Abstract
Background: Endocrine therapy is recommended for the treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) advanced breast cancer (ABC). Methods: ACT-FASTER was a German prospective non-interventional cohort study in postmenopausal women with HR+ ABC receiving fulvestrant 500 mg as first line (1 L), second line (2 L) or third line (3 L), or exemestane (any line) in the real-world palliative setting. Primary study objectives included the effectiveness of fulvestrant according to line of palliative treatment measured by time to progression (TTP), and real-life data on the epidemiology and management of these patients. Results: Of 498 evaluable patients (mean age 67.5 years), 99% were estrogen receptor-positive. On study, 86.7% of patients received fulvestrant 500 mg and 13.3% exemestane. Median TTP was 9.7 months in patients receiving fulvestrant 1 L;6.8 months for 2 L;and 6.7 months for 3 L. The comparison between fulvestrant 1 L palliative treatment and 2 L or 3 L showed that early initiation of treatment prolonged TTP (hazard ratio 1.26;95% confidence interval 1.08-1.48). Treatments were well tolerated. Conclusion: Fulvestrant 500 mg was administered successfully to patients under daily practice conditions, and both medications were well tolerated. TTP was longest in patients treated with fulvestrant 500 mg 1 L compared with 2 L and 3 L in the palliative care setting.
| Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
|---|---|
| Fakultät: | Medizin |
| Themengebiete: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
| ISSN: | 1661-3791 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Dokumenten ID: | 78497 |
| Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 15. Dez. 2021, 14:44 |
| Letzte Änderungen: | 15. Dez. 2021, 14:44 |
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