A Non-interventional Study for Women With HR-positive, HER2-negative Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer to Evaluate the Real-world Effectiveness of Treatment Algorithms Beginning With Ribociclib + AI/FUL, or With Endocrine Therapy or Chemotherapy as First Line Treatment (RIBANNA)

January 23, 2026 updated by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

A Non-interventional Study for Women With HR-positive, HER2-negative Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer to Evaluate the Real-world Effectiveness of Treatment Algorithms Beginning With Kisqali (Ribociclib) in Combination With an Aromatase Inhibitor/Fulvestrant, or With Endocrine Therapy or Chemotherapy as First Line Treatment

This is a non-interventional observational study conducted in Germany to evaluate the real-world effectiveness, tolerability, safety, and quality of life in patients with locally advanced/metastatic HR+/HER2- breast cancer treated with one of the following 1st line treatments: Ribociclib + AI/FUL, or endocrine monotherapy, or chemotherapy

Study Overview

Detailed Description

This non-interventional study collects data from clinical practice capturing on effectiveness, safety and tolerability, duration of therapy, and quality of life of ribociclib in combination with an aromatase inhibitor/fulvestrant in daily routine and in line with the respective current German summary of product characteristics. In order to put these results into perspective, data is also collected on patients treated with endocrine therapy or chemotherapy for first line locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. To gain insight into algorithms and outcome of sequential therapy, up to three lines of treatment are documented within this study. The information gathered and evaluated in this NIS is helping to answer open questions for the treatment of locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer and provides first insights into the treatment reality with ribociclib in this setting. This includes, but is not limited to, the questions on baseline demographics leading to a specific treatment decision, as well as efficacy and clinical routine related to treatment sequencing. In addition, data on the mutation status (including PIK3CA and BRCA1/2) is collected at different time points to generate insights into the clinical routine of mutation testing and to understand its impact on therapy sequencing.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

