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Hormone-receptor positive (HER2 negative)-of-metastatic breast cancer

Tx paradigm: Serial endocrine therapy ± targeted agents until failure → chemo (start w/ chemo if visceral crisis or rapid POD)

Endocrine therapy

1st line

  • ET + CDK4_6i (AI + palbociclib, abemaciclib, ribociclib all w/ similar PFS benefit (HR 0.48 to 0.55), OS maturing.
  • See Table below for tox
    • (PALOMA-2, NEJM 2016;375:1925; MONALEESA-2, Ann Oncol 2018;29:1541; MONARCH 3, JCO 2019;5:5)
  • If premenopausal, OFS + AI + CDK4/6.
    • Ribociclib vs. placebo + ET (tam/AI+OFS) showed ↑ PFS, OS (MONALEESA-7, Lancet 2018;19:904)
  • Fulvestrant + ribociclib (MONALEESA-3, NEJM 2020;382:514)
    • (especially if met <12 mos on adj. AI) vs. fulvestrant + AI vs. single agent ET

2nd line or later

  • Fulvestrant + CDK4/6i (if not received 1st line)
  • If PIK3CA mut:
    • Fulvestrant + alpelisib-↑ PFS (SOLAR1, NEJM 2019;380:1929)
    • Requires monitoring for hyperglycemia, stomatitis, rash, diarrhea
  • Everolimus + exemestane:
    • ↑ PFS (BOLERO-2, NEJM 2012;366:520)
  • Abemaciclib single agent:
    • Clinical benefit rate of 42%
    • MONARCH-1, CCR 2017;23:5218
  • Single agent ET in case of elderly or poor KPS pts

Chemo (same paradigm as in TNBC section below), but favor cape if gradual pace of progression

Therapies under development

  • Oral SERD (multiple in development),
  • PI3K delta-selective inhibitors,
  • AKTi,
  • CDK2/4/6 inhibitor

Siblings