Ovarian CancerPhase 3NCT04729387
Alpelisib Plus Olaparib in Platinum-resistant/Refractory, High-grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, With no Germline BRCA Mutation Detected
A Phase 3 study testing Alpelisib, Olaparib and Paclitaxel in people with Ovarian Cancer, run by Novartis Pharmaceuticals at 93 sites in 26 countries.
Trial summary
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of alpelisib in combination with olaparib compared with single-agent cytotoxic chemotherapy in participants with platinum-resistant or platinum-refractory, germline BRCA non-mutated (gBRCAnm) high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC), with… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 100 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Ovarian Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Alpelisib, Olaparib and Paclitaxel
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 358 participants
- Where
- 93 sitesin 26 countries
- Study dates
- 22 Jul 2021to 19 Jan 2026
- Phase
- Phase 3
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 100 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Participant had histologically confirmed diagnosis of high-grade serous or high-grade endometrioid ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer.
- Measurable disease, i.e., at least one measurable lesion per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria (a lesion at a previously irradiated site may only be counted as a target lesion if there is clear sign of progression since the irradiation).
- If no measurable disease was present, the disease was assessable by Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup criteria (GCIC) for CA-125.
- Participant had no germline BRCA1/2 mutation as determined by an FDA-approved assay.
- Participant had an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.
- Participant had platinum-resistant (progression within one to six months after completing platinum-based therapy) or platinum refractory disease (progression during treatment or within 4 weeks after the last dose), where platinum-based therapy was not an option, according to the Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup criteria (GCIG) 5th Ovarian Cancer Consensus Conference definitions.
- Participant must have received at least one but no more than three prior systemic treatment regimens and for whom single-agent chemotherapy was appropriate as the next line of treatment.
- Participant had received prior bevacizumab or was not eligible to receive bevacizumab due to medical reasons.
Who cannot join
- Participant had received prior treatment with any phosphoinositide 3-kinase, mammalian Target Of Rapamycin or Protein Kinase B inhibitor.
- Participant was concurrently using other anti-cancer therapy.
- Participant was in a state of small or large bowel obstruction or had other impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease.
- Participant had surgery within 14 days prior to starting study drug or had not recovered from major adverse effects.
- Participant had not recovered from all toxicities related to prior anticancer therapies to baseline or National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 4.03 Grade ≤1. Exception to this criterion: participants with any grade of alopecia were allowed to enter the study.
- Participant had an established diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type I or uncontrolled type II based on fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c.
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- Participants with liver impairment and Child Pugh score B or C.
- Participant had received radiotherapy ≤ 4 weeks or limited field radiation for palliation ≤ 2 weeks prior to randomization, and who had not recovered to baseline, grade 1 or better from related adverse effects of such therapy (with the exception of alopecia).
- Participant had known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or excipients.
- Participant had a history of myelodysplastic syndrome or acute myeloid leukemia, or presented clinical and/ or laboratory features suggestive thereof.
- Other inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
Trial locations and contacts
93 sites in 26 countries.
