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Active, closed to enrolmentPhase 3NCT04975308

A Study of Imlunestrant, Investigator’s Choice of Endocrine Therapy, and Imlunestrant Plus Abemaciclib in Participants With ER+, HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer

This study compares imlunestrant, a new oral hormone therapy, with standard hormone therapy in people with advanced ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that has progressed on earlier treatment. It also tests imlunestrant combined with abemaciclib.

SponsorEli Lilly and Company
Study typeInterventional
Started2021-10-04
Primary completion2024-06-24
Planned enrolment874
Sites2 Acıbadem · 241 other

EMBER-3: A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-Label Study of Imlunestrant, Investigator's Choice of Endocrine Therapy, and Imlunestrant Plus Abemaciclib in Patients With Estrogen Receptor Positive, HER2 Negative Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Previously Treated With Endocrine Therapy

What this study is about

The main purpose of this study is to measure how well imlunestrant works compared to standard hormone therapy, and how well imlunestrant with abemaciclib work compared to imlunestrant in participants with breast cancer that is estrogen receptor positive (ER+) and human epidermal receptor 2 negative (HER2-). Participants must have breast cancer that is advanced or has spread to another part of the body. Study participation could last up to 5 years.

Conditions
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
Interventions
  • Imlunestrant
  • Exemestane
  • Fulvestrant
  • Abemaciclib
Primary outcome measures
  • Investigator-assessed Progression Free Survival (PFS) (Between Arm A and Arm B) — Randomization to the date of first documented progression of disease or death from any cause (up to 28 months)
  • Investigator-assessed PFS (Between Arm C and Arm A) — Randomization to the date of first documented progression of disease or death from any cause (up to 26 months)
  • Investigator-assessed PFS in the Estrogen Receptor 1 (ESR1)-Mutation Detected Population (Between Arm A and Arm B) — Randomization to the date of first documented progression of disease or death from any cause (up to 28 months)
Who can take part
SexAllAge18 Years to no upper limitHealthy volunteersNo
Inclusion
* Have a diagnosis of ER+, HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer * Have disease that has demonstrated progression on or after an aromatase inhibitor alone or in combination with a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)4/6 inhibitor \-- Participants are expected to have received prior treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor, if this treatment is approved and can be reimbursed * Must be deemed appropriate for treatment with endocrine therapy * If female, have a postmenopausal status by natural or surgical means or by ovarian function suppression * Have RECIST evaluable disease (measurable disease and/or nonmeasurable bone-only 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
* Have received prior treatment with chemotherapy (except for neoadjuvant/ adjuvant chemotherapy), fulvestrant, or any investigational-ER-directed therapy (including SERDs and non-SERDs), any PI3K-, mTOR- or AKT- inhibitor * Have visceral crisis, lymphangitic spread within the lung, or any evidence of leptomeningeal disease. * Have symptomatic or untreated brain metastasis. * Have serious preexisting medical conditions that, in the judgment of the investigator, would preclude participation in this study * Known allergic reaction against any of the components of the study treatment

Criteria are written for physicians. Do not rule yourself out: send your reports and the study team will check.

Acıbadem study sites
  • Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital, Üsküdar / Stanbul
  • Acıbadem Maslak Hastanesi, Istanbul

Also running at 241 other sites in 22 countries.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04975308 · last updated 2026-07-22 · View registry record ↗