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Ribociclib as First-Line Therapy for HR-Positive, Advanced Breast Cancer
Information type:
Randomised controlled trials
Source:
New England Journal of Medicine
Specialities:
Cancers
Summary
RCT (n=668) found that ribociclib + letrozole resulted in a longer progression free survival vs letrozole + placebo (63.0% vs 42.2% at 18 months, HR 0.56, 95% CI 0.43-0.72). In patients with measurable disease at baseline the overall response rate was 52.7% vs 37.1% (p<0.001).
UKMi comment
Ribociclib is a CDK4/6 inhibitor currently under investigation in phase 3 trials.
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