93 sites in 26 countries
United States16 sites
Texas Oncology
Amarillo, Texas, 79124
Texas Oncology P A
Bedford, Texas, 76022
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
Oncology Hematology Care Inc
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242
University Of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267
Florida Cancer Specialists
Fort Myers, Florida, 33901
Tennessee Oncology
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr
New York, New York, 10065
Arizona Oncology Associates
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016
HonorHealth
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016
Texas Oncology P A
San Antonio, Texas, 78217
Maryland Oncology Hematology P A
Silver Spring, Maryland, 20904
Avera Cancer Institute
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57106
Texas Oncology Northeast Texas
Tyler, Texas, 75702
Florida Cancer Specialists
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401
Italy7 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Bologna, BO, 40138
Novartis Investigative Site
Florence, FI, 50134
Novartis Investigative Site
Milan, MI, 20133
Novartis Investigative Site
Milan, MI, 20141
Novartis Investigative Site
Naples, 80131
Novartis Investigative Site
Roma, RM, 00168
Novartis Investigative Site
Vicenza, VI, 36100
Spain6 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Barcelona, 08035
Novartis Investigative Site
Barcelona, 08036
Novartis Investigative Site
Córdoba, 14004
Novartis Investigative Site
Madrid, 28034
Novartis Investigative Site
Pamplona, Navarre, 31008
Novartis Investigative Site
Valencia, 46010
China5 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Beijing, 100036
Novartis Investigative Site
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041
Novartis Investigative Site
Jinan, 250012
Novartis Investigative Site
Shanghai, 200032
Novartis Investigative Site
Tianjin, 300480
France5 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Besançon, 25030
Novartis Investigative Site
Lyon, 69373
Novartis Investigative Site
Paris, 75012
Novartis Investigative Site
Pierre-Bénite, 69495
Novartis Investigative Site
Villejuif, 94800
Canada4 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 5G2
Novartis Investigative Site
London, Ontario, N6A 5W9
Novartis Investigative Site
Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5
Novartis Investigative Site
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6
Germany4 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Berlin, 13353
Novartis Investigative Site
Dresden, Saxony, 01307
Novartis Investigative Site
Essen, 45136
Novartis Investigative Site
Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, 68305
Malaysia4 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88996
Novartis Investigative Site
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 50586
Novartis Investigative Site
Kuala Lumpur, 59100
Novartis Investigative Site
Kuching, Sarawak, 93586
Turkey (Türkiye)4 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Adana, Yuregir, 01230
Novartis Investigative Site
Ankara, Sihhiye-Altindag, 06230
Novartis Investigative Site
Ankara, 06520
Novartis Investigative Site
Izmir, Karsiyaka, 35575
Argentina3 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Buenos Aires, C1012AAR
Novartis Investigative Site
Caba, C1015ABO
Novartis Investigative Site
CABA, Buenos Aires, C1125ABD
Australia3 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Bedford Park, South Australia, 5041
Novartis Investigative Site
Shepparton, Victoria, 3630
Novartis Investigative Site
Sydney, 2031
Belgium3 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Brussels, 1000
Novartis Investigative Site
Leuven, 3000
Novartis Investigative Site
Namur, 5000
Czechia3 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Nový Jičín, 741 01
Novartis Investigative Site
Ostrava, Poruba, 708 52
Novartis Investigative Site
Prague, 128 08
Finland3 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Kuopio, 70211
Novartis Investigative Site
Tampere, 33521
Novartis Investigative Site
Turku, 20521
Taiwan3 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Taichung, 407219
Novartis Investigative Site
Taipei, 10002
Novartis Investigative Site
Taipei, 11217
United Kingdom3 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Glasgow, G12 0YN
Novartis Investigative Site
London, SE1 9RT
Novartis Investigative Site
Manchester, M20 2BX
Austria2 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Graz, 8036
Novartis Investigative Site
Innsbruck, Tyrol, 6020
Brazil2 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30130-100
Novartis Investigative Site
São Paulo, São Paulo, 04014-002
Denmark2 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Herlev, 2730
Novartis Investigative Site
Odense C, 5000
Mexico2 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Mexico City, 04700
Novartis Investigative Site
Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64460
Portugal2 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Loures, 2674-514
Novartis Investigative Site
Porto, 4200-072
Singapore2 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Singapore, 119074
Novartis Investigative Site
Singapore, 168583
South Korea2 sites
Novartis Investigative Site
Seoul, 03080
Novartis Investigative Site
Seoul, 03722
About this study
Official title: EPIK-O: A Phase III, Multi-center, Randomized (1:1), Open-label, Active-controlled, Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Alpelisib (BYL719) in Combination With Olaparib as Compared to Single Agent Cytotoxic Chemotherapy, in Participants With no Germline BRCA Mutation Detected, Platinum-resistant or Refractory, High-grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of alpelisib in combination with olaparib compared with single-agent cytotoxic chemotherapy in participants with platinum-resistant or platinum-refractory, germline BRCA non-mutated (gBRCAnm) high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC), with progression-free survival (PFS) as the primary efficacy endpoint.
