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Inclusion Criteria: * Participant has histologically-confirmed HER2-positive breast cancer that is advanced (loco-regionally not amenable to surgery or is metastatic). * Participant has received pre-study induction therapy with up to and including a maximum of 8 cycles of a taxane (docetaxel, paclitaxel, or nab-paclitaxel), plus trastuzumab and pertuzumab. 4 or 5 cycles of induction therapy are permitted if discontinuation of taxane was due to taxane toxicity. Of note, participants enrolled in Part 1 of this study received 4-6 cycles of pre-study induction therapy. * Participant has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1 * Participant has adequate bone marrow and organ function * Applies only to Part 2: Participant has a PIK3CA mutation(s) present in tumor prior to enrollment, locally confirmed per test listed in protocol or as determined by a Novartis designated central laboratory. Exclusion Criteria: * Participant with inflammatory breast cancer at screening. * Participant with evidence of disease progression during the pre-study induction therapy and prior to first dose of alpelisib (or alpelisib/alpelisib matching-placebo for Part 2) * Participant with an established diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type I or uncontrolled type II based on fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and HbA1c. * Participant has a known history of acute pancreatitis within 1 year of screening or past medical history of chronic pancreatitis * Participant has clinically significant, uncontrolled heart disease and/or recent cardiac events * Participant has a history of Steven-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), erythema multiforme (EM) or Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN). * Participant has currently documented pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion may apply.