Abemaciclib: A review of the evidence through clinical cases
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Capivasertib added to fulvestrant improves progression-free survival in advanced breast cancer patients
Adding capivasertib to fulvestrant improves the progression-free survival (PFS) in postmenopausal women with oestrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, advanced breast cancer resistant to aromatase inhibitors, concluded Jones et al. (2020) in Lancet Oncology.
Ribociclib plus Fulvestrant Improves Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer
In patients with hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced breast cancer, adding ribociclib to fulvestrant improved the overall survival (OS) by 28% compared to fulvestrant alone, as reported by Slamon et al. (2019) in The New England Journal of Medicine.
ASCO 2019 Breast Cancer: The ASCO19 breast cancer track summarised
Breast cancer: a front-runner when it comes to the development of novel therapeutic strategies. With the advent of newer targeted- and immunotherapies, oncologists have an increment of options to offer their patients. The American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) 2019 Breast Cancer track offered an extensive look at the latest advancements and updates from on-going trials covering the various subtypes of breast cancer.
Palbociclib approved for the treatment of male breast cancer
On 4 April 2019, the US FDA approved palbociclib (Ibrance®, Pfizer) plus aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant for the treatment of male patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
Ribociclib FDA label updated to include pre- and perimenopausal women
On July 18, 2018, the US FDA expanded the ribociclib (Kysqali©, Novartis) approval. Ribociclib plus an aromatase inhibitor as initial endocrine-based therapy is no longer limited to postmenopausal HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer patients alone and now includes pre- and perimenopausal women. Furthermore, the FDA has added the combination ribociclib plus fulvestrant as initial endocrine-based therapy for postmenopausal women with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
ASCO 2018 Breast Cancer: The ASCO18 breast cancer track summarised
Breast cancer: a front-runner when it comes to the development of novel therapeutic strategies. With the advent of newer targeted- and immunotherapies, oncologists have an increment of options to offer their patients. The American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) 2018 Breast Cancer track offered an extensive look at the latest advancements and updates from on-going trials covering the various subtypes of breast cancer.
Luminal Breast Cancer: can CDK4/6 Inhibition by Palbociclib Improve on Chemotherapy?
Can chemotherapy be avoided in women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer? This is a prominent question in the treatment of breast cancer around the globe.
Abemaciclib in combination with fulvestrant FDA approved for HR+, HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer progressing following endocrine therapy
On 28 September 2017, the FDA approved abemaciclib (Verzenio®, Eli Lilly and Company) in combination with fulvestrant for women with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following endocrine therapy.