Capivasertib Doubles PFS in Some Breast Cancers

Cancer Discov. 2023 Feb 6;13(2):250. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-NB2022-0078.

Abstract

In the phase III CAPItello-291 study, the combination of fulvestrant and capivasertib more than doubled progression-free survival compared with fulvestrant alone in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer who have developed resistance to aromatase inhibitors and CDK4/6 inhibitors. The AKT inhibitor could become a treatment option for these patients.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Aromatase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Breast Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Breast Neoplasms* / genetics
  • Female
  • Fulvestrant / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Pyrimidines / therapeutic use
  • Pyrroles / therapeutic use
  • Receptor, ErbB-2

Substances

  • Fulvestrant
  • capivasertib
  • Pyrimidines
  • Pyrroles
  • Aromatase Inhibitors
  • Receptor, ErbB-2