Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Phase1; Phase2 Interventional Ages 18 and up Women only

Elacestrant with Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab for Advanced Triple-Positive Breast Cancer

Official title: Elacestrant in Advanced Triple Positive Breast Cancer, a Phase II Evaluation (ELATE)

Run by NYU Langone Health · NCT07612215 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study tests whether elacestrant, a targeted estrogen receptor degrader, plus the HER2-targeted therapies trastuzumab and pertuzumab, can help people with advanced triple-positive breast cancer, including those with ESR1 mutations.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase1; Phase2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexWomen only
Enrollment50 (estimated)
SponsorNYU Langone Health
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, trastuzumab, pertuzumab
Locations1 site (New York, New York)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMay 13, 2026
Main results expectedMay 2029
Study endsMay 2030
Registry record updatedMay 28, 2026
Trial IDNCT07612215 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults 18 and older with confirmed ER-positive, PR-positive, HER2-positive breast cancer that has progressed after at least one prior therapy and with acceptable organ function.

Probably not a fit

Patients whose tumors do not respond to HER2-targeted therapy or estrogen receptor degradation may derive little or no benefit.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a combined early-phase and mid-phase interventional trial evaluating the safety and potential effectiveness of elacestrant in conjunction with trastuzumab and pertuzumab in adults with ER-positive, PR-positive, HER2-positive breast cancer. Participants must have progressed on at least one prior NCCN-recommended therapy and have adequate organ function. The study uses specific IHC and FISH criteria to confirm receptor status and includes patients with or without ESR1 mutations. Primary goals include safety and preliminary efficacy signals to guide future development. Locations are currently limited to NYU Langone Health in New York, NY, under NYU Langone Health as lead sponsor.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, patients could experience better disease control from a combination targeted therapy approach.

How similar studies have gone: Prior studies in targeted combinations for HER2-positive disease have shown signals of activity, but this specific combination with elacestrant is novel and exploratory.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Female patients aged 18 years or older.
2. Should be able to provide the informed consent.
3. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of triple-positive breast cancer (ER+, PR+, HER2+). In the study, ER status will be considered positive if ≥10% of tumor cells demonstrate positive nuclear staining by immunohistochemistry, with PR\>1%. Patients may be considered to be enrolled on study with prior approval of study PI if ER \>10% and without PGR positivity HER2 status will be considered positive with the score of 3+ with immunohistochemistry staining or 2+ by immunohistochemistry and FISH -amplified as per ASCO CAP guidelines (2023)"
4. Disease progression on or after at least one line of NCCN recommended prior therapy
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2.
6. Patient has adequate organ function, as defined by the following laboratory values:

   1. Hematologic Value:
   2. Hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL, without transfusion or growth factors within 1 week
   3. Neutrophils ≥1.5×103/μL or ≥1.0×103/μL for participants with benign ethnic neutropenia
   4. Platelets ≥100×103/μL
   5. Patient must have a baseline LVEF ≥50 % or ≥ institutional LLN within 28 days prior to the study treatment.
7. Sex and Contraceptive/Barrier Requirements

   1. While on study treatment a participant must not breastfeed or be pregnant
   2. Have a negative highly sensitive (eg, beta-human chorionic gonadotropin \[β-hCG\]) pregnancy test at screening and agree to further pregnancy tests per the protocol.
   3. Practice at least 1 highly effective method of contraception; if oral contraceptives are used, a barrier method of contraception must also be used.
   4. Female participants (pre- or perimenopausal) must use the appropriate highly effective, non-hormonal contraception method within 28 days of the first dose of study treatment, until 7 months after the last dose of study treatment (or longer based on companion drug). Highly effective methods of contraception are those methods that can achieve a failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly are considered as highly effective birth control methods. Such methods include:

   i. intrauterine device (IUD) ii. bilateral tubal occlusion iii. vasectomized partner iv. sexual abstinence (i.e., refraining from heterosexual intercourse during the study treatment and 120 days after the last dose of study treatment).

   e. Unacceptable contraception methods: Periodic abstinence (calendar, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods), withdrawal (coitus interruptus), spermicides only, and lactational amenorrhoea methods are not acceptable methods of contraception. Female condom and male condom should not be used together.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Prior treatment with a SERD.
2. Prior treatment with more than two lines of chemotherapy for metastatic disease, including antibody drug conjugates.
3. Untreated and/or active CNS metastases.
4. History of other malignancies within the past 5 years (except adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix).
5. Inability to take oral medications, refractory or chronic nausea, gastrointestinal conditions (including significant gastric or bowel resection), history of malabsorption syndrome, or any other uncontrolled gastrointestinal condition that impact the absorption of the study drug
6. Known intolerance to elacestrant or any of its excipients
7. Uncontrolled active infection or intercurrent illness.

   1. Patients with known HBV and/or HCV infection must have undetectable viral load during screening (See Appendix B).
   2. Patients known to be HIV+ are allowed if they have undetectable viral load at baseline.
8. Patients who are on any of the prohibited medications listed in sections 7.6 and 7.4.
9. Male participants will not be included because Male breast cancer is rare and may differ biologically and hormonally, which would introduce heterogeneity difficult to address in a small, single arm phase II trial.

Where it's running

  • NYU Langone Health
    New York, New York, United States
    Recruiting

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
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