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A Phase 2, Randomized, Active-controlled, Open-label, Multicenter Study of Belzutifan Plus Fulvestrant in Participants With Estrogen Receptor Positive, HER2 Negative Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastic Breast Cancer After Progression on Previous Endocrine Therapy (LITESPARK-029)

NCT ID: NCT06428396Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCLast updated: 2026-05-18

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of belzutifan (MK-6482) plus fulvestrant compared to everolimus plus endocrine therapy (ET) (investigator's choice of fulvestrant or exemestane) in adults with estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (ER+/HER2-) unresectable metastatic breast cancer. There is no formal hypothesis testing in this study.

Arms & interventions

  • DrugBelzutifan

    Belzutifan 120 mg administered QD as an oral tablet.

  • DrugFulvestrant

    Fulvestrant 500 mg administered as an IM injection.

  • DrugEverolimus

    Administered at 10mg via oral tablets QD.

  • DrugExemestane

    Administered at 25 mg via oral tablets QD.

Outcome measures

Primary

  • Progression-free Survival (PFS)

    PFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented disease progression per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) based on blinded independent central review (BICR) or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 29 months

Secondary

  • Progression-free Survival (PFS) at 6 months

    Time frame: Up to approximately 29 months

  • Progression-free Survival (PFS) at 12 months

    Time frame: Up to approximately 29 months

  • Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 29 months

  • Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 29 months

  • Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 29 months

  • Number of Participants Who Experience an Adverse Event (AE)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 46 months

  • Number of Participants Who Discontinue Study Treatment Due To an AE

    Time frame: Up to approximately 46 months

Eligibility criteria

Sex: AllAge: 18 Years and olderHealthy volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria: * Has a diagnosis of estrogen receptor positive (ER+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor negative (HER2-) invasive breast carcinoma that is either locally advanced disease not amenable to resection or metastatic disease not treatable with curative intent * Has documented radiographic confirmation of disease progression during or after the last administered endocrine therapy (ET) * Provides additional tissue from the same sample used to determine ER and HER2 status locally * Has received ET in the noncurative setting and has 1) Radiographic disease progression on 12 months or more of ET in combination with CDK4/6 inhibitor in the noncurative setting or 2) Received at least 2 lines of ET in the noncurative setting including CDK4/6 inhibitor where the CDK 4/6 inhibitor was discontinued due to intolerance * Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 assessed within 7 days of randomization * Participants who have AEs due to previous anticancer therapies must have recovered to ≤Grade 1 or baseline. Participants with endocrine-related AEs who are adequately treated with hormone replacement or participants who have ≤Grade 2 neuropathy are eligible * Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention and have undetectable HBV viral load prior to randomization Exclusion Criteria: * Has Breast cancer amenable to treatment with curative intent * Is unable to receive any of the endocrine therapies (ETs) (ie, fulvestrant or exemestane) * Has known difficulty in tolerating oral medications, unable to swallow orally administered medication, or conditions which would impair absorption of oral medications such as uncontrolled nausea or vomiting (ie, CTCAE =Grade 3 despite antiemetic therapy), ongoing gastrointestinal obstruction, motility disorder, malabsorption syndrome, or prior gastric bypass * Has advanced/metastatic, symptomatic visceral spread at risk of rapidly evolving into life-threatening complications * Has active, bleeding diathesis, or on oral anti-vitamin K medication * Has history of noninfectious pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease including radiation pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease * Has a known germline BRCA mutation (deleterious or suspected deleterious) and has received previous treatment with poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibition either in the adjuvant or metastatic setting * Has received prior fulvestrant in the adjuvant, unresectable locally advanced, or metastatic setting * Has received any line of cytotoxic chemotherapy or PARP inhibitor in the unresectable or noncurative advanced/metastatic setting * Has received prior radiotherapy for non-central nervous system (CNS) disease or required corticosteroids for radiation-related toxicities including radiation pneumonitis, within 14 days of the first dose of study intervention * Is currently receiving either a strong inhibitor or inducer of CYP3A4 that cannot be discontinued for the duration of the study * Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks before randomization * Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention * Has concurrent active Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C virus infection * Has clinically significant cardiac disease, including unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction within 6 months from Day 1 of study medication administration, or New York Heart Association Class III or Class IV congestive heart failure * Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or have ongoing surgical complications

Study locations (14)

City of Hope - Phoenix ( Site 0006)

Goodyear, Arizona, 85338

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Cedars Sinai Medical Center ( Site 0012)

Beverly Hills, California, 90211

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health ( Site 0025)

La Jolla, California, 92093

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0013)

Los Angeles, California, 90033

Active Not Recruiting

USC Norris Oncology Hematology Newport Beach ( Site 0029)

Newport Beach, California, 92663

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, a Service of Wellstar Cobb Hospital ( Site 0011)

Marietta, Georgia, 30060

Completed

Southeastern Regional Medical Center ( Site 0010)

Newnan, Georgia, 30265

Completed

CHRISTUS Highland ( Site 0005)

Shreveport, Louisiana, 71105

Completed

Renown Regional Medical Center ( Site 0018)

Reno, Nevada, 89502

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper ( Site 0024)

Camden, New Jersey, 08103

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

MD Anderson ( Site 0015)

Houston, Texas, 77030

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Mays Cancer Center ( Site 0022)

San Antonio, Texas, 78229

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

SSM Health Dean Medical Group - South Madison Campus Health Research/Circuit Clinical ( Site 0034)

Madison, Wisconsin, 53715

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Medical College of Wisconsin - Froedtert Hospital ( Site 0014)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact