Clinical trial · Interventional
Abemaciclib (LY2835219) Plus Fulvestrant Compared to Placebo Plus Fulvestrant in Previously Treated Breast Cancer
postMONARCH: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Study to Compare the Efficacy of Abemaciclib Plus Fulvestrant to Placebo Plus Fulvestrant in Participants With HR+, HER2-, Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Following Progression on a CDK4 & 6 Inhibitor and Endocrine Therapy
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study will evaluate the effect of adding abemaciclib to fulvestrant for the treatment of hormone receptor-positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) breast cancer that progressed or recurred after previous treatment with a type of drug known as a CDK4/6 inhibitor and endocrine therapy. Participation could last up to 5 years, depending on how you and your tumor respond.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Neoplasm | Breast Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Neoplasm Metastasis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abemaciclib | Drug | Abemaciclib | ALIAS |
| Fulvestrant | Drug | Fulvestrant | ALIAS |
| Placebo | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm A: Abemaciclib plus Fulvestrant
- description
- Abemaciclib 150 milligram (mg) administered orally twice daily (BID) on Days 1 to 28 of a 28-day cycle in combination with fulvestrant 500 mg administered intramuscularly (IM) on Days 1 and 15 of Cycle 1, then on Day 1 of Cycle 2 and beyond. Participants received treatment until discontinuation criteria were met.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Abemaciclib
- Drug: Fulvestrant
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm B: Placebo plus Fulvestrant
- description
- Placebo administered orally BID on Days 1 to 28 of a 28-day cycle in combination with fulvestrant 500 mg administered IM on Days 1 and 15 of Cycle 1, then on Day 1 of Cycle 2 and beyond. Participants received treatment until discontinuation criteria were met.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Fulvestrant
- Drug: Placebo
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Have a diagnosis of HR+, HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer * Have radiologic evidence of disease progression or recurrence either * On treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor with aromatase inhibitor (AI) as initial therapy for advanced disease, or * On/after treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor plus endocrine therapy (ET) administered as adjuvant therapy for early stage breast cancer * Must be deemed appropriate for treatment with ET * If female, have a postmenopausal status by natural or surgical means or by ovarian function suppression * Have Response Evaluable Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) evaluable disease (measurable disease and/or nonmeasurable disease) * Have a performance status of 0 or 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group scale (Oken et al. 1982) * Have adequate renal, hematologic, and hepatic organ function * Must be able to swallow capsules/tablets Exclusion Criteria: * Have visceral crisis, lymphangitic spread, or leptomeningeal carcinomatosis * Have symptomatic or untreated central nervous system metastasis * Have received any systemic therapy between disease recurrence/progression and study screening * Have received more than 1 line of therapy for advanced or metastatic disease. * Have received prior chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) * Have received prior treatment with fulvestrant, any investigational estrogen receptor (ER)-directed therapy (including selective ER degraders \[SERDs\] and non-SERDs), any phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-, or protein kinase B (AKT)-inhibitor
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDZapatero-Solana E, Ding Y, Pulliam N, de Dios A, Ortiz-Ruiz MJ, Lallena MJ. Models of Early Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibitors Unveil Potential Therapeutic Treatment Sequencing. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Mar 14;26(6):2643. doi: 10.3390/ijms26062643. PMID 40141282
- DERIVEDKalinsky K, Bianchini G, Hamilton E, Graff SL, Park KH, Jeselsohn R, Demirci U, Martin M, Layman RM, Hurvitz SA, Sammons S, Kaufman PA, Munoz M, Lai JI, Knoderer H, Sandoval C, Chawla AR, Nguyen B, Zhou Y, Ravenberg E, Litchfield LM, Smyth L, Wander SA. Abemaciclib Plus Fulvestrant in Advanced Breast Cancer After Progression on CDK4/6 Inhibition: Results From the Phase III postMONARCH Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2025 Mar 20;43(9):1101-1112. doi: 10.1200/JCO-24-02086. Epub 2024 Dec 18. PMID 39693591