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. 2020 Apr 24;43(3):94–95. doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2020.026

Table. Efficacy of abemaciclib in HR+/HER2– advanced breast cancer.

Trial Daily treatment No. of patients ORR Median progression-free survival Median overall survival
MONARCH 11 abemaciclib monotherapy 132 19.7% 6 months 17.7 months
MONARCH 22,3 abemaciclib + fulvestrant 446 35.2% 16.4 months 46.7 months
placebo + fulvestrant 223 16.1% 9.3 months 37.3 months
MONARCH 34 abemaciclib + aromatase inhibitor* 326 48.2.% 28.2 months
placebo + aromatase inhibitor* 162 34.5% 14.7 months

* anastrozole or letrozole

HR+ hormone receptor positive

HER2– human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative

ORR objective response rate estimated as the total number of complete and partial responses divided by the number of patients