Read the detailed description
This study enrolled adult women with platinum-resistant or platinum-refractory high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) who did not have a detected germline BRCA mutation. In this open-label, active-controlled study, participants were randomized 1:1 to receive either alpelisib plus olaparib or single-agent cytotoxic chemotherapy (paclitaxel or pegylated liposomal doxorubicin [PLD]).
The study comprised four phases: a 28-day pre-treatment phase, a randomized treatment phase, a post-treatment follow-up phase for safety and efficacy assessments, and a post-treatment survival follow-up phase. Participants continued study treatment until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, death, or discontinuation for any other reason.
Because the study did not achieve its primary objective, Protocol Amendment 03 removed the post-treatment survival follow-up phase. Subsequently, Protocol Amendment 04 modified the study design by removing the efficacy follow-up phase.
- Conditions
- Ovarian Cancer
- Being tested
- Alpelisib, Olaparib, Paclitaxel, Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD)
- Keywords
- Alpelisib, olaparib, paclitaxel, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, high grade, serous ovarian, fallopian or peritoneal cancer, no germline BRCA mutation, BRCA wild type, platinum-resistant or refractory, prior PARP inhibitor exposure, EPIK-O
- Medical subject headings
- Ovarian Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
AlpelisibDrug
Also called BYL719
Alpelisib was administered at 200 mg orally once daily following food on a continuous dosing schedule starting on Cycle 1 Day 1 in a 28-day cycle
OlaparibDrug
Olaparib was administered at 200 mg orally twice daily irrespective of meals on a continuous dosing schedule starting on Cycle 1 Day 1 in a 28-day cycle.
PaclitaxelDrug
Paclitaxel (80 mg/m²) was administered as a weekly intravenous infusion on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of each 28-day cycle.
Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD)Drug
Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (40-50 mg/m² at physician discretion) was administered as an intravenous infusion once every 28 days starting on Cycle 1 Day 1.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Alpelisib+olaparib | Experimental | Alpelisib (200 mg once daily after food) and Olaparib (200 mg twice daily) were both administered orally on a continuous dosing schedule starting on Cycle 1 Day 1 in a 28-day cycle. Receives: Drug: Alpelisib; Drug: Olaparib |
| Paclitaxel or Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin | Active comparator | Paclitaxel (80 mg/m²) was administered as a weekly intravenous infusion on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of each 28-day cycle, or Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (40-50 mg/m² at physician discretion) was administered as an intravenous infusion once every 28 days starting on Cycle 1 Day 1. Receives: Drug: Paclitaxel; Drug: Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Progression Free Survival (PFS) Based on Blinded Independent Review Committee (BIRC) Assessment Using RECIST 1.1 Criteria
Progression-free survival (PFS) was defined as the time from randomization to the first documented disease progression or death from any cause, as determined by blinded independent review committee (BIRC) assessment. Participants without an event were censored at the date of their last adequate tumor assessment. Clinical deterioration without objective radiologic evidence was not considered disease progression in the primary efficacy analysis.
Disease progression was defined according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST), version 1.1, as a ≥20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (including baseline), with an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, the appearance of one or more new lesions, or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions.
Measured: From randomization until the date of the first documented progression or death due to any cause, whichever comes first, assessed up to approximately 21 months
Secondary outcomes (15)
Overall Survival
Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death due to any cause. If a participant was not known to have died, OS was censored at the latest date the participant was known to be alive (on or before the cut-off date), i.e., the last known date the participant was alive (last contact date).
