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Phase 1/2 Study to Evaluate EP0062 as Monotherapy and in Combination in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic AR+/HER-2-/ER+ Breast Cancer

A Modular, Open-Label, Multi-Centre Phase 1/2 Dose-Finding, Optimisation and Expansion Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of EP0062 as Monotherapy and in Combination in Patients With Relapsed Locally Advanced or Metastatic AR+/HER-2-/ER+ Breast Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05573126
Enrollment
95
Registered
2022-10-10
Start date
2023-01-11
Completion date
2028-02-01
Last updated
2026-03-20

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, Hormone Receptor Positive HER-2 Negative Breast Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to identify the optimal dose for EP0062 as monotherapy and in combination with standard-of-care therapies to assess its Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy in Patients with Relapsed Locally Advanced or Metastatic AR+/HER-2-/ER+ Breast Cancer

Detailed description

EP0062 is being investigated in this modular, interventional, open label, Phase 1/2 dose finding, optimisation and expansion study to determine the optimal dose of EP0062 given as monotherapy and for evaluation in combination with standard-of-care therapies in patients with Relapsed Locally Advanced or Metastatic AR+/HER-2-/ER+ Breast Cancer. Module A (phase 1 dose finding) has completed and an optimal dose has been selected for module B (phase 2 expansion).

Interventions

DRUGEP0062

EP0062 is an orally administered investigational selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM)

DRUGElacestrant

Oral SERD

DRUGEverolimus

mTOR Inhibitor

DRUGAbemaciclib

CDK4/6 inhibitor

DRUGFulvestrant

Oral SERD

DRUGExemestane

aromatase inhibitor

Sponsors

Ellipses Pharma
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Women 18 years or older at the time of informed consent 2. Histologically proven diagnosis of breast cancer with evidence of metastatic or locally advanced breast adenocarcinoma as defined by the American Joint Committee on Cancer/Union for International Cancer Control/Tumour Node Metastases (AJCC/UICC TNM) staging classification (8th Ed, 2017) and where no conventional therapy is available or considered appropriate by the Investigator or is declined by the patient 3. Availability of archival tumour sample (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded block(s) or slides from a primary tumour or biopsy of a metastatic tumour lesion or lesions); in the absence of an archival tumour sample, or if only archival bone tissue is available, a fresh biopsy will need to be collected 4. Biopsy-proven AR+ and ER+ breast cancer * For Module A, AR+ breast cancer is defined as ≥ 10% AR nuclei staining by central immunohistochemistry (IHC) using the Ventana assay * For Modules B and C, AR+ breast cancer is defined as ≥ 30% AR nuclei staining by central IHC using the Ventana assay 5. HER2-negative breast cancer, defined as negative by fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) or IHC score of 0 or 1+. If IHC is equivocal at 2+, a negative FISH test (HER2/Amplification of the centromeric region of chromosome 17)CEP17 ratio of \<2.0) is required 6. Postmenopausal, as defined by at least one of the following: 1. Age over 60 years 2. Amenorrhea \> 12 months at the time of informed consent and an intact uterus, with follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and oestradiol in the postmenopausal ranges (as per local practice) 3. FSH and oestradiol in the postmenopausal ranges (as per local practice) in women aged \<55 years who have undergone hysterectomy 4. Prior bilateral oophorectomy 7. Module B arm 1: patients who have progressed on ≤ 2 prior lines of endocrine therapy, including a prior CDK4/6 inhibitor. 8. Module B arm 2: patients who have progressed on ≤ 2 prior lines of endocrine therapy in advanced/metastatic setting, including prior CDK4/6 inhibitor 9. Module B arm 3: patients who have progressed on treatment with a prior CDK4/6 inhibitor plus an aromatase inhibitor as initial therapy or recurrence on/after treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor plus endocrine therapy in the adjuvant setting.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with any of the following will not be included in the study: 1. Prior anti-cancer or investigational drug treatment within the following time windows: * Any chemotherapy within 21 days prior to the first dose of study drug * Any non-chemotherapy investigational anti-cancer drug \< 5 half-lives (28 days for biologics) or \< 14 days for small-molecule therapeutics or if half-life is not known * Tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors within 14 days prior to the first dose of study drug * Fulvestrant or other investigational Selective Estrogen Receptor Degraders (SERDs) within 21 days prior to first dose of study drug 2. Currently taking testosterone, methyltestosterone, oxandrolone, oxymetholone, danazol, fluoxymesterone, testosterone-like agents (e.g., dehydroepiandrosterone, androstenedione, and other androgenic compounds, including herbals), or antiandrogens 3. Radiation therapy within 14 days prior to the first dose of study drug and scheduled to have radiation therapy during participation in this study. Short courses of palliative radiation therapy during the study might be allowed following discussion with and approval by the Medical Monitor. Palliative radiotherapy within 6 weeks prior to first dose of study drug is permitted 4. Unresolved or unstable serious toxic side effects of prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy, i.e., ≥ Grade 2 per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0, except fatigue, alopecia, and Grade 2 chemotherapy-induced neuropathy 5. Confirmed Corrected QT Interval by Fridericia (QTcF) \> 470 ms on screening ECG, or history of torsades de pointes (TdP), or history of congenital long QT syndrome, or immediate family history of long QT syndrome, unexplained sudden death at a young age, or sudden cardiac death 6. Any other clinically important abnormalities in rhythm, conduction, or morphology on resting ECG (e.g., complete left bundle branch block, third-degree heart block); rate-controlled atrial fibrillation is permitted 7. Concomitant medications that prolong the corrected QT interval and/or increase the risk for TdP that cannot be discontinued or substituted with another drug within 5 half-lives or 14 days before the first dose of study drug, whichever is longer 8. Congestive heart failure Grades II-IV according to the New York Heart Association at the time of screening 9. Myocardial infarction or unstable angina within the previous 6 months 10. Patients receiving medications that are known to be strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4 within 5 half-lives or 14 days, whichever is longer, before the first dose of study drug 11. Prior treatment with selected combination agent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) during Cycle 1 of EP0062 treatmentfirst 28 daysModule A
Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and doses for evaluation in the expansion cohorts1 yearModule A
Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs)up to 30 days after the end of treatmentModule A/B
Recommended clinical (dose (s) for combination therapy1 yearModule B

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Plasma pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters - Half life1, 2, 4, 8, 24 and 48 hours during cycle 1
Plasma pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters - Cmax1, 2, 4, 8, 24 and 48 hours during cycle 1
Plasma pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters - Area under the curve (exposure)1, 2, 4, 8, 24 and 48 hours during cycle 1
Tumour responsescreening and every 8 weeks up to 12 months
Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR)every 8 weeks up to 12 months
Objective Response Rate (ORR)every 8 weeks up to 12 months
Duration of Response (DOR)every 8 weeks up to 12 months
Progression-free survival (PFS)every 8 weeks up to 12 months
Overall Survival (OS)every 8 weeks up to 12 months
Relationship between EP0062 efficacy parameters and the level of Androgen Receptor expression and Androgen Receptor : Oestrogen Receptor ratioevery 8 weeks up to 12 months

Countries

Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Contacts

CONTACTClinical Trials Team
Enquiries@ellipses.life+44 (0)20 3743 0992

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 21, 2026