Ribociclib with letrozole vs letrozole alone in elderly patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer in the randomized MONALEESA-2 trial

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 167 - Trang 659-669 - 2017
Gabe S. Sonke1, Lowell L. Hart2,3, Mario Campone4, Frans Erdkamp5, Wolfgang Janni6, Sunil Verma7, Cristian Villanueva8, Erik Jakobsen9, Emilio Alba10, Erik Wist11, Anne M. Favret12, Thomas Bachelot13, Roberto Hegg14, Paul Wheatley-Price15, Farida Souami16, Santosh Sutradhar17, Michelle Miller17, Caroline Germa17, Howard A. Burris3
1Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute/BOOG Study Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2Florida Cancer Specialists, Fort Myers, USA
3Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, USA
4Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest – René Gauducheau Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie, Nantes, France
5Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard-Geleen/Heerlen, Geleen, The Netherlands
6Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm, Germany
7Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Canada
8University Hospital of Besançon, Hospital Jean-Minjoz, Besançon, France
9Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
10Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
11Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
12Virginia Cancer Specialists PC, US Oncology, Fairfax, USA
13Centre Léon-Bérard, Lyon, France
14Hospital Pérola Byington Centro de Referência da Saúde da Mulher, São Paulo, Brazil
15Ottawa Hospital Research Institute & University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
16Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
17Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, USA

Tóm tắt

Determine the efficacy and safety of first-line ribociclib plus letrozole in elderly patients with HR+, HER2− advanced breast cancer. 668 postmenopausal women with HR+, HER2− advanced breast cancer and no prior systemic therapy for advanced disease were enrolled in the Phase III MONALEESA-2 trial (NCT01958021); 295 patients were aged ≥ 65 years. Patients were randomized to ribociclib (600 mg/day; 3-weeks-on/1-week-off) plus letrozole (2.5 mg/day) or placebo plus letrozole until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, death, or treatment discontinuation. The primary endpoint was PFS, which was evaluated in elderly (≥ 65 years) and younger (< 65 years) patients. Secondary endpoints included response rates and safety. Ribociclib plus letrozole significantly improved PFS vs placebo plus letrozole in elderly (hazard ratio: 0.608; 95% CI 0.394–0.937) and younger patients (hazard ratio: 0.523; 95% CI 0.378–0.723). Overall response rates were numerically higher in the ribociclib vs placebo arm, regardless of age. Ribociclib plus letrozole was well tolerated in elderly patients, with the safety profile similar to the overall study population. Nausea, vomiting, alopecia, and diarrhea were > 10% more frequent in the ribociclib plus letrozole vs placebo plus letrozole arm in both subgroups; most events were grade 1/2. In elderly patients, grade 1/2 anemia and fatigue were > 10% more frequent in the ribociclib plus letrozole vs placebo plus letrozole arm and discontinuation rates were similar in both arms. Addition of ribociclib to letrozole is a valid therapeutic option for elderly patients with HR+, HER2− advanced breast cancer in the first-line setting.

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