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PAveMenT: Palbociclib and Avelumab in Metastatic AR+ Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Is NCT04360941 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 1 trial studies multiple treatments including Palbociclib and Avelumab for triple negative breast cancer.

Phase 1RecruitingRoyal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustNCT04360941Data as of May 2026

Treatment: Palbociclib · AvelumabThis clinical study is aiming to determine the safest doses and schedule for the combination of two drugs named palbociclib and avelumab. The study will also be investigating how effective the combination is for a subgroup of breast cancer patients whose cancer expresses the androgen receptor (AR) but not the oestrogen (hormone) or HER2 receptors. Palbociclib is a drug used in routine care for hormone-receptor (HR) positive and HER2 negative advanced breast cancer, the most common subtype of breast cancer. It is possible that the combination of palbociclib and avelumab will be a more effective cancer treatment than each drug separately, but this is unknown and this study is needed to establish the best dosage and schedule of each drug as well as how effective the combination is.

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Breast Carcinoma

Biomarker criteria

Required: AR positive

Patients with recurrent inoperable locally advanced or metastatic AR+ triple negative breast cancer with ER, PgR and HER2 status determined locally and AR determined centrally on archival metastatic tissue. Archival tissue from the primary tumour (which must have been ER/PgR negative and collected within 5 years prior to metastatic relapse) may be used for AR testing if no archival metastatic tissue is available.

Required: ESR1 negative

ER, PgR and HER2 status determined locally

Required: PR (PGR) negative

ER, PgR and HER2 status determined locally

Required: HER2 (ERBB2) negative

ER, PgR and HER2 status determined locally

Disease stage

Metastatic disease required

Performance status

WHO 0–1

Prior therapy

Max 2 prior lines
Min 1 prior line

Must have received: chemotherapy — advanced disease

Previously treated with at least one prior line of chemotherapy for advanced disease, but no more than two prior lines of chemotherapy for advanced disease.

Must have received: hormone therapy — advanced disease

Patients with ER+ breast cancer must have received at least one prior line of hormone therapy for advanced disease.

Must have received: HER2-targeted therapy — advanced disease

Patients with HER2+ breast cancer must have received at least one prior line of HER2 directed therapy.

Cannot have received: oral chemotherapy

Oral chemotherapy within two weeks

Cannot have received: weekly intravenous chemotherapy

weekly iv chemotherapy within three weeks

Cannot have received: systemic chemotherapy or investigational medicinal products

any other systemic chemotherapy or investigational medicinal products during the previous four weeks

Cannot have received: hormonal therapy

Exception: luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analogues for ovarian suppression

Hormonal therapy within 7 days except luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analogues for ovarian suppression

Cannot have received: immune checkpoint inhibitor or immune co-stimulatory drug

Exception: Patients who have received neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant pembrolizumab are eligible if treatment was completed at 6 months prior to metastatic relapse.

Previous exposure to immune checkpoint inhibitors or immune co-stimulatory drugs in the advanced setting.

Cannot have received: CDK4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib)

Exception: Patients who have received adjuvant abemaciclib or ribociclib for early breast cancer are eligible if treatment was completed at least 12 months prior to metastatic relapse.

Previous treatment with palbociclib or any agents which inhibit CDK4/6.

Lab requirements

Blood counts

Haematological and biochemical indices within the ranges stated in the study protocol

Kidney function

Haematological and biochemical indices within the ranges stated in the study protocol

Liver function

Haematological and biochemical indices within the ranges stated in the study protocol

Haematological and biochemical indices within the ranges stated in the study protocol. These measurements must be performed within one week (Day -7 to Day 1) before the patient goes in the trial.

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