Metastatic Breast CancerPhase 3PADA-1NCT03079011
PAlbociclib and Circulating Tumor DNA for ESR1 Mutation Detection
A Phase 3 study testing Palbociclib 125mg, Aromatase Inhibitors and Fulvestrant Injectable Product in people with Metastatic Breast Cancer, run by UNICANCER at 82 sites in France.
Trial summary
This study is a randomized, open-label, multicentric, phase III trial conducted in patients receiving aromatase inhibitor and palbociclib as first line therapy for estrogen receptor (ER)-positive HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer and which aims to evaluate, at the onset of ESR1 mutations in circulating tumor DNA… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Palbociclib 125mg, Aromatase Inhibitors and Fulvestrant Injectable Product
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 1,017 participants
- Where
- 82 sitesFrance
- Study dates
- 22 Mar 2017to 22 Sep 2025
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Women with proven loco-regionally recurrent or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the breast not amenable to curative therapy with disease considered potentially sensitive to aromatase inhibitors Note: patients relapsing while on adjuvant tamoxifen or other non-aromatase inhibitor adjuvant endocrine therapy and patients relapsing more than one year after the end of aromatase inhibitor adjuvant therapy are eligible for the present study;
- Age ≥18 years;
- Life expectancy >3 months;
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-2;
- Estrogen Receptor (ER)-positive and HER2-negative breast cancer. Where available, assessment of Estrogen Receptor status should be based on the most recent tumor sample; to be considered as ER-positive, the most recent breast cancer tissue examined must display at least 10% of cancer cells with positive ER staining;
- Tumor block (primary tumor or metastasis) available;
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- No prior systemic anti-cancer therapy for metastatic or advanced disease (chemotherapy, targeted therapy or hormone therapy); prior initiation of LHRH agonist or bone-directed agents is however allowed);
- Menopausal patients or patients with suppressed ovarian function
- Women with bilateral oophorectomy
- Postmenopausal women, as defined by any of the following criteria:
- Age 60 or over;
- Age 50 to 59 years and meets one of the following criteria:
- Amenorrhea for ≥24 months and follicle-stimulating hormone within the postmenopausal range;
- patients with hysterectomy or chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea must display follicle-stimulating hormone within the postmenopausal range;
- Other women, provided they are being treated with monthly LHRH analogues (first injection performed ≥7 days before the treatment initiation) and are willing to continue to receive LHRH agonist therapy for the duration of the trial;
- Patients may have measurable (according to Response Evaluation Criterion in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1) or not measurable disease
- Patients with only blastic bone lesions are not eligible;
- Patients with only pleural, cardiac or peritoneal effusion or meningeal carcinomatosis are not eligible;
- Adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:
- Hemoglobin ≥90 g/L
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5 g/L
- Platelet count ≥100 g/L
- Serum bilirubin ≤1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN). This will not apply to patients with confirmed Gilbert's syndrome.
- ALT and AST ≤3 × ULN;
- Alkaline phosphatase ≤2.5 x ULN (≤5.0 x ULN if bone or liver metastases present)
- Serum creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN or calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min as determined by Cockcroft-Gault (using actual body weight) formula for females [creatinine clearance =Weight (kg) × (140 - Age) × 0.85 (mL/min)/ (72 × serum creatinine (mg/dL))
- Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and any protocol-related procedures including screening evaluations;
- Resolution of all acute toxic effects of prior anti-cancer therapy or surgical procedures to NCI CTCAE version 4.03 Grade 1 (except alopecia or other toxicities not considered a safety risk for the patient at investigator's discretion);
- Written informed consent obtained prior to performing any protocol-related procedures including screening evaluations;
- Patient affiliated to a social security system.
