Janice Cowden: Why IV Targeted Therapy Options Matter for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
Janice Cowden and Sarah Sammons

Janice Cowden: Why IV Targeted Therapy Options Matter for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

Janice Cowden, MBC Patient Advocate, shared an update from Sarah Sammons, Co-Leader of Breast Oncology at UMGCCC, on X, adding:

“Speaking of those who ‘don’t mind IV therapy’… today I’m thinking of my good friend Ruth, who died from metastatic breast cancer in 8/2022. Because she couldn’t swallow pills, oral targeted tx options for her HR+/HER2- MBC weren’t possible. She was limited to IV chemotherapy, and would have been thrilled to see a targeted IV therapy finally become available.”

Quoting Sarah Sammons:

“Post-CDK4/6i, PIK3CA-WT HR+/HER2- MBC: how does gedatolisib stack up to other options?

PFS by regimen:

  • Everolimus + ET: 5.5 mo Oral SERD alone (ESR1m): 5.5-8 mo
  • Abema + imlunestrant: 10.9 mo
  • Gedatolisib + fulv: 7.4 vs 2.0 mo, HR 0.33
  • Gedatolisib + fulv + palbo: 9.3 vs 2.0 mo, HR 0.24

Not a clean cross-trial comparison, different populations and control arms. Clearly looks better than everolimus combo, though this should have been control.”

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