Abemaciclib, a CDK4 and CDK6 inhibitor for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer

Autor: Martin M, Garcia-Saenz JA, Manso L, Llombart A, Cassinello A, Atienza M, Ringeisen F, Ciruelos E
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Zdroj: Future Oncology
r-FISABIO: Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica
Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO)
r-FISABIO. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica
instname
ISSN: 1744-8301
Popis: The addition of CDK4 and 6 inhibitors (abemaciclib, palbociclib or ribociclib) to endocrine therapy, as first-line treatment or following progression after initial endocrine therapy, significantly increased progression-free survival, objective response rates and in some trials overall survival, compared with endocrine therapy alone in HR+ and HER2- breast metastatic breast cancer. These CDK4 and 6 inhibitors are now approved in this context and have become a new standard of care. A hypothesis-generating exploratory analysis suggested that the addition of abemaciclib to endocrine therapy showed the largest effects in subgroups of women with indicators of poor prognosis, although these data require confirmation. This review provides updated clinical trial data for all three drugs in metastatic breast cancer, focusing on abemaciclib, the most recently approved agent.
Databáze: OpenAIRE