Who cannot join
- Locally advanced breast cancer or loco-regional relapse amenable for any treatment with curative intent;
- Her2-positive or equivocal tumor status either on the primary or on the recurrent tumor, defined as IHC3+, Fish/Cish amplified or Fish/Cish equivocal according to the ASCO2015 criteria;
- Prior endocrine therapy in the metastatic setting is not allowed;
- Prior treatment with any CDK 4/6 inhibitor in the adjuvant or metastatic setting (neoadjuvant/preoperative treatment is allowed); however, prior therapy with another targeted treatment in the adjuvant setting is allowed;
- Visceral crisis: Advanced, symptomatic, visceral spread that is at risk of life-threatening complication in the short term and that requires chemotherapy;
- Any major surgery (defined as requiring general anaesthesia) or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks of treatment initiation or patients that may require major surgery during the course of the study; however, surgical diagnostic procedure is allowed (even if performed under general anaesthesia);
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- Known, active bleeding diathesis;
- Any serious known concomitant systemic disorder (e.g. known active infection including HIV, or cardiac disease) incompatible with the study (at the discretion of investigator), previous history of bleeding diathesis, or anti-coagulation treatment (the use of low molecular weight heparin is allowed);
- Patients unable to swallow tablets;
- History of mal-absorption syndrome or other condition that would interfere with enteral absorption;
- Chronic daily treatment with corticosteroids with a dose of ≥10 mg/day methylprednisolone equivalent (excluding inhaled steroids);
- Known active uncontrolled or symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases, carcinomatous meningitis, or leptomeningeal disease as indicated by clinical symptoms, cerebral oedema, and/or progressive growth. Patients with a history of CNS metastases or cord compression are eligible if they have been definitively treated with local therapy (e.g., radiotherapy, stereotactic surgery) and are clinically stable and off anticonvulsants and steroids for at least 4 weeks before treatment start;
- Known hypersensitivity to letrozole, anastrozole, exemestane, fulvestrant, palbociclib or any of their excipients;
- Uncontrolled electrolyte disorders that can compound the effects of a QTc prolonging drug (e.g., hypocalcemia, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia);
- Patients treated within the last 7 days prior to treatment start in the trial with drug that are known to be CYP3A4 inhibitors, drugs that are known to be CIP3A4 inducers, who underwent a grapefruit cure;
- Patients already included in another therapeutic trial evaluating an investigational medicinal product or having received an investigational medicinal product within 3 months;
- History of previous:
- Any other stage II, III, IV cancer within 5 years preceding patient enrollment in the trial - however, multiple primary breast cancers (controlateral/ipsilateral cancers/local relapses) are allowed pending all tumor masses were ER+;
- Any history of hematological malignancy;
- Persons deprived of their freedom or under guardianship or incapable of giving consent;
- Pregnancy or lactation period. Women of childbearing potential must implement adequate non-hormonal contraceptive measures (barrier methods, intrauterine contraceptive devices, sterilization; LHRH agonist cannot be considered as an efficient contraceptive measure) during study treatment and for 90 days after discontinuation. A serum pregnancy test must be negative in premenopausal women or women with amenorrhea of less than 12 months.
Trial locations and contacts
82 sites in 1 country.
82 sites in 1 country
France82 sites
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
Amiens
Clinique de l'Europe
Amiens
Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest - Site Paul Papin
Angers
Centre Hospitalier d'Auxerre
Auxerre
Institut Sainte Catherine
Avignon
Centre Hospitalier de Beauvais
Beauvais
Centre Hospitalier de Blois
Blois
Clinique Tivoli Ducos
Bordeaux
Institut Bergonié
Bordeaux
Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine
Bordeaux
Centre Hospitalier de boulogne sur Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Centre Hospitalier Fleyriat
Bourg-en-Bresse
CHRU Morvan
Brest
Clinique PASTEUR-CFRO
Brest
Centre Francois Baclesse
Caen
Centre Hospitalier René Dubos
Cergy-Pontoise
Medipole de Savoie
Challes-les-Eaux
Centre Hôpital Sainte Marie
Chalon-sur-Saône
CH William Morey
Chalon-sur-Saône
Centre Hospitalier Métropole de Savoie
Chambéry
Centre Hospitalier de Cholet
Cholet
Centre Jean Perrin
Clermont-Ferrand
Pôle Santé République
Clermont-Ferrand
Centre Georges François Leclerc