2610

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Altötting, Germany, 84503
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      • Augsburg, Germany, 86179
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      • Augsburg, Germany, 86150
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      • Bad Liebenwerda, Germany, 04924
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      • Bamberg, Germany, 96049
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      • Bayreuth, Germany, 95445
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      • Berlin, Germany, 14169
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      • Berlin, Germany, 13353
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      • Berlin, Germany, 13581
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      • Berlin, Germany, 12487
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      • Berlin, Germany, 10715
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      • Bochum, Germany, 44791
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      • Bonn, Germany, 53111
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      • Bonn, Germany, 53113
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      • Bottrop, Germany, 46236
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      • Brandenburg, Germany, 14770
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      • Bremen, Germany, 28205
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      • Bremerhaven, Germany, 27574
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      • Böblingen, Germany, 71032
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      • Celle, Germany, 29223
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      • Chemnitz, Germany, 09117
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      • Chemnitz, Germany, 09113
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      • Cologne, Germany, 50671
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      • Cologne, Germany, 50935
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      • Cologne, Germany, 51067
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      • Dessau, Germany, 06847
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      • Dresden, Germany, 01307
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      • Erfurt, Germany, 99084
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      • Erlangen, Germany, 91054
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      • Essen, Germany, 45147
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      • Esslingen am Neckar, Germany, 73730
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      • Eutin, Germany, 23701
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      • Friedberg, Germany, 86316
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      • Friedrichshafen, Germany, 88045
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      • Gera, Germany, 07548
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      • Goch, Germany, 47574
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      • Goslar, Germany, 38642
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      • Greifswald, Germany, 17475
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      • Gummersbach, Germany, 51643
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      • Göttingen, Germany, 37075
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      • Halberstadt, Germany, 38820
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      • Hamburg, Germany, 20259
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      • Hanau, Germany, 63450
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      • Hanover, Germany, 30625
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      • Hof, Germany, 95028
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      • Homburg, Germany, 66421
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      • Kaiserslautern, Germany, 67655
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      • Karlsruhe, Germany, 76133
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      • Kassel, Germany, 34119
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      • Kiel, Germany, 24105
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      • Koblenz, Germany, 56068
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      • Kulmbach, Germany, 95326
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      • Leipzig, Germany, 04277
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      • Loerrach, Germany, 79539
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      • Lübeck, Germany, 23538
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      • Mainz, Germany, 55131
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      • Marburg, Germany, 35037
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      • Marktredwitz, Germany, 95615
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      • Memmingen, Germany, 87700
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      • Minden, Germany, 32429
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      • Moers, Germany, 47441
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      • Münster, Germany, 48145
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      • Naunhof, Germany, 04683
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      • Neuruppin, Germany, 16816
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      • Neuss, Germany, 41464
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      • Neuss, Germany, 41462
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      • Nuremberg, Germany, 90419
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      • Nuremberg, Germany, 90449
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      • Offenbach, Germany, 63069
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      • Offenburg, Germany, 77654
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      • Oldenburg, Germany, 26121
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      • Osnabrück, Germany, 49076
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      • Passau, Germany, 94036
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      • Potsdam, Germany, 14467
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      • Ravensburg, Germany, 88214
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      • Regensburg, Germany, 93053
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      • Rheine, Germany, 48431
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      • Rodgau, Germany, 63110
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      • Rosenheim, Germany, 83022
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      • Rostock, Germany, 18059
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      • Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany, 65428
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      • Saarbrücken, Germany, 66113
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      • Saarlouis, Germany, 66740
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      • Salzgitter, Germany, 38226
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      • Schkeuditz, Germany, 04435
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      • Schorndorf, Germany, 73614
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      • Schweinfurt, Germany, 97422
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      • Stuttgart, Germany, 70174
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      • Suhl, Germany, 98527
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      • Torgau, Germany, 04860
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      • Trier, Germany, 54290
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      • Tübingen, Germany, 72076
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      • Ulm, Germany, 89081
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      • Vechta, Germany, 49377
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      • Weiden, Germany, 92637
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      • Worms, Germany, 67550
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      • Würselen, Germany, 52146
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      • Würzburg, Germany, 97080
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    • Baden-Wurttemberg
      • Baden-Baden, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 76532
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      • Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 79106
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      • Freudenstadt, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 72250
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      • Heidenheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 89522
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      • Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 76199
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      • Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 68161
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      • Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 68165
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      • Mutlangen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 73557
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      • Nürtingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 72622
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      • Ostfildern, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 73760
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      • Pforzheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 75175
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      • Reutlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 72764
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      • Rottweil, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 78628
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      • Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 74523
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      • Sigmaringen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 72488
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      • Winnenden, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 71364
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    • Bavaria
      • Altötting, Bavaria, Germany, 84503
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      • Amberg, Bavaria, Germany, 92224
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      • Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany, 91522
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      • Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany, 63739
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      • Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, 86152
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      • Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany, 96052
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      • Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany, 95445
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      • Donauwörth, Bavaria, Germany, 86609
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      • Ebersberg, Bavaria, Germany, 85560
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      • Eggenfelden, Bavaria, Germany, 84307
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      • Kempten (Allgäu), Bavaria, Germany, 87439
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      • Kronach, Bavaria, Germany, 96317
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      • Krumbach, Bavaria, Germany, 86381
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      • Landshut, Bavaria, Germany, 84036
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      • Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 81241
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      • Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 81925
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      • Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 80639
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      • Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, 90409
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      • Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany, 93053
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      • Straubing, Bavaria, Germany, 94315
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      • Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany, 97080
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      • Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany, 97070
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    • Beden Wuerttenberg
      • Mannheim, Beden Wuerttenberg, Germany, 68167
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    • Brandenburg
      • Brandenburg, Brandenburg, Germany, 14770
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      • Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany, 03048
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      • Doberlug-Kirchhain, Brandenburg, Germany, 03253
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      • Fürstenwalde, Brandenburg, Germany, 15517
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      • Ludwigsfelde, Brandenburg, Germany, 14974
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      • Spremberg, Brandenburg, Germany, 03130
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    • City state Bremen
      • Bremen, City state Bremen, Germany, 28209
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      • Bremen, City state Bremen, Germany, 28239
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      • Bremerhaven, City state Bremen, Germany, 27576
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    • Germany
      • Schwerte, Germany, Germany, 58239
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      • Wiesbaden, Germany, Germany, 65191
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    • Hamburg
      • Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 22087
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      • Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 22291
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      • Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 22457
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    • Hesse
      • Bad Homburg, Hesse, Germany, 61352
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      • Bad Nauheim, Hesse, Germany, 61231
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      • Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany, 64283
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      • Erbach im Odenwald, Hesse, Germany, 64711
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      • Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, 60431
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      • Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, 60398
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      • Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, 65929
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      • Langen, Hesse, Germany, 63225
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      • Lich, Hesse, Germany, 35423
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      • Marburg, Hesse, Germany, 35043
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    • Lower Saxony
      • Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany, 38100
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      • Buchholz, Lower Saxony, Germany, 21244
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      • Damme, Lower Saxony, Germany, 49401
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      • Georgsmarienhütte, Lower Saxony, Germany, 49124
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      • Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany, 31785
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      • Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, 30171
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      • Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany, 31134
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      • Ilsede, Lower Saxony, Germany, 31241
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      • Lingen Ems, Lower Saxony, Germany, 49808
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      • Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany, 49076
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      • Rotenburg (Wümme), Lower Saxony, Germany, 27356
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      • Twistringen, Lower Saxony, Germany, 27239
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      • Westerstede, Lower Saxony, Germany, 26655
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      • Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany, 38304
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    • Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
      • Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 17036
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      • Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 18057
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      • Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 19059
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      • Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 18435
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    • North Rhine-Westphalia
      • Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 59759
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      • Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 51465
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      • Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 33611
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      • Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 33615
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      • Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 44787
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      • Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 53113
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      • Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 53177
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      • Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 50937
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      • Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 50179
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      • Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 44309
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      • Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 44137
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      • Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 40325
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      • Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 40625
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      • Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 45879
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      • Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 58089
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      • Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 58313
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      • Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 44649
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      • Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 40724
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      • Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 47805
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      • Lemgo, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 32657
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      • Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 41061
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      • Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 57462
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      • Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 33098
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      • Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 42853
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      • Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 57072
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      • Troisdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 53840
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      • Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 42551
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      • Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 46483
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      • Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 46485
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      • Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 58455
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    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 56727
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      • Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 67434
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      • Simmern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 55469
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    • Saarland
      • Lebach, Saarland, Germany, 66822
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    • Saxony
      • Dresden, Saxony, Germany, 01307
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      • Dresden, Saxony, Germany, 01127
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      • Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, 04103
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      • Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, 04129
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      • Lohsa-Weisskollm, Saxony, Germany, 02999
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      • Neustadt in Sachsen, Saxony, Germany, 01844
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      • Pirna, Saxony, Germany, 01796
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      • Plauen, Saxony, Germany, 08525
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      • Rodewisch, Saxony, Germany, 08228
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      • Scheibenberg, Saxony, Germany, 09481
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      • Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany, 04435
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      • Zittau, Saxony, Germany, 02763
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      • Zxickau, Saxony, Germany, 08060
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    • Saxony-Anhalt
      • Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, 06110
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      • Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, 39108
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      • Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, 39130
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      • Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, 06484
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    • Schleswig-Holstein
      • Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 24939
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      • Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 23563
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    • State of Berlin
      • Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany, 10117
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      • Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany, 10317
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      • Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany, 13187
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      • Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany, 14197
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    • Thuringia
      • Apolda, Thuringia, Germany, 99510
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      • Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, 99817
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      • Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany, 99084
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      • Jena, Thuringia, Germany, 07740
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      • Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany, 98617
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      • Mühlhausen, Thuringia, Germany, 99974
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      • Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany, 99734
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      • Suhl, Thuringia, Germany, 98527
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Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult females with HR+/HER2- locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer (progressed following prior therapy or de novo). Hereby locally advanced is defined by the following criteria (at least one must apply): tumor size > 5 cm (T3), skin or chest wall infiltration (T4a, T4b), inflammatory breast cancer (T4c), fixed axilla-located lymph node conglomerate or intraclavicular lymph node metastasis (cN3; German S3 guideline for early detection, diagnosis, therapy and follow-up care of breast cancer; Version 4.1.2018). Patients are classified as therapy naïve for locally advanced/metastatic disease if they have not yet received a systemic therapy in the palliative setting. Patients with locally advanced breast cancer who have received therapy-(lines) in the adjuvant/curative setting are eligible after progression to e.g. a metastatic breast cancer. All patients who already received a palliative therapy for locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer are excluded from study participation.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with a histological diagnosis of locally advanced/metastatic HR+/HER2- breast cancer. Histological diagnosis does not necessarily origin from metastasis, but must reflect the most recent disease status
  • No prior systemic treatment for locally advanced/metastatic disease in the palliative setting
  • The treating physician has made the decision to treat the patient
  • with ribociclib in combination with an aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant as initial treatment in first line, or
  • endocrine therapy as initial treatment in first line (e.g. letrozole, anastrozole, fulvestrant), or
  • chemotherapy as initial treatment in first line (e.g. taxanes, capecitabine, with or without bevacizumab)
  • Written informed consent of the patient
  • Patient who initiated treatment for first line no longer than 4 weeks (28 days) prior to written informed consent for this study
  • Planned treatment is in line with the respective current German SmPC ("Summary of product characteristics")
  • Patient is ≥18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients unable to provide written informed consent
  • Contra-indication according to the respective current German SmPC ("Summary of product characteristics"), as judged by the treating physician
  • The patient is currently under active treatment in an investigational study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
First-line Ribociclib + endocrine therapy
Ribociclib + letrozole, or Ribociclib + anastrozole, or Ribociclib + exemestane, or Ribociclib + fulvestrant
Ribociclib + letrozole, or Ribociclib + anastrazole, or Ribociclib + exemestane, or Ribociclib + fulvestrant
First-line endocrine therapy
As of physicians choice
As of physicians choice
First-line chemotherapy
As of physicians choice
As of physicians choice

