Pfizer Inc. Announces Milestone as FDA Approves Pfizer’s Ibrance Regimen for Advanced Breast Cancer Frontline Maintenance

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Pfizer Inc. announced the landmark FDA expansion of IBRANCE (palbociclib) in combination with anti-HER2 and endocrine therapies for HR+, HER2+ metastatic breast cancer frontline maintenance following successful Phase 3 PATINA trial results.

FDA Approves Lilly’s Inluriyo (imlunestrant) for Advanced ER+, HER2- Breast Cancer with ESR1 Mutation

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially approved Eli Lilly and Company’s Inluriyo (imlunestrant), a new oral therapy for adult patients with advanced or metastatic estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), HER2-negative breast cancer that has an ESR1 mutation. The approval is based on the pivotal Phase 3 EMBER-3 trial, which demonstrated that Inluriyo significantly reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 38% in this patient population, offering a new and convenient treatment option for a challenging form of breast cancer.

Roche’s Giredestrant Combination Shows Significant Benefit in Advanced ER-Positive Breast Cancer

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Roche’s Phase III evERA study for the investigational drug giredestrant has delivered positive results, showing a significant improvement in progression-free survival for patients with advanced ER-positive breast cancer. The all-oral combination therapy, which was well-tolerated, offers a new, promising treatment option for individuals whose disease has progressed after previous treatments.

Trastuzumab: Targeted Therapy for HER2-Positive Cancers – Details, Mechanism, Usage and Side Effects

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Trastuzumab is a monoclonal antibody that has been engineered to attack and block the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), a protein that contributes to cancer cell growth. It is used most frequently to treat HER2-positive breast cancer and HER2-positive gastric cancer. As [Read More…]