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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/04/042205 [Registered on: 27/04/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 06/08/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study
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A clinical trial to study the effect of Alpelisib plus fulvestrant in Indian Patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer (ABC or MBC) with a PIK3CA mutation 
Scientific Title of Study
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A Phase IV, prospective, multicenter, open-label, non- comparative, interventional study to assess the safety of alpelisib plus fulvestrant, in men and post-menopausal women with HR-positive,HER2-negative, advanced or metastatic breast cancer (ABC or MBC) with a PIK3CA mutation, whose disease has progressed on or after endocrine treatment. 
Trial Acronym  ALPINIST 
Secondary IDs if Any
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Secondary ID  Identifier 
CBYL719CIN01 Protocol Version No 04 Dated 30 Apr 2025  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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Name  Dr Disha Shetty  
Designation  Head Medical Affairs 
Affiliation  Novartis Healthcare Private Limited 
Address  Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Oncology Business Unit, Inspire BKC 7th Floor Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East Mumbai 400051, India

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400051
India 
Phone  91-9740842361  
Fax    
Email  disha.shetty@novartis.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

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Name  Dr Disha Shetty  
Designation  Head Medical Affairs 
Affiliation  Novartis Healthcare Private Limited 
Address  Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Oncology Business Unit, Inspire BKC 7th Floor Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai 400051, India

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400051
India 
Phone  91-9740842361  
Fax    
Email  disha.shetty@novartis.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

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Name  Dr Somesh Bolegave 
Designation  Senior Manager - Medical Services  
Affiliation  Siro Clintech Private Limited 
Address  Siro Clintech Private Limited ASMACO house, Plot no B 41, Road no 27, Wagle industrial estate, Thane (W) 400604. Landmark - near ITI

Thane
MAHARASHTRA
400 604
India 
Phone  02261088000  
Fax  02261088045  
Email  somesh.bolegave@siroclinpharm.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Novartis Healthcare Pvt Ltd 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Novartis Healthcare Pvt Ltd 
Address  Inspire BKC, G Block, 6 and 7 Floor, BKC Main Road, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E) Mumbai 400051 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
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No of Sites = 17  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Amit Kumar Agarwal  AIIMS  Gate No, 1, Great Eastern Road, Opposite Gurudwara, Aiims Campus, Tatibandh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492099, India
Raipur
CHHATTISGARH 
8853858850

mitu1505@gmail.com 
Dr Ajay Gogia  AIIMS All India Institute of Medical Sciences  Department of Medical Oncology, DR. B.R.A.I.R.C.H, Ansari Nagar, Delhi-110029
New Delhi
DELHI 
90130-00642

ajaygogia@gmail.com 
Dr Koushik Chatterjee  Bellevue Clinic  9, Dr. U. N. Brahmachari Street, Kolkata, West Bengal 700017, India
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9874357580

drkoushik.chatterjee@gmail.com 
Dr Kalyan Mukharjee  Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute  37, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rd, Bakul Bagan, Bhowanipore, Kolkata- 700026, India
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9830115905

kkmukherjee4u@hotmail.com 
Dr Minish Jain  CIMETs Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital  CIMETs Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital. S.No. 15, Behind KPCT Mall, Fatima Nagar,Wanawadi. Pune - 411040,Maharashtra. India
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9823133390

dr.minishjainimhtrials@gmail.com 
Dr Duncan Khanikar  Dr. Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute  Gopinath Nagar, Guwahati, Assam 781016, India
Kamrup
ASSAM 
7399253869

