A Study to Confirm if Fezolinetant Helps Reduce Hot Flashes in Women With Breast Cancer Who Are Having Hormone Therapy

Last updated: June 19, 2026
Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

N/A

Treatment

Aromatase inhibitor

Tamoxifen

Fezolinetant

Clinical Study ID

NCT06440967
2693-CL-1303
2024-510719-31-00
  • Ages > 18
  • Female

Study Summary

One of the standard treatments for women with breast cancer is hormone therapy, but this treatment can cause hot flashes. Hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, is most often prescribed for hot flashes for women in menopause but cannot be given to women on hormone therapy for breast cancer. Fezolinetant, an alternative to HRT, treats hot flashes for women in menopause. As hot flashes happen in the same way for women on hormone therapy for breast cancer, fezolinetant could help these women. In this study, women on hormone therapy for breast cancer who have moderate to severe hot flashes will take part. They will either take fezolinetant or a placebo to treat their hot flashes. The placebo looks like fezolinetant but doesn't have any medicine in it.

The main aim of this study is to confirm if women who take fezolinetant have fewer hot flashes that are less severe compared to women who take the placebo.

Women 18 years or older seeking treatment for hot flashes. They can take part in the study if they have an average of 7 or more moderate to severe hot flashes each day. They are having hormone therapy for breast cancer from stage 0 (cancer cells that have not spread to nearby tissue) up to stage 3+ (the cancer has spread from the breast to the lymph nodes near the breast or the chest wall).

The women will be assigned 1 of 2 study treatments (fezolinetant or placebo) by chance alone. Treatment will be double-blinded. That means that the women in the study and the study doctors will not know who takes which of the study treatments (fezolinetant or placebo). Women who take part in the study will take 1 tablet every day for 52 weeks (1 year). Each woman will be given an electronic handheld device with an app to track their hot flashes on a daily basis. Some women may be able to use the app on their own smartphone. They will also use another device to answer questions about how hot flashes affect their daily life. During the study, the women will visit their study clinic about every 4 weeks for a health check. The last clinic visit will be 3 weeks after the women take their last tablet of study treatment (fezolinetant or placebo). After this visit the women will be called twice to check their health. The women will be in the study for about 2 years.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participant has a personal history of stage 0-3 hormone receptor positive (HR+),either human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)-2+ or HER-2- breast cancer;appropriate documentation includes a written or electronic report.

  • Participant must be receiving stable maintenance adjuvant endocrine therapy (e.g.,tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors, such as anastrozole, letrozole and exemestane)with or without gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists/antagonists for aminimum of 4 months prior to randomization and be planning to continue on adjuvantendocrine therapy for the duration of the trial without change to therapy, brand ordose. If the participant is taking GnRH agonists/antagonists, therapy must also bestable for a minimum of 4 months prior to randomization. Add-on therapies for breastcancer adjuvant treatment (e.g., cyclin dependent kinase-4 (CDK4) inhibitors) areallowed.

  • Participant has a minimum average of 7 moderate to severe hot flashes (HFs) (vasomotor symptoms (VMS)) per day as recorded in the electronic daily diary (datamust be available for at least 7 of the last 10 days prior to randomization).

  • Has an European Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score 0 or 1.

  • Has at least 12-month life expectation.

  • Participant is born female.

  • Female participant: Is not pregnant and at least 1 of the following conditionsapply:

  • Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP)

  • WOCBP who has a negative urine or serum pregnancy test at screening and day 1and agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance from the time of informedconsent through at least 30 days after final investigational study interventionadministration.

  • Female participant: Must not be breastfeeding or lactating starting at screening andwhile the participant is taking investigational study intervention and for 30 daysafter final investigational study intervention administration.

  • Female participant: Must not donate ova starting at first administration of studyintervention and while the participant is taking investigational study interventionand for 30 days after final investigational study intervention administration.

  • Participant agrees not to participate in another interventional study whileparticipating in the present study until the end of the 1-year extension follow-upperiod.

