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ABSTRACT: Purpose
Frequent neutropenia hinders uninterrupted palbociclib treatment in patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer. We compared the efficacy outcomes in multicenter cohorts of patients with metastatic breast cancer (mBC) receiving palbociclib following conventional dose modification or limited modified schemes for afebrile grade 3 neutropenia.Materials and methods
Patients with HR-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative mBC (n=434) receiving palbociclib with letrozole as first-line therapy were analyzed and classified based on neutropenia grade and afebrile grade 3 neutropenia management as follows: group 1 (maintained palbociclib dose, limited scheme), group 2 (dose delay or reduction, conventional scheme), group 3 (no afebrile grade 3 neutropenia event), and group 4 (grade 4 neutropenia event). The primary and secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS) between groups 1 and 2 and PFS, overall survival, and safety profiles among all groups.Results
During follow-up (median 23.7 months), group 1 (2-year PFS, 67.9%) showed significantly longer PFS than did group 2 (2-year PFS, 55.3%; p=0.036), maintained across all subgroups, and upon adjustment of the factors. Febrile neutropenia occurred in one and two patients of group 1 and group 2, respectively, without mortality.Conclusion
Limited dose modification for palbociclib-related grade 3 neutropenia may lead to longer PFS, without increasing toxicity, than the conventional dose scheme.
SUBMITTER: Kim SG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10582537 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Seul-Gi SG Kim Min Hwan MH Park Sejung S Kim Gun Min GM Kim Jee Hung JH Kim Jee Ye JY Park Hyung Seok HS Park Seho S Park Byeong Woo BW Kim Seung Il SI Ji Jung Hwan JH Jeong Joon J Shin Kabsoo K Lee Jieun J Kim Hyung-Don HD Jung Kyung Hae KH Sohn Joohyuk J
Cancer research and treatment 20230411 4
<h4>Purpose</h4>Frequent neutropenia hinders uninterrupted palbociclib treatment in patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer. We compared the efficacy outcomes in multicenter cohorts of patients with metastatic breast cancer (mBC) receiving palbociclib following conventional dose modification or limited modified schemes for afebrile grade 3 neutropenia.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Patients with HR-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative mBC (n=434) receivin ...[more]