Duncan.gmc@gmail.com 
Dr Vijay Bhargava  Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital And Research Centre  Department of Oncology Room No. 14, P.B No. 32, Cancer Hospital Rd, Idgah Hills Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462001, India
Bhopal
MADHYA PRADESH 
9512965930

drvijaypriya14@gmail.com 
Dr Saurabh Prasad  KIMS Kingsway Hospital  KIMS Kingsway Hospital 44, Parvana Bhavan, Kingsway, Nagpur-440001, Maharashtra, India
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
7066580511

drsaurabhprasad@gmail.com 
Dr Praveena Voona  Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital & Research Institute  "Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, 1/7 MVP Colony,Vishakhapatnam-530017"
Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9502885780

praveena.voonna@gmail.com 
Dr Nandini Devi R  Malabar Cancer Centre  Department of Clinical Haematology & Medical Oncology, Moozhikkara P.O Kodiyeri, Thalassery, Kannur, Kerala 670103 India
Kannur
KERALA 
04902399255

drnandinimutha@gmail.com 
Dr PK Chaithanya  MNJ Institute of Oncology & Regional Cancer Center  Red hills, Hyderabad 500004, Telangana
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
8897199994

mnjiorccchaithanya@gmail.com 
Dr Gaurav Prakash  Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI)  Department of Clinical Hesmatology and Medical Oncology Chandigarh - 160012, India
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
9914209678

drgp04@gmail.com 
Dr Rona Joseph  Regional Cancer Centre  Medical Oncology IV Floor, Project Room, Medical College Campus, Trivandrum-695 011 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695011, India
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA 
8848634427

ronsjsph@gmail.com 
Dr Kaushal Kalra  Safdarjang Hospital & V M M C (Vardhman Mahavir Medical College)  Department of Medical Oncology, Room No.313 Main OPD Building 3rd Floor, Near Post Office, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi- 110 029, India
New Delhi
DELHI 
9968663394

kaushalkalra@yahoo.com 
Dr Kaushal Patel  Shalby Hospital  Shalby Hospital Surat, Nr Navyug College, Rander road Surat, Gujarat 395005
Surat
GUJARAT 
9723431102

Kpatel291980@gmail.com 
Dr Prabhat Bhargava  Tata Memorial Hospital  Dr. E Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012, India
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
7276174221

bhargava611@gmail.com 
Dr Kajal Shah  The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute  New Civil Campus, Asarwa Ahmedabad Gujarat 380016, India
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
7567066593

Kajal.shah@gcriindia.org 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 17  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics committee Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital CIMETs Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital  Approved 
Human Ethics Committee RCC Regional Cancer Centre Medical College Campus Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 695011 India  Approved 
Institute Ethics Commiittee AIIMS , Old OT Block, Room No. 102, AIIMS Hospital, Ansari Nagar, South Delhi, Delhi 110029, India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Commiittee The Gujarat Cancer and Research, Room no. 80, Old buiding, Institute New Civil Campus Asarwa Ahmedabad Gujarat 380016, India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Commiittee , Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S.P Mukherjee road, 3rd floor, room no. 303, Kolkata- 700026, India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Commiittee, Medical Oncology Malabar Cancer Centre Department of Clinical Haematology & Moozhikkara P.O Kodiyeri Thalassery Kannur Kerala 670103 India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee , AIIMS, basement area, room no. B7,Gate No, 1, Great Eastern Road, Opposite Gurudwara, Aiims Campus, Tatibandh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492099, India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee , Tata Memorial Hospital, main buiding, 3rd floor, Dr. E Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012, India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee ,Bellevue Clinic, 9, Dr. U. N. Brahmachari Street, Kolkata, West Bengal 700017, India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics committee MNJ Institute of Oncology & Regional Cancer Center  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Room No. 6006, IEC Office, 6th Floor P N Chuttani Block Chandigarh - 160012 ,India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute, Clinical Research Secretariat Power Grid Building, Ground Floor, A.K Azad Road, Gopinath Nagar, Guwahati- 781016  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, Ring Road Main OPD 5th Floor Room No. 506 South Delhi-110029  Approved 
Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital And Research Centre Ethics Committee, PO Box No 32 Idgah Hills Bhopal Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 462001 India  Approved 
KIMS Kingsway Hospital 44, Parvana Bhavan, Kingsway, Nagpur-440001, Maharashtra, India  Approved 
Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital & Research Institute Institutional Review Board  Approved 
Shalby Multi Speciality Hospital Ethics Committee Shalby Hospital  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C509||Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent
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Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Alpelisib - 300 mg  Tablet for oral use Once daily 
Intervention  Fulvestrant- 500 mg  Injection for i.m. Administration (500 mg should be administered intramuscularly slowly (1 - 2 minutes per injection) as two 5 mL injections 250 mg each, one in each buttock)  
Comparator Agent  Not applicable  Not applicable 
 