Dijon
CHI Fréjus St-Raphaël
Fréjus
Institut Daniel Hollard - Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste de Grenoble
Grenoble
Centre Hospitalier Départemental de Vendée
La Roche-sur-Yon
Clinique du Cap d'Or
La Seyne-sur-Mer
Centre Hospitalier de Versailles
Le Chesnay
Centre Hospitalier le Mans
Le Mans
Institut Hospitalier Franco-Britannique
Levallois-Perret
CHU Dupuytren
Limoges
Clinique François Chénieux
Limoges
Centre Hospitalier Bretagne Sud
Lorient
Centre Leon Berard
Lyon
Clinique de la Sauvegarde
Lyon
Hôpital privé Jean Mermoz
Lyon
Centre d'Oncologie radiothérapie de Macon
Mâcon
Hôpital Européen Marseille
Marseille
Hôpital Saint Joseph
Marseille
Institut Paoli Calmettes
Marseille
Clinique Claude Bernard
Metz
Centre Hospitalier ANNECY GENEVOIS
Metz-Tessy
CH Mont de Marsan
Mont-de-Marsan
Centre Hospitalier Montceau les mines
Montceau-les-Mines
ICM - Val d'Aurelle
Montpellier
Centre d'Oncologie de Gentilly
Nancy
Hopital Privé du Confluent
Nantes
Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice
Centre ONCOGARD - Institut de Cancérologie du Gard
Nîmes
Institut Curie
Paris, 75005
Hopital Diaconesses-Croix Saint Simon
Paris
Hopital Européen Georges Pompidou
Paris
Saint Louis Hospital
Paris
Centre Hospitalier de Pau
Pau
Polyclinique Francheville
Périgueux
Centre Catalan d'Oncologie
Perpignan
Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
Pierre-Bénite
CARIO - Centre Armoricain Radiothérapie Imagerie Médicale et Oncologi
Plérin
Centre Hospitalier de Cornouaille
Quimper
Clinique de la Croix du Sud
Quint-Fonsegrives
Centre Eugène Marquis
Rennes
Centre de radiothérapie et d'oncologie médicale LE-CROME
Ris-Orangis
Centre Henri Becquerel
Rouen
Centre Hospitalier Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc
Institut Curie - Hôpital René Huguenin
Saint-Cloud
CHP Saint Grégoire
Saint-Grégoire
Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest - Site René Gauducheau
Saint-Herblain
Clinique Mutualiste de l'Estuaire
Saint-Nazaire
Institut de cancérologie lucien Neuwith
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez
Centre Hospitalier de Broussais
St-Malo
Centre Paul Stauss
Strasbourg
Clinique de l'Orangerie
Strasbourg
Clinique Sainte Anne
Strasbourg
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Hôpitaux du Léman
Thonon-les-Bains
Clinique Pasteur
Toulouse
Institut Claudius Regaud
Toulouse
Centre Hospitalier de Tours - Hopital Bretonneau
Tours
Centre Hospitalier Bretagne Atlantique
Vannes
UNEOS Site Hôpital Robert Schuman
Vantoux
Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94805
About this study
Official title: Randomized, Open Label, Multicentric Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Palbociclib in Combination With HT Driven by ctDNA ESR1 Mutation Monitoring in ER+, HER2-negative Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
This study is a randomized, open-label, multicentric, phase III trial conducted in patients receiving aromatase inhibitor and palbociclib as first line therapy for estrogen receptor (ER)-positive HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer and which aims to evaluate, at the onset of ESR1 mutations in circulating tumor DNA, the efficacy of a change of the hormone therapy (aromatase inhibitor (AI) changed to fulvestrant) combined to palbociclib, together with the safety of hormone therapy and palbociclib combination in the overall population.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Being tested
- Palbociclib 125mg, Aromatase Inhibitors, Fulvestrant Injectable Product
- Keywords
- ESR1 mutation detection, ctDNA
- Medical subject headings
- Breast Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Palbociclib 125mgDrug
Palbociclib 125 mg once daily for 21 days followed by 7 days off to complete a 28-day cycle
Aromatase InhibitorsDrug
Also called Letrozole, Anastrozole or exemestane
Letrozole: 2.5 mg once daily on a continuous scheme (tablets, per os) Anastrozole:1 mg once daily on a continuous scheme (tablets , per os) Exemestane: 25 mg once daily on a continuous scheme (tablets, per os)
Fulvestrant Injectable ProductDrug
500 mg by intramuscular injection on days 1 and 15 of cycle one and then on day one of each subsequent cycle (28 days)
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| A- palbociclib + AI | Experimental | After randomization, the patient will be treated with palbociclib 125 mg once daily for 21 days followed by 7 days off to complete a 28-day cycle in combination with an aromatase inhibitor (letrozole, anastrozole or exemestane, according to physician's choice and according their respective summary product characteristics) administered once daily in a continuous scheme. Receives: Drug: Palbociclib 125mg; Drug: Aromatase Inhibitors |
