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PALOMA-3
- Overall Survival with Palbociclib and Fulvestrant in Advanced Breast Cancer
- N Engl J Med 2018; 379:1926-1936
The Effect of Palbociclib on Overall Survival in Hormone-Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer: A Prespecified Analysis by Endocrine Sensitivity, Visceral Metastases, and Age
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Design:
- Phase: III
- Randomized
- Double-blind
- Multicenter
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Number of Patients: 521
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Patients Characteristics:
- Hormone-receptor-positive
- HER2-negative
- Advanced breast cancer
- Progression or relapse during previous endocrine therapy
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Agent:
- Palbociclib plus fulvestrant or placebo plus fulvestrant
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Treatment Line: Advanced breast cancer
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Trial Name: PALOMA-3 (NCT01942135)
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Comparison of two groups:
Outcome Measure Palbociclib-Fulvestrant Placebo-Fulvestrant Progression-free survival 9.5 months 4.6 months Overall survival 34.9 months 28.0 months Response rate 42.1% 28.3% -
Other findings:
- No new safety signals were observed with 44.8 months of follow-up.
- The median duration of subsequent therapy was similar in the two groups.
- The median time to receipt of chemotherapy was 17.6 months in the palbociclib-fulvestrant group, compared with 8.8 months in the placebo-fulvestrant group.
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Summary: The clinical trial results demonstrate that treatment with palbociclib-fulvestrant resulted in significantly longer overall survival in patients with hormone-receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer who had sensitivity to previous endocrine therapy. The study provides evidence for the use of palbociclib in combination with fulvestrant as a standard treatment option for this patient population.