Inclusion Criteria
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Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Written informed consent obtained before any trial related activities and according to local guidelines.
2. Participants with confirmed PIK3CA mutant ABC or MBC whose disease has progressed on or after endocrine based treatment
3. Postmenopausal females and males more than or equal to 18 years old with confirmed HR positive HER2 negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
Postmenopausal status is defined either by:
i) Prior bilateral oophorectomy
ii) Age equal to or more than 60 y
iii) Age less than 60 y and amenorrheic for 12 or more months in the absence of chemotherapy tamoxifen toremifene or ovarian suppression and Follicle stimulating Hormone FSH and estradiol in the postmenopausal range per local normal range
Note: For women with therapy induced amenorrhea serial measurements of FSH andor estradiol are needed to ensure postmenopausal status. Ovarian radiation or treatment with a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist LH-RHa goserelin acetate or leuprolide acetate is not permitted for induction of ovarian suppression in this trial.
4. Participant has adequate bone marrow and organ function that is considered appropriate to receive study treatment, as per the Investigator’s clinical judgement.
5. Adequate liver function as shown by
i) In absence of liver metastases alanine aminotransferase ALT and aspartate aminotransferase AST Less than 3 × ULN.
ii) If the Participant has liver metastases ALT and AST less than or equal to 5 × ULN elevated AST or AST values must be stable for 2 weeks without evidence of biliary obstruction by imaging done at Investigator’s discretion.
iii) Total bilirubin less than 2 × ULN any elevated bilirubin should be asymptomatic at enrollment except for Participants with Gilbert’s syndrome who may only be included if the total bilirubin is less than or equal to 3.0 × ULN or direct bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 × ULN
6. Adequate renal function as shown by
i) Creatinine Clearance more than or equal to 35 mL/min using Cockcroft Gault formula
7. Fasting plasma glucose FPG less than or equal to 140 mg/dL 7.7 mmol/L and glycosylated hemoglobin HbA1 less than or equal to 6.4% both criteria have to be met.
8. ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status less than 2
9. Fasting Serum amylase less than or equal to 2 × ULN and Fasting Serum lipase less than or equal to ULN
10. Potassium within normal limits or corrected with supplements
11. Calcium corrected for serum albumin and magnesium within normal limits or less than or equal to grade 1 if judged clinically not significant by the investigator. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Known hypersensitivity to alpelisib or fulvestrant, or to any of the excipients of alpelisib or fulvestrant
2. Participant ineligible for endocrine therapy per the investigators judgment
3. Participant has received prior treatment with any PI3K inhibitors and/or mTOR inhibitor
4. Participant with type I diabetes or not controlled type II based on FPG and HbA1c see inclusion criterion 7
5. Participant has a concurrent malignancy or malignancy within 3 years of study screening period, with the exception of adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma non melanomatous skin cancer or curatively resected cervical cancer
6. Participant has not recovered to grade 1 or better from related side effects of prior anticancer therapy with the exception of alopecia
7. Participants receiving concomitant immunosuppressive agents or chronic corticosteroids use at the time of study entry except in cases outlined below Topical applications inhaled sprays eye drops or local injections are allowed. Participants on stable low dose of corticosteroids for at least two weeks prior to enrollment are allowed
8. Bilateral diffuse lymphangitic carcinomatosis
9. Participants with a known history of HIV seropositivity. Screening for HIV infection at baseline is not required
10. Active, bleeding diathesis, or on oral anti-vitamin K medication.
11. Participant has impairment of gastrointestinal GI function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of the study drugs
12. Participant has any other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition that would in the investigators judgment contraindicate participation in the clinical study.
13. Participant has documented pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease which is active and requiring treatment
14. Participant has active cardiac disease or a history of cardiac dysfunction
15. Participants with unresolved osteonecrosis of the jaw
16. Participant has a history of severe cutaneous reactions like Stevens-Johnson-Syndrome SJS Erythema Multiforme EM Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis TEN or Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms DRESS.
17. Participant is a nursing lactating or pregnant woman
18. Participant is a woman of child-bearing potential defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using highly effective methods of contraception during study treatment and at least for 1 week for alpelisib or 1 year for fulvestrant based on prescribing label after the last dose of each study drug whichever comes later.
Highly effective contraception methods include:
i) Total abstinence when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the Participant. Periodic abstinence e.g calendar ovulation symptothermal postovulation methods and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception
ii) Female sterilization have had surgical bilateral oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy total hysterectomy or bilateral tubal ligation at least 6 weeks before taking study treatment. In case of oophorectomy alone only when the reproductive status of the woman has been confirmed by follow up hormone level assessment
iii) Male sterilization at least 6 months prior to screening. For female Participants on the study the vasectomized male partner should be the sole partner for that Participant
iv) Placement of an intrauterine device IUD or intrauterine system IUS without hormonal component.
Use of oral estrogen and progesterone injected or implanted combined hormonal method of contraception or placement of an intrauterine device IUD or intrauterine system IUS or forms of hormonal contraception that have comparable efficacy failure rate Less than 1% for example hormonal vaginal ring or transdermal hormone contraception. In case of use or oral contraception women should have been stable on the same pill for a minimum of 3 months before taking study treatment.
Note: Women are considered postmenopausal and not of child bearing potential if they have had 12 months of natural spontaneous amenorrhea with an appropriate clinical profile i.e age appropriate history of vasomotor symptoms or have had surgical bilateral oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy total hysterectomy or bilateral tubal ligation at least 6 weeks before taking study treatment. In the case of oophorectomy alone only when the reproductive status of the woman has been confirmed by follow up hormone level assessment is she considered not of child bearing potential.
Participant is a sexually active male unwilling to use a condom during intercourse while taking study treatment, and for 1 week for alpelisib or 1 year for fulvestrant based on prescribing label after stopping each study drug whichever comes later. A condom is required for all sexually active male participants to prevent them from fathering a child AND to prevent delivery of study treatment via seminal fluid to their partner. In addition, male participants must not donate sperm during study and up to the time period specified above.

