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Active, not recruitingNCT05392608SEQUEL-BreastUpdated May 22, 2026

SEQUence of Endocrine Therapy in Advanced Luminal Breast Cancer (SEQUEL-Breast)

A Phase 2 interventional study of Alpelisib 150 MG Oral Tablet [Piqray] and Fulvestrant in Neoplasm, Breast and Congenital, Familial and Genetic Disorders, sponsored by Borstkanker Onderzoek Groep. Active, not recruiting at 25 sites in Netherlands. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-22.

Sponsored by Borstkanker Onderzoek Groep · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
130
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 38 studies testing alpelisib in Breast Neoplasms — 3 open to participants now, 12 under way, 2 of them phase 3. Alpelisib · Breast Neoplasms.

Planned enrollment
8th of 38
130 · median 44
Started
2022
with 3 others
Phase 2
15 of 38
2 open now
Primary completion
2026-05
later than 3 of 11 live
Registered
33rd of 38
by date
Lead sponsor
1 of 38
Borstkanker Onderzoek Groep

Among the 38 studies testing alpelisib in Breast Neoplasms, this one is the 8th largest by planned enrollment, is one of 4 that started in 2022, is one of 15 in phase 2, reaches primary completion later than 3 of the 11 other live ones, and was the 33rd registered.

Breast Neoplasms

14,825 studies on the registry are indexed under Breast Neoplasms; 3,319 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

3 of the 38 studies testing alpelisib in Breast Neoplasms are open now, in 1 country. Recruiting first, the newest first:

By country, each count listing its studies:

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About alpelisib

Alpelisib: first FDA approval 2019 (PIQRAY), first EMA approval 2020. What it is approved for, and how studies give it, is on its page →

Who these studies take

Of the 2,400 Breast Neoplasms studies recruiting now, 1,572 (66%) set no upper age limit and 591 (25%) stop at 75 or younger; 103 take children under 18; 214 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years and older · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.

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Study summary

The study is a nationwide, multicenter single-arm phase 2 study. The current phase 2 study investigates the efficacy of the combination of fulvestrant and alpelisib directly after progression on fulvestrant (either in first or second line, with or without previous use of CDK4/6-inhibitor) in patients with HR+ HER2- advanced breast cancer with PIK3CA mutated tumors.

All eligible patients must have progressive disease on fulvestrant as latest treatment line.

Previous treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor in first or second line is obligatory. After progressive disease is confirmed, it is important to continue fulvestrant (without CDK4/6 inhibition) during the screening period awaiting study enrollment.

After study enrollment all participants will be treated with alpelisib and fulvestrant beyond progression. Follow-up time will be until progression or death or until a different oncolytic treatment has started (in case no progressive disease during previous fulvestrant and alpelisib treatment has been documented).

Should participants discontinue due to reasons other than progression or death (e.g. toxicity), then they should still be evaluated for disease progression every 8 weeks as per protocol until progression, unless they do not wish to proceed with these screenings, or receive a different oncolytic treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • Neoplasm, Breast
  • Congenital, Familial and Genetic Disorders

Keywords

  • Hormone receptor positive HER2 negative breast cancer
  • PIK3CA-activated mutation
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Adult women and men (≥ 18 years of age) with proven diagnosis of adenocarcino-ma of the breast withlocoregional recurrent or disease not amenable to resection or radiation therapy with curative intent andfor whom chemotherapy is not clinically indicated
  • Estrogen receptor (ER) expression >10% and/or progesterone receptor (PR) expression >10% breast cancerbased on local la-boratory results. Tumor must be - as defined by ASCO-CAP guidelines
  • Patients must have progressed on fulvestrant as a preceding treatment line (as first or therapy)
  • Previous treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor in the advanced setting
  • The presence of an activating PIK3CA mutation
  • Evaluable disease* as defined per v.1.1
  • (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0, 1 or 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with advanced, symptomatic, visceral spread, who are at risk of life-threatening complications in theshort term
  • Known active uncontrolled or symptomatic , carcinomatous meningitis, or leptomeningealdisease as indicated by clinical symptoms, cerebral edema, and/or progressive growth
  • Prior treatment with a PI3K /AKT/mTOR inhibitor
  • Type 1 diabetes or uncontrolled type 2 diabetes ( > 68 mmol/mol)
  • , uncontrolled heart disease and/or recent cardiac events
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(8)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

Metastases

Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.

