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Trial reportBreast cancer research and treatment2026

OPERA: a phase II study of DHP107 (oral paclitaxel) versus intravenous paclitaxel in patients with HER2-negative recurrent or metastatic breast cancer.

Hope S Rugo, T J Pluard, P Sharma, M Melisko, G Al-Jazayrly, Y Ji, N Vidula, J Ellerton, M Smakal, M Zimovjanova and 1 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIRandomized Controlled TrialMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Breast cancer research and treatment, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03326102 (A Multi-national,Multi-center, Open-label, Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of DHP107), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT03326102 phase2completednot on this map

A Multi-national,Multi-center, Open-label, Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of DHP107 (Liporaxel®,Oral Paclitaxel) Compared to IV Paclitaxel in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer(OPERA)

TypeinterventionalSponsorDaehwa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Ran2018 to 2022Enrolled72ConditionsRecurrent or Metastatic Breast CancerArmsDHP107, IV Paclitaxel
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11 authors.

Hope S RugoBreast Medical Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Women's Cancers Program, Duarte, CA, USA. hrugo@coh.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6710-4814
T J PluardMedical Oncology Department, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City-Saint Luke's Health System, Kansas City, KS, USA.
P SharmaInternal Medicine Department, University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood, KS, USA.
M MeliskoUniversity of California San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
G Al-JazayrlyOncology Department, HPMC-Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Y JiHem/Onc Department, Health Partners Regions Hospital, St. Paul, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
N VidulaHematology/Medical Oncology Department, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
J EllertonNevada NCORP, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
M SmakalOncology Department, Hospital Hořovice, Hořovice, Czech Republic.
M ZimovjanovaOncology Department, General Teaching Hospital and The First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
D WengOncology & Hematology, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDHP107 is an oral paclitaxel enabling administration of paclitaxel without Cremophor EL, a vehicle used to improve the solubility of intravenous (IV) paclitaxel. The randomized phase II OPERA study investigated the efficacy and safety of DHP107 versus IV paclitaxel in patients with HER2-negative breast cancer.

methodsOPERA was conducted in the USA and Czech Republic. Patients were ≥ 18 years, with measurable disease, and histologically or cytologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic breast cancer with any tumor hormone receptor status. Patients were randomized 2:1 to DHP107 (200 mg/m

results72 patients were randomized, 48 to DHP107 and 24 to IV paclitaxel. There was one complete response and 11 partial responses with DHP107 (objective response rate [ORR 25.0%; 90% CI 15.1-37.3), and six partial responses with IV paclitaxel (objective response rate [ORR] 28.6%; 90% CI 13.2-48.7; p = 0.7559). Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 5.5 months for DHP107 and 4.7 months for IV paclitaxel (p = 0.8018); median overall survival (OS) was 17.1 and 13.2 months, respectively (p = 0.7629). Common all-grade adverse events were diarrhea (68.8%), nausea (64.6%), and fatigue (52.1%) for DHP107 and fatigue (47.6%), peripheral neuropathy (42.9%), and alopecia (42.9%) for IV paclitaxel.

conclusionDHP107 is a tolerable and feasible treatment for patients with recurrent or metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer, with similar efficacy and safety to IV paclitaxel. CLINICALTRIALS: gov no: NCT03326102; date of registration October 19, 2017.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicBreast NeoplasmsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPaclitaxelAdministration, IntravenousAdministration, OralAdultAgedErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisTreatment OutcomeAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesPaclitaxelDHP107 (oral paclitaxel)HER2-negativePhase IIRecurrent or metastatic breast cancer

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PMID41910867
PMCPMC13035570

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