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KISQALI patient portrayal.

Patient-reported health-related quality of life with KISQALI + ET and ET alone in HR+/HER2- mBC

Time to deterioration (TTD) ≥10% across the MONALEESA trials1-3
Table showing median TTD ≥10% in the MONALEESA-2, -3, and -7 trials.

HRQOL was assessed using the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire—a validated tool used worldwide to assess quality of life in patients with cancer.1-3,8,9

  • HRQOL was a secondary end point measured by patient-reported outcomes and was assessed at baseline and every 8 to 12 weeks throughout treatment

  • TTD was defined as a decline of at least 10% of the global health status/QOL scale score or death due to any cause

  • There was no prespecified statistical procedure controlling for type 1 error

  • The EORTC QLQ-C30 is not all inclusive and does not include adequate assessment of all expected treatment-related symptoms. TTD may be confounded by events not related to disease/treatment

MONALEESA-2 was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III study of KISQALI + letrozole (n=334) vs placebo + letrozole (n=334) in postmenopausal patients with HR+/HER2- mBC who received no prior therapy for advanced disease. OS was a secondary end point; PFS was the primary end point.10-12

MONALEESA-3 was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III study of KISQALI + fulvestrant (n=484) vs placebo + fulvestrant (n=242) in postmenopausal patients with HR+/HER2- mBC who received no or only 1 line of prior ET for advanced disease. OS was a secondary end point; PFS was the primary end point.10,13

MONALEESA-7 was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III study of KISQALI + ET (NSAI or tamoxifen) + goserelin (n=335) vs placebo + ET (NSAI or tamoxifen) + goserelin (n=337) (ITT) in premenopausal patients with HR+/HER2- mBC who received no prior ET for advanced disease. KISQALI is not indicated for concomitant use with tamoxifen. Efficacy results are from a prespecified subgroup analysis of 495 patients who received KISQALI (n=248) or placebo (n=247) with an NSAI + goserelin and were not powered to show statistical significance. OS was a secondary end point; PFS was the primary end point.10,14

1L=first line; 2L=second line; AI=aromatase inhibitor; EORTC QLQ-C30=European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30; ET=endocrine therapy; HR=hazard ratio; HRQOL=health-related quality of life; ITT=intent to treat; mBC=metastatic breast cancer; NSAI=nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor; OS=overall survival; PFS=progression-free survival; QOL=quality of life.

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