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Observational studyBreast cancer research and treatment2024

Everolimus plus endocrine therapy beyond CDK4/6 inhibitors progression for HR+ /HER2- advanced breast cancer: a real-world evidence cohort.

Rodrigo Sánchez-Bayona, Alfonso Lopez de Sa, Yolanda Jerez Gilarranz, Ana Sanchez de Torre, Manuel Alva, Isabel Echavarria, Fernando Moreno, Pablo Tolosa, Blanca Herrero Lopez, Alicia de Luna and 9 more

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Observational study in Breast cancer research and treatment, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Abemaciclib Plus Fulvestrant in Advanced Breast Cancer After Progression on CDK4/6 Inhibition: Results From the Phase III postMONARCH Trial.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Rodrigo Sánchez-Bayona *Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Alfonso Lopez de Sa *Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Yolanda Jerez GilarranzDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, C/Dr Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.
Ana Sanchez de TorreMedical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Parla, Spain.
Manuel AlvaMedical Oncology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Isabel EchavarriaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, C/Dr Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.
Fernando MorenoMedical Oncology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Pablo TolosaMedical Oncology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Blanca Herrero LopezDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, C/Dr Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.
Alicia de LunaMedical Oncology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Laura LemaMedical Oncology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Salvador Gamez CasadoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, C/Dr Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.
Ainhoa MadariagaMedical Oncology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Sara López-TarruellaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, C/Dr Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.
Luis MansoMedical Oncology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Coralia Bueno-MuiñoMedical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Parla, Spain.
Jose A Garcia-SaenzMedical Oncology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Eva CiruelosMedical Oncology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Miguel MartinDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, C/Dr Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain. mmartin@geicam.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9237-3231

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEverolimus in combination with endocrine therapy (ET) was formerly approved as 2nd-line therapy in HR(+)/HER2(-) advanced breast cancer (aBC) patients (pts) progressing during or after a non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor (NSAI). Since this approval, the treatment landscape of aBC has changed dramatically, particularly with the arrival of CDK 4-6 inhibitors. Endocrine monotherapy after progression to CDK4/6 inhibitors has shown a limited progression-free survival (PFS), below 3 months. Evidence of the efficacy of everolimus plus ET after CDK4/6 inhibitors is scarce.

methodsA retrospective observational study of patients with aBC treated with everolimus and ET beyond CDK4/6-i progression compiled from February 2015 to December 2022 in 4 Spanish hospitals was performed. Clinical and demographic data were collected from medical records. The main objective was to estimate the median progression-free survival (mPFS). Everolimus adverse events (AE) were registered. Quantitative variables were summarized with medians; qualitative variables with proportions and the Kaplan-Meier method were used for survival estimates.

resultsOne hundred sixty-one patients received everolimus plus ET (exemestane: 96, fulvestrant: 54, tamoxifen: 10, unknown: 1) after progressing on a CDK4/6 inhibitor. The median follow-up time was 15 months (interquartile range: 1-56 months). The median age at diagnosis was 49 years (range: 35-90 years). The estimated mPFS was 6.0 months (95%CI 5.3-7.8 months). PFS was longer in patients with previous CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy lasting for > 18 months (8.7 months, 95%CI 6.6-11.3 months), in patients w/o visceral metastases (8.0 months, 95%CI 5.8-10.5 months), and chemotherapy-naïve in the metastatic setting (7.2 months, 95%CI 5.9-8.4 months).

conclusionThis retrospective analysis cohort of everolimus plus ET in mBC patients previously treated with a CDK4/6 inhibitor suggests a longer estimated mPFS when compared with the mPFS with ET monotherapy obtained from current randomized clinical data. Everolimus plus ET may be considered as a valid control arm in novel clinical trial designs.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesEverolimusAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAndrostadienesAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalAromatase InhibitorsDisease ProgressionFemaleFulvestrantHumansAndrostadienesAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalAromatase InhibitorsCDK4 protein, humanCDK6 protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6ERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesEverolimusexemestaneFulvestrantProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTamoxifenEndocrine treatmentEverolimusHormone receptor positiveMetastatic breast cancer

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