A Study Of Palbociclib (PD-0332991) + Letrozole VS. Placebo+ Letrozole For 1st Line Treatment Of Asian Postmenopausal Women With ER+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer [PALOMA-4]

NCT ID: NCT02297438

Last Updated: 2025-10-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

340 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-03-23

Study Completion Date

2025-02-24

Brief Summary

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The study is designed to compare the clinical benefit following treatment with letrozole in combination with Palbociclib versus letrozole in combination with placebo in Asian postmenopausal women with ER(+)/HER2(-) advanced breast cancer who have not received prior systemic anti cancer therapies for their advanced/metastatic disease.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Neoplasms

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Palbociclib + Letrozole

Palbociclib, 125mg, orally once daily on Day 1 to Day 21 of every 28-day cycle followed by 7 days off treatment in combination with Letrozole, 2.5mg, orally once daily (continuously)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Palbociclib

Intervention Type DRUG

Palbociclib, 125mg, orally once daily on Day 1 to Day 21 of every 28-day cycle followed by 7 days off treatment

Letrozole

Intervention Type DRUG

Letrozole, 2.5mg, orally once daily (continuously)

Placebo + Letrozole

Placebo, 125mg, orally once daily on Day 1 to Day 21 of every 28-day cycle followed by 7 days off treatment in combination with Letrozole, 2.5mg, orally once daily (continuously).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo, 125mg, orally once daily on Day 1 to Day 21 of every 28-day cycle followed by 7 days off treatment

Letrozole

Intervention Type DRUG

Letrozole, 2.5mg, orally once daily (continuously)

Interventions

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Palbociclib

Palbociclib, 125mg, orally once daily on Day 1 to Day 21 of every 28-day cycle followed by 7 days off treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Letrozole

Letrozole, 2.5mg, orally once daily (continuously)

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo, 125mg, orally once daily on Day 1 to Day 21 of every 28-day cycle followed by 7 days off treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Letrozole

Letrozole, 2.5mg, orally once daily (continuously)

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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PD-0332991

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult Asian women with locoregionally recurrent or metastatic disease not amenable to curative therapy
* Confirmed diagnosis of ER positive breast cancer
* No prior systemic anti-cancer therapy for advanced ER+ disease
* Postmenopausal women
* Measurable disease as per Response Evaluation Criterion in Solid Tumors \[RECIST\] or bone-only disease
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group \[ECOG\] 0-1
* Adequate organ and marrow function
* Patient must agree to provide tumor tissue

Exclusion Criteria

* Confirmed diagnosis of HER2 positive disease
* Patients with advanced, symptomatic, visceral spread that are at risk of life threatening complication in the short term
* Known uncontrolled or symptomatic CNS metastases
* Prior neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment with a non steroidal aromatase inhibitor (ie, anastrozole or letrozole) with disease recurrence while on or within 12 months of completing treatment
* Prior treatment with any CDK 4/6 inhibitor
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pfizer CT.gov Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Pfizer

Locations

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College/Medical Oncology Department

Bengbu, Anhui, China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

Hefei, Anhui, China

Site Status

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital/Medical Oncology Department

Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Site Status

Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center,Sun Yat-Sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University

Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

Site Status

Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital/Oncology Department

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Site Status

Henan Cancer Hospital

Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Site Status

Hubei Cancer Hospital

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Site Status

The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

Changsha, Hunan, China

Site Status

Hunan Provincial Tumor Hospital/Breast Internal Medicine Department

Changsha, Hunan, China

Site Status

Jiangsu Cancer Hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

Jiangsu Province Hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

The First Hospital of Jilin University

Changchun, Jilin, China

Site Status

Jilin Provincial Cancer Hospital

Changchun, Jilin, China

Site Status

The First Hospital of China Medical University/Oncology Department

Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Site Status

Liaoning Province Cancer Hospital

Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Site Status

Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status

West China Hospital of Sichuan University

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Site Status

Tianjin Cancer Hospital/Breast cancer department

Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China

Site Status

The Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province

Kunming, Yunnan, China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of College of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of College of Medicine of Zhejiang University, Center for Oncology

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Beijing, , China

Site Status

307 Hospital of PLA

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Beijing Cancer Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Peking University Third Hospital/Department of Oncology

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Chinese PLA General Hospital/Oncology

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Oncology Department, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Third Military Medical University, PLA

Chongqing, , China

Site Status

Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Department of Clinical Oncology

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Queen Mary Hospital

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Raffles Cancer Centre

Singapore, , Singapore

Site Status

Parkway Cancer Centre

Singapore, , Singapore

Site Status

Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Singapore, , Singapore

Site Status

Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Singapore, , Singapore

Site Status

China Medical University Hospital

Taichung, , Taiwan

Site Status

National Cheng Kung University Hospital / Internal Medicine

Tainan City, , Taiwan

Site Status

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

Mackay Memorial Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

Taipei Medical University Hospital/ Department of Surgery

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

Taipei Veterans General Hospital/Surgery Department

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

Koo Foundation, Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital (Managed by Taipei Medical University )

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand

Site Status

Chula Clinical Research Center (Chula CRC)

Patumwan, Bangkok, Thailand

Site Status

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Naresuan University

Muang, Changwat Phitsanulok, Thailand

Site Status

Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Department of Radiology

Muang, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Site Status

Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

Bangkok, Ratchathevi, Thailand

Site Status

Oncology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital

Bangkok, , Thailand

Site Status

Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine,

Bangkok, , Thailand

Site Status

Countries

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China Hong Kong Singapore Taiwan Thailand

References

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Xu B, Hu X, Li W, Sun T, Shen K, Huang C, Sriuranpong V, Ngan RK, Chia YH, Reisman A, Zhao H, Shen J, Broughton E. Patient-reported quality of life in Asian patients with ER+/HER2- advanced breast cancer treated with palbociclib plus letrozole in the PALOMA-4 trial. Chin Med J (Engl). 2024 Dec 19. doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000003122. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39694573 (View on PubMed)

Xu B, Hu X, Li W, Sun T, Shen K, Wang S, Cheng Y, Zhang Q, Cui S, Tong Z, Geng C, Song E, Huang CS, Sriuranpong V, Ngan RKC, Chia YH, Wang X, Zhao H. Palbociclib plus letrozole versus placebo plus letrozole in Asian postmenopausal women with oestrogen receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative advanced breast cancer: Primary results from PALOMA-4. Eur J Cancer. 2022 Nov;175:236-245. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.08.012. Epub 2022 Sep 22.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36155117 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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NCT02297438

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

A5481027

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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