CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Hormone Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer: Current Practice and Knowledge

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[de Melo Gagliato D] Centro Oncológico Antonio Ermírio de Moraes, Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. [Buzaid AC] Centro Oncológico Antonio Ermírio de Moraes, Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Centro Oncológico Hospital Israelita Albert Eisntein, São Paulo, Brazil. [Perez-Garcia JM, Llombart A] Baselga Institute of Oncology, Quiron University Hospital Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [Cortes J] Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain

Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus

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2021-08-26T11:40:50Z

2021-08-26T11:40:50Z

2020-09-01



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Inhibidors de CDK4/6; Càncer de mama amb receptor hormonal positiu; Càncer de mama metastàtic


Inhibidores de CDK4/6; Cáncer de mama con receptor hormonal positivo; Cáncer de mama metastásico


CDK4/6 inhibitors; Hormone receptor-positive breast cancer; Metastatic breast cancer


Treatment paradigms in advanced hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer were substantially transformed with cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 inhibitors (CDK4/6i) approval. The addition of these drugs to endocrine treatment profoundly improved progression-free and overall survival. Additionally, other important endpoints, such as the response rate, time to chemotherapy, and a delay in quality of life deterioration, were positively impacted by CDK4/6 inhibitors’ addition to the treatment of advanced HR-positive breast cancer. This review article will summarize current knowledge on CDK4/6 inhibitors in clinical practice for advanced HR-positive metastatic breast cancer, as well as describe recent efforts to more precisely characterize mechanisms of sensitivity and resistance to these drugs, both on the molecular and clinical characterization level.


This research received no external funding.

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