 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the safety of alpelisib plus fulvestrant.  Cycle 1 Day 1, Cycle 1 Day 8, Cycle 1 Day 15, Cycle 2 Day 1, Cycle 2 Day 15, Cycle 3 day 1, Cycle 4 Day 1, Cycle 5 Day 1, Cycle 6 Day 1 and End of Treatment Visits. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the safety of alpelisib plus fulvestrant.  Screening, Cycle 1 Day 1, Cycle 1 Day 8, Cycle 1 Day 15, Cycle 2 Day 1, Cycle 2 Day 15, Cycle 3 day 1, Cycle 4 Day 1, Cycle 5 Day 1, Cycle 6 Day 1, End of Treatment, Safety Follow Up (30 days after EOT). 
 
Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "40"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="40" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
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16/08/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) 12/06/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
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This is a Phase IV prospective multicenter open label non comparative interventional study to assess the safety of alpelisib plus fulvestrant, in men and post-menopausal women with HR positive HER2 negative aBC or MBC with a PIK3CA mutation whose disease has progressed on or after endocrine-based treatment.

The study will include a total of 100 participants. During the treatment phase, treatment will be administered as alpelisib 300 mg orally once daily dosing schedule starting on Cycle 1 Day 1 in combination with fulvestrant i.m. 500 mg on Cycle 1 Day 1 and Day 15 and Day 1 of every cycle thereafter ± 3 days in a 28 days cycle.

The planned duration of treatment is 6 months. Participants may be discontinued from treatment earlier due to unacceptable toxicity disease progression, or if treatment is discontinued at the discretion of the investigator or the participant. For participants who were ongoing on treatment at the end of the planned duration of study and, in the opinion of the investigator are still deriving clinical benefit from alpelisib every effort will be made to continue provision of study treatment via post trial access. 

 
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