RT Journal Article T1 Ribociclib as First-Line Therapy for HR-Positive, Advanced Breast Cancer. A1 Hortobagyi, Gabriel N A1 Stemmer, Salomon M A1 Burris, Howard A A1 Yap, Yoon-Sim A1 Sonke, Gabe S A1 Paluch-Shimon, Shani A1 Campone, Mario A1 Blackwell, Kimberly L A1 André, Fabrice A1 Winer, Eric P A1 Janni, Wolfgang A1 Verma, Sunil A1 Conte, Pierfranco A1 Arteaga, Carlos L A1 Cameron, David A A1 Petrakova, Katarina A1 Hart, Lowell L A1 Villanueva, Cristian A1 Chan, Arlene A1 Jakobsen, Erik A1 Nusch, Arnd A1 Burdaeva, Olga A1 Grischke, Eva-Maria A1 Alba, Emilio A1 Wist, Erik A1 Marschner, Norbert A1 Favret, Anne M A1 Yardley, Denise A1 Bachelot, Thomas A1 Tseng, Ling-Ming A1 Blau, Sibel A1 Xuan, Fengjuan A1 Souami, Farida A1 Miller, Michelle A1 Germa, Caroline A1 Hirawat, Samit A1 O'Shaughnessy, Joyce AB The inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) could potentially overcome or delay resistance to endocrine therapy in advanced breast cancer that is positive for hormone receptor (HR) and negative for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). In this randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of the selective CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib combined with letrozole for first-line treatment in 668 postmenopausal women with HR-positive, HER2-negative recurrent or metastatic breast cancer who had not received previous systemic therapy for advanced disease. We randomly assigned the patients to receive either ribociclib (600 mg per day on a 3-weeks-on, 1-week-off schedule) plus letrozole (2.5 mg per day) or placebo plus letrozole. The primary end point was investigator-assessed progression-free survival. Secondary end points included overall survival, overall response rate, and safety. A preplanned interim analysis was performed on January 29, 2016, after 243 patients had disease progression or died. Prespecified criteria for superiority required a hazard ratio of 0.56 or less with P The duration of progression-free survival was significantly longer in the ribociclib group than in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.56; 95% CI, 0.43 to 0.72; P=3.29×10-6 for superiority). The median duration of follow-up was 15.3 months. After 18 months, the progression-free survival rate was 63.0% (95% confidence interval [CI], 54.6 to 70.3) in the ribociclib group and 42.2% (95% CI, 34.8 to 49.5) in the placebo group. In patients with measurable disease at baseline, the overall response rate was 52.7% and 37.1%, respectively (P Among patients receiving initial systemic treatment for HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer, the duration of progression-free survival was significantly longer among those receiving ribociclib plus letrozole than among those receiving placebo plus letrozole, with a higher rate of myelosuppression in the ribociclib group. (Funded by Novartis Pharmaceuticals; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01958021 .). YR 2016 FD 2016-10-07 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10515 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10515 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 17, 2025