| B- Palbociclib + fulvestrant | Experimental | After randomization, the patient will be treated with palbociclib 125 mg once daily for 21 days followed by 7 days off to complete a 28-day cycle in combination with fulvestrant, a selective estrogen receptor down-regulator, 500 mg administered intramuscularly on Days 1, 15, and 29 and once monthly thereafter. Receives: Drug: Palbociclib 125mg; Drug: Fulvestrant Injectable Product |
| Selection - Palbociclib + AI | Experimental | All patients included into the study will be treated with palbociclib 125 mg once daily for 21 days followed by 7 days off to complete a 28-day cycle in combination with an aromatase inhibitor (letrozole, anastrozole or exemestane, according to physician's choice and according their respective summary product characteristics) administered once daily in a continuous scheme Receives: Drug: Palbociclib 125mg; Drug: Aromatase Inhibitors |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Incidence of treatment-emergent Adverse Events
Global safety of the combination of palbociclib + endocrine therapy in the whole population, with focus on hematological toxicities.
Safety will be assessed by the collection of grade ≥3 adverse events, using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 4.03 - in all included patients.
Measured: Throughout study completion, up to 4 years
Progression-free survival (Step 2)
To assess whether a change of the hormone therapy associated with palbociclib will benefit patients for whom rising ESR1 mutations are detected during treatment with palbociclib and aromatase inhibitor.
Progression-Free Survival (PFS) will be measured from the time of randomization to the time of tumor progression (as assessed by the investigator per RECIST v1.1) or death (whichever comes first) - in randomized patients.
Measured: From randomization to disease progression or death, up to 4 years
Secondary outcomes (8)
Progression-free survival (step 3)
To assess PFS in patients undergoing a cross-over following RECIST tumor progression in Arm A, from the start of crossover.
Progression-Free Survival will be measured from the time of cross-over to the time of tumor progression (as assessed by the investigator per RECIST 1.1) or death (whichever comes first) - in all patients with crossover
Measured: From cross-over, up to 4 years
Progression-free survival (step 1&2)
To report efficacy (PFS based on RECIST) of palbociclib combined with hormone therapy (aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant), from the date of initial inclusion into the trial.
Progression-Free Survival will be measured from the time of inclusion to the time of tumor progression (as assessed by the investigator per RECIST 1.1) or death (whichever comes first) - in all included patients including those who switched to fulvestrant.
Measured: From inclusion, up to 4 years
Time to strategy failure from randomization (Step 2 and 3)
To assess whether the early switch (switch following ESR1 mutations increase) to fulvestrant contributes to a longer time to strategy failure than a late switch (cross-over following RECIST tumor progression).
Time to strategy failure will be measured from the time of randomization until palbociclib+endocrine therapy discontinuation or death (whichever comes first) - in all randomized patients.
Measured: From randomization, up to 4 years
Chemotherapy-free survival (Step 2 and 3)
To assess whether the early switch (following ESR1 mutations increase) to fulvestrant contributes a longer chemotherapy-free survival than a late switch (cross-over following RECIST tumor progression).
Chemotherapy-free survival will be measured from the time of randomization until the date of chemotherapy initiation or death (whichever comes first) - in all randomized patients.
Measured: From randomization, up to 4 years
Incidence of treatment-emergent extra-hematological Adverse Events
To obtain additional safety data in a broad patient population treated with palbociclib and hormone therapy (aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant) in a general Description of all extra-hematological grade ≥3 toxicities and SAEs incidence rate in the overall population and each treatment step
Measured: Throughout study completion, up to 4 years
Quality of life by quality of life questionnaire (QLQ)-C30
Developed by the EORTC, this self-reported questionnaire assesses the health-related quality of life of cancer patients in clinical trials.
The questionnaire includes five functional scales (physical, everyday activity, cognitive, emotional, and social), three symptom scales (fatigue, pain, nausea and vomiting), a health/quality of life overall scale, and a number of additional elements assessing common symptoms (including dyspnea, loss of appetite, insomnia, constipation, and diarrhea), as well as, the perceived financial impact of the disease.
