A Study of GDC-9545 Alone or in Combination With Palbociclib and/or Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH) Agonist in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer

Last updated: November 14, 2025
Sponsor: Genentech, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Breast Cancer

Cancer

Treatment

GDC-9545

LHRH Agonist

Palbociclib

Clinical Study ID

NCT03332797
GO39932
2023-506700-12-00
2017-002083-41
  • Ages > 18
  • Female

Study Summary

This study will evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetic (PK), pharmacodynamic (PD) activity, and preliminary anti-tumor activity of GDC-9545 as a single agent and in combination with palbociclib and/or luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist in participants with advanced or metastatic estrogen receptor (ER)-positive (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 [HER2]-negative) breast cancer.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria for Dose Escalation:

  • Histologically or cytologically proven diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the breast with evidence of either locally recurrent disease not amenable to resection or radiation therapy with curative intent or with metastatic disease

  • Estrogen receptor (ER)-positive tumor

  • Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer as per local laboratory testing

  • Measurable disease, or evaluable bone disease; that is, bone lesions that are lytic or mixed (lytic + sclerotic) in the absence of measurable lesion

  • Required paired pre- and on-treatment tumor biopsies for participants with metastases that are safely accessible as determined by the investigator

  • Advanced or metastatic ER-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer that has recurred or progressed while being treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy for a duration of at least 24 months and/or endocrine therapy in the incurable, locally advanced, or metastatic setting and derived a clinical benefit from therapy (i.e., tumor response or stable disease for at least 6 months)

  • No more than 2 prior lines of treatment for advanced or metastatic breast cancer

  • Greater than or equal to (≥)2 weeks must have elapsed from the use of any other endocrine, targeted therapy or chemotherapy

  • Single-Agent Cohorts (only applies to Dose Escalation): Advanced or metastatic disease that is either refractory to or intolerant of existing standard therapy or for which no effective standard therapy that confers clinical benefit is available

  • Cohort B0: No prior treatment with cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor

  • For participants undergoing 18F-fluoroestradiol-positron emission tomography (FES-PET) imaging additional restrictions on prior therapy include: ≥2 months must have elapsed from the use of tamoxifen; ≥6 months must have elapsed from the use of fulvestrant

  • Postmenopausal status

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status less than or equal to (≤)1

  • Resolution of all acute toxic effects of prior therapy or surgical procedures to baseline or Grade ≤1 (except alopecia or other toxicities not considered to be a safety risk for the patient)

  • Life expectancy of ≥12 weeks

  • Adequate organ function

Inclusion Criteria for Dose Expansion:

Same criteria as above for Dose Escalation, except for those that only apply to Dose Escalation, plus the following:

  • Required paired pre- and on-treatment tumor biopsies for participants in Cohorts A1-A5, B1, and B2 with metastases that are safely accessible as determined by the investigator

  • In South Korea: Must have received exactly 2 prior lines of treatment for advanced or metastatic breast cancer

  • In the rest of the world: No more than 1 prior line of treatment for advanced or metastatic breast cancer (not applicable to Cohort X)

Plus the following criteria:

  • Cohorts B1 and B2: No prior treatment with CDK4/6 inhibitor

  • Cohorts A1, A3, A5, B1, C1, and C2 only: Postmenopausal status

  • Cohorts A2, A4, and B2 only: Participants not defined as postmenopausal; Age less than (<)56 years who have medical menopause on LHRH agonist (on stable dose ≥4 weeks)

  • No prior treatment with an oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD)

  • For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use non-hormonal contraceptive methods with a failure rate of <1% per year during the treatment period and for 10 days after the last dose of GDC-9545 and 21 days after the last dose of palbociclib, and agreement to refrain from donating eggs during this same period

  • Cohort X only: Participants enrolled on Studies GO29656 or GO29642 and received clinical benefit from GDC-0927 or GDC-0810

  • Hematology, chemistry, and urinalysis collected 72 hours before Cycle 1, Day 1 deemed acceptable for dosing by the investigator

  • No other endocrine therapy, targeted therapy, or chemotherapy after last dose of GDC-0927 or GDC-0810

Exclusion Criteria for Dose Escalation:

  • Known brain metastases that are untreated, symptomatic, or require therapy to control symptoms

  • Current treatment with any systemic anti-cancer therapies for advanced disease (not applicable to Cohort X participants currently receiving GDC-0810 or GDC-0927)

  • Concurrent treatment with warfarin or phenytoin

  • Diagnosis of any secondary malignancy within 3 years prior to enrollment, except for appropriately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, or Stage I uterine cancer

  • Active inflammatory bowel disease, chronic diarrhea, short bowel syndrome, or major upper gastrointestinal (GI) surgery including gastric resection