Measured: From randomization until death, assessed up to approximately 44 months
Overall Response Rate (ORR) With Confirmed Response Based on BIRC Assessment According to RECIST 1.1 Criteria
Overall Response Rate (ORR) was defined as the proportion of participants with best overall response (BOR) of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) by blinded independent review committee (BIRC) assessment as per RECIST 1.1 criteria:
- CR = Disappearance of all non-nodal target lesions. In addition, any pathological lymph nodes assigned as target lesions must have a reduction in short axis to < 10 mm.
- PR = At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameter of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters.
Measured: Up to approximately 21 months
Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR) With Confirmed Response Based on BIRC Assessment According to RECIST 1.1
Clinical benefit rate (CBR) with confirmed response was defined as the percentage of participants whose best overall response was a confirmed CR or PR, or stable disease (SD) maintained for at least 24 weeks. CR, PR, and SD were determined by BIRC according to RECIST 1.1 criteria.
Measured: Up to approximately 21 months
Time to Response (TTR) Based on BIRC Assessment and According to RECIST 1.1
Time to response (TTR) was defined as the interval from randomization to the first documented occurrence of either complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), which was subsequently confirmed (using the date of initial response, not the confirmation date). CR and PR were determined based on tumor response data assessed by BIRC according to RECIST 1.1 criteria.
Measured: From the date of randomization to the first documented response, assessed through Month 12
Duration of Response (DOR) With Confirmed Response Based on BIRC Assessment and According to RECIST 1.1
Duration of response (DOR) with confirmed response was calculated only for participants whose best overall response was a confirmed complete response (CR) or confirmed partial response (PR), based on tumor response data assessed by BIRC according to RECIST 1.1. The start date was the date of the first documented CR or PR (i.e., the initial response date, not the confirmation date), and the end date was the date of first documented disease progression or death due to underlying cancer. Participants without progression or cancer-related death were censored at the date of their last adequate tumor assessment.
Measured: From first documented response to first documented progression or death, assessed up to approximately 21 months
Time to Definitive Deterioration of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS)
Performance status (PS) was evaluated using the ECOG scale, which comprises six grades (0 to 5), where 0 represents fully active and 5 represents death. Time to definitive deterioration in ECOG PS was defined as the interval from randomization to the date when ECOG PS worsened by at least one category from baseline and remained worsened. Deterioration was considered definitive if there was no subsequent improvement to the baseline category or better. Participants were censored if no definitive deterioration occurred before the earlier of: (i) the analysis cut-off date or (ii) initiation of a new anti-neoplastic therapy. The censoring date was the date of the last PS assessment prior to the cut-off or start of new therapy.
Measured: Up to approximately 18 months
Number of Participants With Dose Interruptions and Dose Reductions
The number of participants with dose reductions/interruptions was assessed and summarized by study treatment.
Measured: From randomization until end of treatment, assessed up to approximately 39 months with alpelisib or olaparib, 45 months with paclitaxel, and 23 months with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD)
Dose Intensity for Alpelisib and Olaparib
Dose intensity was computed as the ratio of actual cumulative dose received to actual duration of exposure and summarized by study treatment.
Measured: From randomization until end of treatment, assessed up to approximately 39 months
Dose Intensity for Paclitaxel
Dose intensity was computed as the ratio of actual cumulative dose received to actual duration of exposure and summarized by study treatment.
Measured: From randomization until end of treatment, assessed up to approximately 45 months
Dose Intensity for Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin
Dose intensity was computed as the ratio of actual cumulative dose received to actual duration of exposure and summarized by study treatment.
Measured: From randomization until end of treatment, assessed up to approximately 23 months
Area Under the Curve Calculated to the End of a Dosing Interval (Tau) at Steady-state (AUCtau) of Alpelisib and Olaparib
Venous whole blood samples were collected to characterize the pharmacokinetics of alpelisib when administered in combination with olaparib. AUCtau was listed and summarized using descriptive statistics.