HER2

HER2 is a protein, made from the ERBB2 gene, that drives the growth of some cancers. A study may look for a level of the protein, extra copies of the gene, or a particular change in it.

In breast cancer, protein tests are read as HER2-positive, HER2-low or HER2-negative; other cancers use their own rules. Check which test result the study requires.

Line of therapy

A line of therapy is one course of treatment, which may combine several drugs. First-line is the first course given; second-line follows when that stops working or is not tolerated.

“Two prior lines” means two courses that count separately under the study’s rules — not simply two drugs. Ask the study team if you are unsure how yours are counted.

RECIST

The standard rules for measuring tumours on CT or MRI scans, to tell whether a cancer is shrinking, stable or growing during treatment.

“Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1” usually means at least one tumour 10 mm or more at its longest on a CT scan, or a lymph node 15 mm or more across its short axis.

ECOG performance status

A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.

0
Fully active, no restrictions.
1
Limited in strenuous activity, but walking and able to do light work, such as housework or office work.
2
Walking and able to look after yourself, but unable to work; up and about more than half of waking hours.
3
Able to look after yourself only in part; in bed or a chair more than half of waking hours.
4
Unable to look after yourself at all; in bed or a chair all day.

Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.

Brain metastases

Cancer deposits in the brain from a cancer that started elsewhere in the body (CNS metastases include the spinal cord).

Studies differ: some leave out any brain metastases, some accept ones treated and stable for some weeks. Check what this study allows.

HbA1c

A blood test of average blood sugar over the past two to three months, given as a percentage or in mmol/mol. 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or more is the usual threshold for diabetes, normally confirmed by a second test.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
130 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Arm A (one-arm study)

    Alpelisib plus fulvestrant beyond progression

    Drug: Alpelisib 150 MG Oral Tablet [Piqray] · Drug: Fulvestrant

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression-free survival (PFS)

    Defined as time from study enrollment to disease progression or death from any cause, with censoring when fulvestrant and alpelisib are stopped and another treatment is initiated without confirmed disease progression.

    Time frame: From registration to progression, assessed up to 36 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. 'On treatment' Progression-free survival (PFS)

    Defined as time from study enrollment to disease progression or death from any cause, with censoring when fulvestrant and alpelisib are stopped earlier than disease progression

    Time frame: From registration to progression, assessed up to 36 months

  2. Objective Response Rate

    Described as complete response (CR) or partial response (PR)

    Time frame: From registration to progression, assessed up to 36 months

  3. Clinical Benefit Rate

    Described as stable disease (SD), PR, or CR

    Time frame: From registration to progression, assessed up to 36 months

  4. Duration of Response (DoR)

    Duration of Response

    Time frame: From registration to progression, assessed up to 36 months

Other outcomes

  1. Determine circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in plasma before and during treatment

    Exploratory endpoint; determine circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in plasma before and during treatment, to investigate the prognostic and possibly predictive values of these measures

    Time frame: At baseline, 2 weeks of treatment, 8 weeks of treatment and every 8 weeks until disease progression. Assessed up to 36 months

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Study locations

25 sites
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jun 2022 to primary completion in May 2026, 47 months.

Of 1,070 non-industry phase 2 interventional studies under Breast Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 56 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 34 and three quarters within 87. This study's 47 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 1,302 studies reached it within 51 months; a quarter within 30 and three quarters within 82.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
May 16, 2022
First posted
May 26, 2022
StartActual
Jun 2, 2022
Primary completionActual
May 7, 2026
CompletionEst.
Mar 2028
Last update
May 22, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 22, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05392608
Lead sponsor
Borstkanker Onderzoek Groep
Collaborators
Novartis Pharma B.V., BOOG Study Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 26, 2022
Start date
Jun 2, 2022
Primary completion
May 7, 2026
Completion
Mar 2028 (estimated)
Last update
May 22, 2026

Study contacts

Vincent V.O. Dezentjé, MD PhD
principal investigator · NKI-AvL
Inge I.R. Konings, MD PhD
principal investigator · Amsterdam UMC
Monique M.E.M.M. Bos, MD PhD
principal investigator · Erasmuc MC

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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