia, 30120, Spain
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Valencia, Valencia, 46010, Spain
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Chang-hua, Chang Hua, 50006, Taiwan
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Kaohsiung City, Sanmin, 80756, Taiwan
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Taipei, Special Municipality, 11217, Taiwan
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Taipei, Special Municipality, 11490, Taiwan
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Taipei, Taipei City, 100, Taiwan
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Taipei, Taipei City, 10449, Taiwan
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Bangkok, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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Dusit, Bangkok, 10300, Thailand
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Ban Phaeo, Changwat Samut Sakhon, 74120, Thailand
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Hat Yai, Changwat Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
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Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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Brighton, England, BN2 5BE, United Kingdom
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London, England, WC1E 6AG, United Kingdom
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London, Greater London, EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Medical Director, MD
Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 8, 2025
First Posted
July 25, 2025
Study Start
November 3, 2025
Primary Completion (Estimated)
December 1, 2028
Study Completion (Estimated)
January 1, 2032
Last Updated
April 16, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share