All of the scales and single-item measures range in score from 0 to 100. A high scale score represents a higher response level.
Measured: From inclusion and every 2 months until disease progression, up to 2 years
Other line of therapy
To report the anti-cancer treatments received after the first line therapy.
Measured: Throughout study completion, up to 4 years
Overall Survival
The overall survival is the length of time from inclusion that patients enrolled in the study are still alive.
Measured: Throughout study completion, up to 4 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Mar 2017
- Study start22 Mar 2017
- Primary completion30 Apr 2021
- Study completion22 Sep 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Metastatic Breast CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Model description
- Step 1: 1000 patients screened for circulating blood ESR1 mutation detection at regular intervals will be treated with palbociclib 125 mg once daily for 21 days followed by 7 days off (28-day cycle) + AI (letrozole, anastrozole or exemestane) administered once daily in a continuous scheme until tumor progression (assessed by RECIST) or ESR1 mutation detection Step 2: Up to 200 Patients with a rising circulating ESR1 mutation and without tumor progression will be randomized (1:1): * ARM A: no change in therapy until tumor progression (RECIST) or possibility of a cross-over (step 3) * ARM B: palbociclib 125 mg + fulvestrant 500 mg administered intramuscularly on D1,15 and 29 and once monthly thereafter until tumor progression (RECIST) * Step 3 (cross over): up to 80 patients who have been randomized in arm A will be offered to be treated by fulvestrant + palbociclib, after having progressed under AI + palbociclib until tumor progression (RECIST) under fulvestrant + palbociclib.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 1,017 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- UNICANCER
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Pfizer
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- François-Clément BIDARD, MD PhD, Principal investigator, Institut CurieSuzette DELALOGE, MD PhD, Principal investigator, Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand ParisAnne-Claire HARDY BESSARD, MD, Principal investigator, Centre Armoricain d'Oncologie
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03079011
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- UC-0140/1615 - UCBG3-05
- Other IDs
- 2016-004360-18, 2016
- Acronym
- PADA-1
- Status last verified
- Oct 2025
- First submitted
- 9 Feb 2017
- Last updated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Bidard FC, Hardy-Bessard AC, Dalenc F, Bachelot T, Pierga JY, de la Motte Rouge T, Sabatier R, Dubot C, Frenel JS, Ferrero JM, Ladoire S, Levy C, Mouret-Reynier MA, Lortholary A, Grenier J, Chakiba C, Stefani L, Plaza JE, Clatot F, Teixeira L, D'Hondt V, Vegas H, Derbel O, Garnier-Tixidre C, Canon JL, Pistilli B, Andre F, Arnould L, Pradines A, Bieche I, Callens C, Lemonnier J, Berger F, Delaloge S; PADA-1 investigators. Switch to fulvestrant and palbociclib versus no switch in advanced breast cancer with rising ESR1 mutation during aromatase inhibitor and palbociclib therapy (PADA-1): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2022 Nov;23(11):1367-1377. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00555-1. Epub 2022 Sep 29.
PubMed 36183733Berger F, Marce M, Delaloge S, Hardy-Bessard AC, Bachelot T, Bieche I, Pradines A, De La Motte Rouge T, Canon JL, Andre F, Arnould L, Clatot F, Lemonnier J, Marques S, Bidard FC; PADA-1 investigators. Randomised, open-label, multicentric phase III trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of palbociclib in combination with endocrine therapy, guided by ESR1 mutation monitoring in oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer patients: study design of PADA-1. BMJ Open. 2022 Mar 3;12(3):e055821. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055821.