  • Participant's condition is stable as determined on the basis of medical history andgeneral physical examination, hematology and biochemistry parameters, pulse rateand/or blood pressure and electrocardiogram (ECG) (or showing no clinically relevantdeviations obtained within the last 3 months or at screening).

  • Participant has no new clinically significant findings on breast examination or fromimaging (mammogram, breast ultrasound or equivalent). Results indicate that theparticipant is a good candidate for the study. Appropriate documentation includes awritten or electronic report. In case of double mastectomy, imaging is not needed.

  • Participant has a negative serology panel (including hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)antibody screens).

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participant has diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer (stage 4).

  • Participant has current or history (except complete remission for 5 years or moreprior to signing informed consent) of any malignancy except for HR+ breast cancer (stage 0 to 3) or basal cell carcinoma.

  • Participant has had surgery or non-surgical (chemotherapy or radiotherapy) treatmentfor breast cancer within the last 3 months prior to signing informed consent.

  • Participant has active liver disease, jaundice, or elevated liver aminotransferases (alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST)), elevated totalbilirubin (TBL) or direct bilirubin (DBL), or elevated alkaline phosphatase (ALP) atscreening. A participant with mildly elevated ALT or AST up to < 2 × upper limit ofnormal (ULN) can be enrolled if TBL and DBL are normal. Participant with mildlyelevated ALP (up to < 1.5 × ULN) can be enrolled if cholestatic liver disease isexcluded and no cause other than fatty liver is diagnosed. Participant withGilbert's syndrome with elevated TBL may be enrolled as long as DBL, hemoglobin andreticulocytes are normal.

  • Participant has creatinine > 1.5 x ULN; or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2at the screening visit.

  • Participant has a history of endometrial hyperplasia (participant can be enrolled ifshe has undergone a hysterectomy) or uterine/endometrial cancer.

  • Participant has a medical condition or chronic disease (including history ofneurological [including cognitive], hepatic, renal, cardiovascular,gastrointestinal, pulmonary [e.g., moderate asthma], endocrine, or gynecologicaldisease) or malignancy that could confound interpretation of the study outcome.

  • Participant uses a prohibited therapy (menopause hormone therapy (MHT),estradiol-containing hormonal contraceptive progestin and progesterone-onlymedicines, any treatment for VMS [prescription medications, over-the-counter, orherbal] or CYP1A2 (cytochrome P450) inhibitors) or is not willing to wash out suchdrugs; in addition, medications that are contraindicated due to underlying breastcancer diagnosis and the adjuvant endocrine therapy.

  • Participant has a known substance abuse or alcohol addiction within 6 months ofscreening.

  • Participant has received any investigational therapy within 90 days or 5 half-lives,whichever is longer, prior to screening.

  • Participant has any condition, which makes the participant unsuitable for studyparticipation.

  • Participant has a known or suspected hypersensitivity to fezolinetant, the adjuvantendocrine therapy being used, or any components of the formulations used.

Study Design

Total Participants: 982
Treatment Group(s): 4
Primary Treatment: Aromatase inhibitor
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
July 31, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
April 30, 2028

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    Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
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    Quebec City, Quebec
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    Sherbrooke, Quebec
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    Victoriaville, Quebec
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    Québec 6325494, Quebec 6115047
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    Hradec Králové,
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    Nový Jičín,
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    Olomouc,
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    Prague,
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    Prague,
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    Prague,
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    Prague 3067696,
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    Prague 3067696,
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    Tábor,
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    Vodňany,
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    Vsetín,
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    Bordeaux 3031582,
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    Krakow 3094802,
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    Barcelona 3128760,
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    Madrid,
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    Madrid 3117735,
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    Madrid 3117735,
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    Madrid 3117735,
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    Murcia,
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    Murcia 2513416,
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    Seville,
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    Seville 2510911,
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    Bebington, Birkenhead
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    Liverpool,
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    Liverpool 2644210,
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