  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

  • Known clinically significant history of liver disease consistent with Child-Pugh Class B or C, including active viral or other hepatitis (e.g., hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus), current alcohol abuse, or cirrhosis

  • Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to enrollment

  • Radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to enrollment

  • Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or investigational product administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study

  • Inability or unwillingness to swallow tablets or capsules (only applies to Dose Escalation)

  • Any serious medical condition or abnormality in clinical laboratory tests that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes the patient's safe participation in and completion of the study (only applies to Dose Escalation)

  • History or presence of an abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) that is clinically significant in the investigator's opinion, including complete left bundle branch block, second- or third-degree heart block, or evidence of prior myocardial infarction

  • QT interval corrected using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) greater than (>)470 milliseconds (ms) demonstrated by at least two ECGs >30 minutes apart

  • History of ventricular dysrhythmias or risk factors for ventricular dysrhythmias such as structural heart disease coronary heart disease clinically significant electrolyte abnormalities or family history of sudden unexplained death or long QT syndrome

  • Current treatment with medications that are well known to prolong the QT interval

Exclusion Criteria for Dose Expansion:

Same criteria as above for Dose Escalation, except for those that only apply to Dose Escalation, plus the following criteria:

  • Pregnant, lactating, or breastfeeding

  • Additional exclusion criteria for Cohort B (Phase 1b cohort): History of venous thromboembolic event requiring therapeutic anticoagulation

  • Additional exclusion criteria for Cohorts C1 and C2 only: Current treatment with medications that are well known to decrease heart rate, including beta blockers

Study Design

Total Participants: 181
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: GDC-9545
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
November 24, 2017
Estimated Completion Date:
July 31, 2026

Connect with a study center

  • St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

    Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

    Darlinghurst 2169378, New South Wales 2155400 2010
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Cabrini Hospital Malvern

    Malvern, Victoria 3144
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre

    Melbourne, Victoria 3000
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre

    Melbourne 2158177, Victoria 2145234 3000
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • National Cancer Center

    Gyeonggi-do, 410-769
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • National Cancer Center; Medical Oncology

    Gyeonggi-do, 410-769
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Asan Medical Center

    Seoul, 05505
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 06351
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul, 03080
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System

    Seoul, 003-722
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • National Cancer Center

    Gyeonggi-do 6363696, 410-769
    South Korea

    Site Not Available

  • Asan Medical Center

    Seoul 1835848, 05505
    South Korea

    Site Not Available

  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul 1835848, 06351
    South Korea

    Site Not Available

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul 1835848, 03080
    South Korea

    Site Not Available

  • Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System

    Seoul 1835848, 03722
    South Korea

    Site Not Available

  • ICO L'Hospitalet; Servicio de oncologia medica

    L Hospitalet De Llobregat, Barcelona 08908
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • ICO L'Hospitalet

    L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona 08908
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • ICO L'Hospitalet; Servicio de oncologia medica

    L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona 08908
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • ICO L'Hospitalet

    L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 3120619, Barcelona 08908
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Onkologikoa; Ensayos Clinicos

    Donostia, Guipuzcoa 20014
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Quiron Barcelona

    Barcelona, 08023
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Quiron Barcelona; Servicio de Oncologia

    Barcelona, 08024
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Quiron Barcelona

    Barcelona 3128760, 08023
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona 3128760, 08035
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Centro Oncologioco MD Anderson Internacional

    Madrid, 28033
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Centro Oncologioco MD Anderson Internacional; Servicio de Farmacia

    Madrid, 28033
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon

    Madrid, 28007
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro

    Madrid, 28050
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro; South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics

    Madrid, 28050
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal

    Madrid, 28034
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Centro Oncologioco MD Anderson Internacional

    Madrid 3117735, 28033
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon

    Madrid 3117735, 28007
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro

    Madrid 3117735, 28050
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal

    Madrid 3117735, 28034
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia

    Valencia, 46010
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia

    Valencia 2509954, 46010
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Barts Health NHS Trust

    London, E1 2ES
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Oncology

    London, SW3 6JJ
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Barts Health NHS Trust

    London 2643743, E1 2ES
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • The Royal Marsden Hospital

    Sutton, SM2 5PT
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • The Royal Marsden Hospital

    Suttton, SM2 5PT
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Stanford Cancer Center South Bay

    San Jose, California 95124
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Colorado

    Aurora 5412347, Colorado 5417618 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Massachusetts General Hospital.

    Boston, Massachusetts 02115
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Massachusetts General Hospital.

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02115
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York 11101
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10065
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee 37204
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, Tennessee 37232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville 4644585, Tennessee 4662168 37204
    United States

    Site Not Available

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