PubMed 35241469
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 18 Nov 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Randomized, Open Label, Multicentric Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Palbociclib in Combination With HT Driven by ctDNA ESR1 Mutation Monitoring in ER+, HER2-negative Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03079011
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PADA-1 / UC-0140/1615 - UCBG3-05
- Conditions
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Keywords
- ESR1 mutation detection, ctDNA
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 1,017 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- UNICANCERUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Pfizer
- Study start
- 22 Mar 2017 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Apr 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 22 Sep 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 14 Mar 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study is a randomized, open-label, multicentric, phase III trial conducted in patients receiving aromatase inhibitor and palbociclib as first line therapy for estrogen receptor (ER)-positive HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer and which aims to evaluate, at the onset of ESR1 mutations in circulating tumor DNA, the efficacy of a change of the hormone therapy (aromatase inhibitor (AI) changed to fulvestrant) combined to palbociclib, together with the safety of hormone therapy and palbociclib combination in the overall population.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
- Model description
- Step 1: 1000 patients screened for circulating blood ESR1 mutation detection at regular intervals will be treated with palbociclib 125 mg once daily for 21 days followed by 7 days off (28-day cycle) + AI (letrozole, anastrozole or exemestane) administered once daily in a continuous scheme until tumor progression (assessed by RECIST) or ESR1 mutation detection Step 2: Up to 200 Patients with a rising circulating ESR1 mutation and without tumor progression will be randomized (1:1): * ARM A: no change in therapy until tumor progression (RECIST) or possibility of a cross-over (step 3) * ARM B: palbociclib 125 mg + fulvestrant 500 mg administered intramuscularly on D1,15 and 29 and once monthly thereafter until tumor progression (RECIST) * Step 3 (cross over): up to 80 patients who have been randomized in arm A will be offered to be treated by fulvestrant + palbociclib, after having progressed under AI + palbociclib until tumor progression (RECIST) under fulvestrant + palbociclib.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| A- palbociclib + AI | Experimental | Drug: Palbociclib 125mg, Drug: Aromatase InhibitorsAfter randomization, the patient will be treated with palbociclib 125 mg once daily for 21 days followed by 7 days off to complete a 28-day cycle in combination with an aromatase inhibitor (letrozole, anastrozole or exemestane, according to physician's choice and according their respective summary product characteristics) administered once daily in a continuous scheme. |
| B- Palbociclib + fulvestrant | Experimental | Drug: Palbociclib 125mg, Drug: Fulvestrant Injectable ProductAfter randomization, the patient will be treated with palbociclib 125 mg once daily for 21 days followed by 7 days off to complete a 28-day cycle in combination with fulvestrant, a selective estrogen receptor down-regulator, 500 mg administered intramuscularly on Days 1, 15, and 29 and once monthly thereafter. |
| Selection - Palbociclib + AI | Experimental | Drug: Palbociclib 125mg, Drug: Aromatase InhibitorsAll patients included into the study will be treated with palbociclib 125 mg once daily for 21 days followed by 7 days off to complete a 28-day cycle in combination with an aromatase inhibitor (letrozole, anastrozole or exemestane, according to physician's choice and according their respective summary product characteristics) administered once daily in a continuous scheme |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (30 listed)
- Women with proven loco-regionally recurrent or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the breast not amenable to curative therapy with disease considered potentially sensitive to aromatase inhibitors Note: patients relapsing while on adjuvant tamoxifen or other non-aromatase inhibitor adjuvant endocrine therapy and patients relapsing more than one year after the end of aromatase inhibitor adjuvant therapy are eligible for the present study;
- Age ≥18 years;
- Life expectancy >3 months;
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-2;
- Estrogen Receptor (ER)-positive and HER2-negative breast cancer. Where available, assessment of Estrogen Receptor status should be based on the most recent tumor sample; to be considered as ER-positive, the most recent breast cancer tissue examined must display at least 10% of cancer cells with positive ER staining;
Key exclusion criteria (21 listed)
- Locally advanced breast cancer or loco-regional relapse amenable for any treatment with curative intent;
- Her2-positive or equivocal tumor status either on the primary or on the recurrent tumor, defined as IHC3+, Fish/Cish amplified or Fish/Cish equivocal according to the ASCO2015 criteria;
- Prior endocrine therapy in the metastatic setting is not allowed;
- Prior treatment with any CDK 4/6 inhibitor in the adjuvant or metastatic setting (neoadjuvant/preoperative treatment is allowed); however, prior therapy with another targeted treatment in the adjuvant setting is allowed;
- Visceral crisis: Advanced, symptomatic, visceral spread that is at risk of life-threatening complication in the short term and that requires chemotherapy;
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Palbociclib 125mgPalbociclib 125 mg once daily for 21 days followed by 7 days off to complete a 28-day cycle | Drug | A- palbociclib + AI, B- Palbociclib + fulvestrant, Selection - Palbociclib + AI |
| Aromatase InhibitorsAlso: Letrozole, Anastrozole or exemestaneLetrozole: 2.5 mg once daily on a continuous scheme (tablets, per os) Anastrozole:1 mg once daily on a continuous scheme (tablets , per os) Exemestane: 25 mg once daily on a continuous scheme (tablets, per os) | Drug | A- palbociclib + AI, Selection - Palbociclib + AI |
| Fulvestrant Injectable Product500 mg by intramuscular injection on days 1 and 15 of cycle one and then on day one of each subsequent cycle (28 days) | Drug | B- Palbociclib + fulvestrant |
Primary outcome
Incidence of treatment-emergent Adverse Events
Time frame: Throughout study completion, up to 4 years
Global safety of the combination of palbociclib + endocrine therapy in the whole population, with focus on hematological toxicities. Safety will be assessed by the collection of grade ≥3 adverse events, using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 4.03 - in all included patients.
