Palazestrant in Combination With Ribociclib for the First-line Treatment of ER+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer

Last updated: June 12, 2026
Sponsor: Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Metastatic Cancer

Breast Cancer

Cancer

Treatment

Letrozole

Ribociclib

Letrozole-matching placebo

Clinical Study ID

NCT07085767
OP-1250-302
OPERA-02
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study 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.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult female or male participants.

  • ER+, HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer that is not amenable tocurative 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 monthsof 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.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 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 investigationalendocrine 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 immediatetreatment.

Study Design

Total Participants: 1000
Treatment Group(s): 5
Primary Treatment: Letrozole
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
November 03, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
January 31, 2032

Study Description

This is an international, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, phase 3 clinical trial. The purpose of this trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of palazestrant in combination with ribociclib +letrozole -matching placebo (Arm A: investigational arm) with letrozole in combination with ribociclib + palazestrant-matching placebo (Arm B: control arm).

This trial is seeking adult participants with ER+, HER2- advanced breast cancer who have not received prior systemic anti-cancer treatment for advanced disease. Approximately 1,000 participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to one of the two study arms.

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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
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    Geelong, Victoria 3220
    Australia

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    Heidelberg, Victoria 03084
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    Nedlands, Western Australia 6009
    Australia

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    Linz, Upper Austria 4010
    Austria

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    Brussels, Brussels Capital 1090
    Belgium

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    Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels Capital 1200
    Belgium

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    Kortrijk, Flanders 8500
    Belgium

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    Liège, Liège Province 4000
    Belgium

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    Charleroi, Wallonia 6060
    Belgium

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    Toronto, Ontario M2J 1V1
    Canada

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    Hořovice, Central Bohemia 26831
    Czechia

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    Liberec, Liberec Region 46001
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    Olomouc, Olomouc Region 77900
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    Prague, Prague 150 06
    Czechia

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    Zlín, Zlín 762 75
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    Pierre-Bénite, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 69310
    France

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    Brest, Brittany Region 29609
    France

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    Plérin, Brittany Region 22190
    France

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    Besançon, Doubs 25000
    France

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    Montpellier, Hérault 34070
    France

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    Toulouse, Occitanie 31059
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    Villejuif, Île-de-France Region 94805
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    Bobigny, 93000
    France

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    Torgau, Saxony 04860
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    Pátrai, Achaia 26504
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    Athens, Attica 11528
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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 1819729, Kowloon 999077
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    Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun county 6000
    Hungary

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    Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar 4032
    Hungary

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    Bologna, Emilia-Romagna 40138
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    Rome, Lazio 168
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    Genoa, Liguria 16132
    Italy

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    Bergamo, Lombardy 24127
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    Milan, Milano 20132
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    Prato, Tuscany 59100
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    Ipoh, Ipoh Perak 30450
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    Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur 59100
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    George Town, Pulau Pinang 10450
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    Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 88996
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    Kuching, Sarawak 93586
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    Petaling Jaya, Selangor 46050
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    Putrajaya, Wilayah PE 62250
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    Apeldoorn, Gelderland 7334 DZ
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    Maastricht, Limberg 6202 AZ
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    Amsterdam, North Holland 1081 HV
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    Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship 31-826
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    Rzeszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship 35-055
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    Brzozów, Woj Podkarpackie 36-200
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    Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship 90-302
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    Lisbon, Lisbon District 1099-023
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    Porto, Porto District 4464-513
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    Bucharest, Bucharest 11171
    Romania

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    Cluj-Napoca, Cluj 400641
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    Ovidiu, Constanța County 905900
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    Craiova, Dolj 200542
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    Iași, Iaşi 700106
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    Timișoara, Timiș County 300239
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    Busan, Busan Metropolitan City 49201
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    Daegu, Daegu Metropolitan City 41404
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    Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 10408
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    Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13620
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    Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 16247
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    Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16499
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    Seoul, Seoul 03080
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    Seoul, Seoul 03080
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    Seoul, Seoul Special City 05505
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    Murcia, Murcia 30120
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    Seville, Sevilla 41009
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    Valencia, Valencia 46010
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    Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009
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    Chang-hua, Chang Hua 50006
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    Kaohsiung City, Sanmin 80756
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    Taipei, Special Municipality 11217
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    Bangkok, Bangkok 10700
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    Dusit, Bangkok 10300
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    Ban Phaeo, Changwat Samut Sakhon 74120
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    London, England WC1E 6AG
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    Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX
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    Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913
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    Beverly Hills, California 90211
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    San Francisco, California 94115
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    Aurora, Colorado 80045
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    Denver, Colorado 80220
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    New Haven, Connecticut 06511
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    Marietta, Georgia 30060
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    Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
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    Peoria, Illinois 61615
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    Urbana, Illinois 61801
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    Ames, Iowa 50010
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    Scarborough, Maine 04074
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    Annapolis, Maryland 21401
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    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
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    Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
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    New York, New York 10032
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    Charlotte, North Carolina 28204
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    Cincinnati, Ohio 45245
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    Columbus, Ohio 43219
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    Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044
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    Sayre, Pennsylvania 18840
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    Bartlett, Tennessee 38133
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    Knoxville, Tennessee 37909
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    Mount Juliet, Tennessee 37122
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    Tennessee City, Tennessee 37203
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    Denton, Texas 76201
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    El Paso, Texas 79902
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    Houston, Texas 77024
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    San Antonio, Texas 78229
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    Salt Lake City, Utah 84106
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    Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060
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    Norfolk, Virginia 23502
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    Olympia, Washington 98502
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    Vancouver, Washington 98684
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