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Progression-free survival (PFS)
Time Frame: Up to 88 months
Progression-free survival was defined as first intake of study medication in current-line therapy up to first documented progress or death from any cause in this treatment line. If a patient had not had an event, progression-free survival was censored at the end of the respective therapy line.
Up to 88 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sequential progression-free survival (PFS_S)
Time Frame: Up to 88 months
Sequential progression-free survival up to second-line therapy was defined as time between first intake of study medication in first-line therapy up to progress or death after second-line therapy. Sequential progression-free survival up to third-line therapy was defined as time between first intake of study medication in first-line therapy up to progress or death after third-line therapy. Sequential progression-free survival for all further therapy lines were analyzed according to the definitions above.
Up to 88 months
Time to treatment failure (TTF)
Time Frame: Up to 88 months
Time to treatment failure (TTF) from current-line therapy was defined as time between first intake of study medication in current-line therapy up to therapy discontinuation because of progress, adverse events leading to discontinuation or death.
Up to 88 months
Time to first chemotherapy
Time Frame: Up to 88 months
Time to first chemotherapy was defined as time between first intake of study medication in first-line therapy up to first application of chemotherapy for patients enrolled in 1st line option ribociclib + AI/FU or endocrine therapy.
Up to 88 months
Time to next treatment / therapy (TTNT) after 1st line treatment
Time Frame: Up to 88 months
Time to next treatment / therapy (TTNT) was defined as time between first intake of study medication in first-line therapy up to first intake of medication in the next therapy line.
Up to 88 months
Overall survival (OS)
Time Frame: Up to 88 months
Overall survival (OS) was defined as time between first intake of study medication in first-line therapy up to death from any cause. If a patient was not known to have died, survival was censored at the date of last contact.
Up to 88 months
Dose reduction
Time Frame: Up to 88 months
Dose reduction rates and reasons
Up to 88 months
Dose interruption
Time Frame: Up to 88 months
Dose interruption rates and reasons
Up to 88 months
Discontinuations
Time Frame: Up to 88 months
Discontinuations rates and reasons
Up to 88 months
Adherence - MMAS-8 questionnaire
Time Frame: Up to 87 weeks