Progression-free survival (Step 2)
Time frame: From randomization to disease progression or death, up to 4 years
To assess whether a change of the hormone therapy associated with palbociclib will benefit patients for whom rising ESR1 mutations are detected during treatment with palbociclib and aromatase inhibitor. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) will be measured from the time of randomization to the time of tumor progression (as assessed by the investigator per RECIST v1.1) or death (whichever comes first) - in randomized patients.
8 secondary outcomes
Progression-free survival (step 3)
Time frame: From cross-over, up to 4 years
Progression-free survival (step 1&2)
Time frame: From inclusion, up to 4 years
Time to strategy failure from randomization (Step 2 and 3)
Time frame: From randomization, up to 4 years
Chemotherapy-free survival (Step 2 and 3)
Time frame: From randomization, up to 4 years
Incidence of treatment-emergent extra-hematological Adverse Events
Time frame: Throughout study completion, up to 4 years
Quality of life by quality of life questionnaire (QLQ)-C30
Time frame: From inclusion and every 2 months until disease progression, up to 2 years
Other line of therapy
Time frame: Throughout study completion, up to 4 years
Overall Survival
Time frame: Throughout study completion, up to 4 years
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 18 Nov 2025.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 36183733Bidard FC, Hardy-Bessard AC, Dalenc F, Bachelot T, Pierga JY, de la Motte Rouge T, Sabatier R, Dubot C, Frenel JS, Ferrero JM, Ladoire S, Levy C, Mouret-Reynier MA, Lortholary A, Grenier J, Chakiba C, Stefani L, Plaza JE, Clatot F, Teixeira L, D'Hondt V, Vegas H, Derbel O, Garnier-Tixidre C, Canon JL, Pistilli B, Andre F, Arnould L, Pradines A, Bieche I, Callens C, Lemonnier J, Berger F, Delaloge S; PADA-1 investigators. Switch to fulvestrant and palbociclib versus no switch in advanced breast cancer with rising ESR1 mutation during aromatase inhibitor and palbociclib therapy (PADA-1): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2022 Nov;23(11):1367-1377. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00555-1. Epub 2022 Sep 29.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 35241469Berger F, Marce M, Delaloge S, Hardy-Bessard AC, Bachelot T, Bieche I, Pradines A, De La Motte Rouge T, Canon JL, Andre F, Arnould L, Clatot F, Lemonnier J, Marques S, Bidard FC; PADA-1 investigators. Randomised, open-label, multicentric phase III trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of palbociclib in combination with endocrine therapy, guided by ESR1 mutation monitoring in oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer patients: study design of PADA-1. BMJ Open. 2022 Mar 3;12(3):e055821. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055821.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
François-Clément BIDARD, MD PhD principal investigator
Institut Curie
Suzette DELALOGE, MD PhD principal investigator
Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris
Anne-Claire HARDY BESSARD, MD principal investigator
Centre Armoricain d'Oncologie
82 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing Palbociclib 125mg, Aromatase Inhibitors and Fulvestrant Injectable Product in people with Metastatic Breast Cancer, run by UNICANCER at 82 sites in France.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 30 inclusion and 21 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Nov 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 82 sites in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Incidence of treatment-emergent Adverse Events (time frame: Throughout study completion, up to 4 years). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03079011, which also lists 2 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Nov 2025.