PhII Randomized CAPecitabine + ELAcestrant vs. Capecitabine Alone in ER+ Breast Cancer (CAPELA)

NCT07222215 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 297

Last updated 2026-01-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this research study is to compare a combination of two drugs, capecitabine and elacestrant to capecitabine alone as a treatment for advanced estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer. This study is designed for participants with cancer that has previously stopped responding to medication in the class of therapy called CDK 4/6 inhibitors, including palbociclib, ribociclib, or abemaciclb.

The names of the study drugs involved in this study are:

* Elacestrant (a type of selective estrogen receptor degrader)
* Capecitabine (a type of fluoropyrimidine antimetabolite)

Conditions

  • Estrogen-receptor-positive Breast Cancer
  • Metastatic Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer
  • Human Epidermal Growth Factor 2 Negative Carcinoma of Breast
  • HER2- Breast Cancer
  • ESR1 Gene Mutation
  • ER Wildtype
  • Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

DRUG

Capecitabine

A fluoropyrimidine carbamate, tablet taken orally, per standard of care.

DRUG

Elacestrant

A selective estrogen receptor degrader, tablet taken orally, per standard of care

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Johns Hopkins University

    collaborator OTHER
  • Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium

    collaborator OTHER
  • Menarini Group

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Kristina A. Fanucci

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kristina Fanucci, MD, MHS · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-16
Primary Completion
2029-12-01
Completion
2030-10-01
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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