Patient adherence for ribociclib was assessed using the MMAS-8 questionnaire. This questionnaire was only send to patients enrolled in the first-line option ribociclib + AI/FU. The score was analyzed using descriptive statistics and adherence categories low, medium and high were displayed by visit. Questionnaires were only included if all questionnaire items were answered.

The total scale has a range of 0 to 8.0 where:

  • Low Adherence (< 6)
  • Medium Adherence (6 to <8)
  • High Adherence (= 8)
Up to 87 weeks
Number of participants with mutations
Time Frame: Up to 88 months
Number of participants with mutations will be collected
Up to 88 months
Quality of life for specific cohorts and treatment lines - EORTC QLQ-C30
Time Frame: Up to 88 months
Quality of life during documented therapy lines was assessed using the EORTC QLQ-C30. Scale and single-item measures range in score from 0 to 100. A high scale score represents a higher response level.
Up to 88 months
Quality of life for specific cohorts and treatment lines - HADS-D
Time Frame: Up to 88 months
Quality of life during documented therapy lines was assessed using the HADS-D. Scale ranges between 0 and 21, a high score means a high level of anxiety or depression.
Up to 88 months
Quality of life for specific cohorts and treatment lines - EORTC QLQ-BR23
Time Frame: Up to 88 months
Quality of life during documented therapy lines was assessed using the EORTC QLQ-BR23. Scale and single-item measures range in score from 0 to 100. A high scale score represents a higher response level.
Up to 88 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Investigators

  • Study Director: Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 9, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 10, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

March 10, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 29, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 13, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

March 15, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 27, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 23, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

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Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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