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MEET ERIN: She was recently diagnosed with stage II (T2N0) HR+/HER2- eBC

Find out why KISQALI is right for her

KISQALI patient portrayal Erin.

Erin is 43 years old and lives in St Louis with her husband, 2 daughters, and their dog, Ozzie. She loves working as a real estate agent, but is happiest when cooking and enjoying movie nights at home with her family.

 

  • She first noticed a lump in her left breast after a self-examination and immediately reached out to her doctor
  • Erin is in remission after undergoing a lumpectomy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation and has been on hormone therapy for 11 months

Discover more: download Erin's patient profile.

Erin’s clinical evaluation

Age

43

Menopausal status

Premenopausal

Clinical features

  • Size and location: 3.5-cm tumor in left breast

  • Nodal involvement: sentinel nodes negative

  • Grade: 2

Hormone receptor assay status

ER+/PR-/HER2-

Gene expression profile assay results

34 (Oncotype DX)

ECOG PS

0

Prior therapy

Lumpectomy; adjuvant chemotherapy; adjuvant radiation

Current therapy

Hormone therapy (11 months)

DIAGNOSIS: Stage II (T2N0) HR+/HER2- eBC with high genomic risk

Estimated risk of recurrence for patients with stage II/III N0 HR+/HER2- eBC:
Risk of recurrence data reflect recent outcomes published for patients with HR+/HER2- eBC who may be appropriate for treatment with CDK4/6 inhibitors, who were treated with standard ET, including tamoxifen. KISQALI is not indicated for concomitant use with tamoxifen due to an increased risk for QT prolongation.1,2 

3-year risk of recurrence is based on iDFS outcomes among patients with HR+/HER2- eBC who received ET in select CDK4/6 inhibitor clinical trials. Data are from control arms only; no comparisons should be made between results from CDK4/6 inhibitor arms.1

KISQALI consistently reduced the risk of recurrence in patients with stage II/III HR+/HER2- eBC, including those with high-risk node-negative disease

Subgroup analysis - In the NATALEE trial, patients like Erin who had N0 disease saw a 28 percent reduction in risk of recurrence. The absolute difference in iDFS values in the N0 subgroup was 2.6 percent
The iDFS benefit seen in the N0 subgroup was consistent with the overall population

Results from the subgroup analysis included no prespecified statistical procedure controlling for type 1 error.

iDFS was defined as the time from randomization to the date of the first event of local invasive breast cancer recurrence, regional invasive recurrence, distant recurrence, contralateral invasive breast cancer, second primary non-breast invasive cancer (excluding basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin), or death (any cause).2

NATALEE was a randomized, multicenter, open-label, phase III study of KISQALI + letrozole or anastrozole (n=2549) vs letrozole or anastrozole (n=2552) for the adjuvant treatment of men and women with stage II/III HR+/HER2- eBC. At a median follow-up of 33.3 months, with 509 iDFS (primary end point) events in the study (226 [8.9%] in the KISQALI arm and 283 [11.1%] in the NSAI-alone arm), iDFS at the 3-year landmark was 90.7% for KISQALI + NSAI vs 87.6% for NSAI alone (absolute difference 3.1%); there was a 25.1% relative reduction in the risk of an iDFS event; HR=0.749 (95% CI: 0.628-0.892). At a median follow-up of 38.7 months, iDFS for the prespecified N0 subgroup at the 3-year landmark was 93.2% for KISQALI + NSAI vs 90.6% for NSAI alone; HR=0.723 (95% CI: 0.412-1.268). Prespecified subgroups included anatomic stage (stage II: HR=0.700 [95% CI: 0.496-0.986]; stage III: HR=0.755 [95% CI: 0.616-0.926]), nodal status (N0: HR=0.723 [95% CI: 0.412-1.268]; N1, N2, N3: HR=0.759 [95% CI: 0.631-0.912]), menopausal status (premenopausal/men: HR=0.688 [95% CI: 0.519-0.913]; postmenopausal: HR=0.806 [95% CI: 0.645-1.007]), age (<45 years: HR=0.652 [95% CI: 0.443-0.959]; 45 to 54 years: HR=0.799 [95% CI: 0.578-1.104]; 55 to 64 years: HR=0.871 [95% CI: 0.636-1.193]; ≥65 years: HR=0.662 [95% CI: 0.444-0.986]), and histological grade at time of surgery (grade 1: HR=0.708 [95% CI: 0.303-1.657]; grade 2: HR=0.696 [95% CI: 0.548-0.885]; grade 3: HR=0.890 [95% CI: 0.658-1.204]). Grade 1 subgroup did not include patients with T2N0 disease. Results from the subgroup analysis included no prespecified statistical procedure controlling for type 1 error.2-5

KISQALI + AI consistently improved iDFS across subgroups, regardless of stage, nodal or menopausal status, age, or grade

 

KISQALI may be right for a variety of patients with stage II/III HR+/HER2- eBC.

KISQALI—the only CDK4/6 inhibitor approved for patients like Erin who have stage II N0 HR+/HER2- eBC with high genomic risk

 

See which patient types could benefit from KISQALI.

Patients with stage IIA, T2N0 HR+/HER2- eBC must meet the following criteria to be eligible for treatment with KISQALI: grade 3, or grade 2 with Ki-67 ≥20% or high genomic risk.5

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Patient Profile: Stage II (T2N0) with high genomic risk

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CDK=cyclin-dependent kinase; eBC=early breast cancer; ECOG PS=Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; ER+=estrogen receptor-positive; ET=endocrine therapy; HR=hazard ratio; iDFS=invasive disease-free survival; NSAI=nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor; PR+=progesterone receptor-negative.
 
References: 1. Mayer EL, Dueck AC, Martin M, et al. Palbociclib with adjuvant endocrine therapy in early breast cancer (PALLAS): interim analysis of a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 study. Lancet Oncol. 2021;22(2):212-222. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30642-2 2. Kisqali. Prescribing information. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. 3. Hortobagyi GN, Stroyakovskiy D, Yardley DA, et al. Ribociclib + nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor as adjuvant treatment in patients with HR+/HER2- early breast cancer: final invasive disease-free survival analysis from the NATALEE trial. Presented at: San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; December 5-9, 2023; San Antonio, TX. 4. Data on file. CLEE011O12301C (NATALEE) final iDFS analysis results. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp; 2023. 5. Slamon DJ, Fasching PA, Hurvitz S, et al. Rationale and trial design of NATALEE: a phase III trial of adjuvant ribociclib + endocrine therapy versus endocrine therapy alone in patients with HR+/HER2− early breast cancer. Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2023;15:1-16. doi:10.1177/17588359231178125