Measured: Cycle 1 Day 8 (pre-dose, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours post dose)
Area Under the Curve From Time Zero to the Last Measurable Concentration Sampling Time (AUClast) of Alpelisib and Olaparib
Venous whole blood samples were collected to characterize the pharmacokinetics of alpelisib when administered in combination with olaparib. AUClast was listed and summarized using descriptive statistics.
Measured: Cycle 1 Day 8 (pre-dose, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours post dose)
Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of Alpelisib and Olaparib
Venous whole blood samples were collected to characterize the pharmacokinetics of alpelisib when administered in combination with olaparib. Cmax was listed and summarized using descriptive statistics.
Measured: Cycle 1 Day 8 (pre-dose, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours post dose)
Time to Reach Maximum Concentration (Tmax) of Alpelisib and Olaparib
Venous blood samples were collected to characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of alpelisib when administered in combination with olaparib. Time to maximum observed plasma concentration (Tmax) was calculated using actual sample collection times rather than nominal scheduled sampling times and was summarized using descriptive statistics.
Measured: Cycle 1 Day 8 (pre-dose, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours post dose)
Time to Definitive Deterioration by 10% in FACT-O Trial Outcomes Index (TOI) Score
The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Ovarian (FACT O) is a validated instrument that evaluates quality of life in patients with ovarian cancer. The Trial Outcome Index (TOI) of the FACT-O combines Physical Well Being (PWB), Functional Well Being (FWB), and the Ovarian Cancer Subscale (OCS), and its scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life and physical/functional status. Time to definitive deterioration by 10% in FACT O TOI is defined as the time from randomization to the first occurrence of at least a 10% worsening from baseline with no subsequent improvement above this threshold, or death. Participants without an event before analysis cut off or before starting another anticancer therapy were censored at their last adequate assessment. Time to deterioration was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Measured: Baseline, up to 15 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 Jan 2021
- Study start22 Jul 2021
- Primary completion21 Apr 2023
- Study completion19 Jan 2026
Why it stopped: Sponsor Decision
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Ovarian CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Novartis PharmaceuticalsThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 358 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Study director, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04729387
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CBYL719K12301
- Other IDs
- 2024-510782-42-00
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 25 Jan 2021
- Last updated
- 19 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Novartis is committed to sharing with qualified external researchers, access to patient-level data and supporting clinical documents from eligible studies. These requests are reviewed and approved by an independent review panel on the basis of scientific merit. All data provided is anonymized to respect the privacy of patients who have participated in the trial in line with applicable laws and regulations. This trial data availability is according to the criteria and process described on www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com
Publications
Konstantinopoulos PA, Gonzalez-Martin A, Cruz FM, Friedlander M, Glasspool R, Lorusso D, Marth C, Monk BJ, Kim JW, Hinson P, Ajipa O, Pretre V, Han Y, Matulonis UA. EPIK-O/ENGOT-OV61: alpelisib plus olaparib vs cytotoxic chemotherapy in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (phase III study). Future Oncol. 2022 Oct;18(31):3481-3492. doi: 10.2217/fon-2022-0666. Epub 2022 Sep 6.
PubMed 36066851Konstantinopoulos PA, Kim JW, Freyer G, Lee JY, Gaba L, Grisham RN, Colombo N, Wu X, Sehouli J, Cruz F, Cibula D, Monk BJ, Nyvang GB, Friedlander M, Lorusso D, Van Nieuwenhuysen E, Malik R, Glasspool R, Marth C, Leary A, Cortes-Salgado A, Zamagni C, Marme F, Sufliarsky J, Hinson P, Zuradelli M, Wang C, Su F, Paule I, Miller M, Matulonis UA, Gonzalez-Martin A. Primary Analysis of EPIK-O/ENGOT-ov61: Alpelisib Plus Olaparib Versus Chemotherapy in Platinum-Resistant or Platinum-Refractory High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Without BRCA Mutation. J Clin Oncol. 2025 Sep 10;43(26):2908-2917. doi: 10.1200/JCO-25-00225. Epub 2025 Jul 23.
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