At a glance
- What the study gets you
- Access to the study treatment being tested
- Type of study
- Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
- Time in hospital
- In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
- Drug or intervention
- AZD6738 (drug), Olaparib (drug), Durvalumab (drug)
- How long the study runs
- Study runs about 116 months (dates as stated)
- About the drug or intervention
- AZD6738 — drug: PART 1: Pre-operative exposure of 160mg AZD6738 to be administered orally twice daily on Days 5 -14 of the WOP. · Olaparib — drug: PART 1 (cohort C, and cohorts E-G): Pre-operative exposure to 300mg of olaparib to be administered orally twice daily on Days 1-14 of the WOP. · Durvalumab — drug: PART 1 (cohort D): Pre-operative exposure to 1500mg durvalumab to be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 only of the WOP.
- Patient visit burden
- Not specified by the sponsor
In plain English
This study is for people with triple negative breast cancer (a type of breast cancer that does not respond to hormone treatments or a medicine called HER2) that is still present after usual chemotherapy given before surgery. It looks at drugs that block DNA damage repair, with or without a type of immunotherapy (treatment that helps the immune system fight cancer), given both before and after breast surgery, and studies markers in the tumour to see how the treatment works.
Who can take part
- Adults aged 18 or over with triple negative breast cancer confirmed by laboratory tests
- Planning breast surgery after at least 6 cycles of chemotherapy before surgery; patients receiving (or who have received) pembrolizumab as standard care with chemotherapy can take part
- A tumour that can be measured on scans, with remaining disease of at least 1 cm confirmed on a trial scan after chemotherapy finishes
- Fit enough for surgery, for two weeks of treatment before the operation, and for tumour biopsies (tissue samples) before and after this treatment
- Able to carry out day-to-day activities with little or no help (performance status 0–1)
- Good enough blood, kidney and liver test results, and recovered from side effects of earlier chemotherapy (except hair loss)
- Willing to use effective contraception or be unable to have children, during treatment and for 6 months afterwards
- In some cases, people who had another cancer more than 5 years ago with no signs of it returning may take part
Who may not be able to
- Cancer that has spread to other parts of the body
- Cancer in both breasts
- Another cancer in the last 5 years (with some exceptions, such as treated non-melanoma skin cancer)
- Blood or bone marrow conditions such as myelodysplastic syndrome or acute myeloid leukaemia
- Certain serious heart problems, including a long QT interval on a heart trace, or long QT syndrome from birth
- Difficulty swallowing tablets, or stomach or bowel problems that affect how medicines are absorbed
- History of seizures or conditions that raise the risk of seizures
- Taking blood-thinning medicines, or certain other medicines that interact with the trial drugs (a 5-week washout is needed)
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Previous treatment with PARP inhibitors or with immunotherapies (except pembrolizumab given as standard care), or allergy to pembrolizumab, durvalumab or olaparib
- Previous bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant from a donor
- Active infections such as tuberculosis, hepatitis B or C, or HIV
- Serious uncontrolled illness or infection, recent major surgery, or recent live vaccines — the trial team can advise
What taking part involves
- • A 'window of opportunity' period of about 2 weeks of treatment before surgery, including drugs that block DNA damage repair (a PARP inhibitor called olaparib) with or without immunotherapy (durvalumab)
- • Tumour biopsies (small tissue samples) before the treatment and on day 14, plus insertion of a small marker near the tumour to help with scans and biopsies
- • Continued trial treatment after surgery (adjuvant treatment) while doctors study markers in the tumour and tissue samples
Time commitment: Not fully stated — the trial involves at least 2 weeks of treatment before surgery, biopsies before treatment and on day 14, scans, surgery, and further treatment and check-ups afterwards; ask the trial team about the number of visits and total duration.
Plain-English summary (AI-generated) from registry data. Not eligibility advice — only the trial team can confirm whether you can take part. Use the eligibility checker to see how your health profile matches this trial.
- Type of study
- Testing a treatment
- Ages
- 18 Years and over
- Who
- All
- Number of participants
- 119
- Started
- 2019-10-15
- Last checked
- 2025-08
Plain English Summary
What is this study?
- • Testing a new treatment for breast neoplasm
- • Phase2 - 119 participants
- • PHOENIX is a window of opportunity (WOP), open-label, multi-centre, phase IIa trial comprising multiple non-comparative treatment cohorts with patient allocation via minimisation (cohorts A-D) or allocation according to HRD and germline BRCA1/2 mutation status (cohorts E-G)
Who can take part?
- • Ages 18 Years and over
- • Diagnosed with breast neoplasm
Where?
- • Bournemouth - Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- • London - King's College Hospital
- • Manchester - Christie Hospital NHS Trust
- • Cardiff - Velindre Cancer Center at Velinde Hospital
- • +2 more UK sites
This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.
About This Trial
PHOENIX is a window of opportunity (WOP), open-label, multi-centre, phase IIa trial comprising multiple non-comparative treatment cohorts with patient allocation via minimisation (cohorts A-D) or allocation according to HRD and germline BRCA1/2 mutation status (cohorts E-G). The trial consists of two parts: a post-neoadjuvant treatment preoperative WOP component (PART 1); and a post-operative component (PART 2). Cohorts A-D: To assess whether short exposure to a DDR inhibitor or anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy in a preoperative WOP in patients with post-NACT high risk residual disease, generates a signal of anti-tumour biological activity within residual disease tissue. Cohort E: To assess whether short exposure to a DDR inhibitor with or without anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in a preoperative WOP in patients with non-HRD associated TNBC and post-neoadjuvant treatment high risk residual disease, generates a signal of anti-tumour biological activity within residual disease tissue. Cohorts F \& G: To assess whether short exposure to the DDR inhibitor olaparib with or without anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in a preoperative WOP in patients with HRD associated TNBC and post-neoadjuvant treatment high risk residual disease, generates a signal of anti-tumour biological activity within residual disease tissue.
More detail
Cohorts A-D have been formally closed for recruitment since 06 August 2024.
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Eligibility at a Glance
Key info
- Age: 18 Years and over
- Who can join: All genders
Biomarkers mentioned
Treatment history
Treatments you must have had:
- ✓ to consent to the pre- and post- WOP treatment biopsy
- ✓ follow-up
- ✓ adequate haematological, renal and hepatic function as defined by:
- ✓ a confirmed menstrual period and a negative urinary or serum pregnancy test
What the study is looking for
- ✓Inclusion Criteria for Trial Registration:
- ✓Signed agreement to take part Form (ICF) for Trial Registration;
- ✓Aged ≥18 years old;
- ✓Radiographically measurable tumour mass assessable for new distinct radio-opaque marker insertion and repeated...
- ✓Eastern Oncology Cooperative Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1;
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Where Is This Study? (6 UK sites)
Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Bournemouth BH7 7DW, United Kingdom
Research Development & Support
clinicalresearch@bournemouth.ac.uk01202 961200King's College Hospital
London SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
Christie Hospital NHS Trust
Manchester M20 4BX, United Kingdom
Velindre Cancer Center at Velinde Hospital
Cardiff CF14 2TL, United Kingdom
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
Weston Park Hospital
Sheffield, United Kingdom
How to Get in Touch
Christophe Verstegen
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Michelle Frost
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