CDK4-6 Inhibitors: Evaluation of Efficacy in Cases of Hormone Receptor-Positive HER2-Negative Breast Cancer with Only Bone Metastasis
Received Date : 13 May 2024
Accepted Date : 23 Nov 2024
Available Online : 10 Dec 2024
Serhat SEKMEKa, Mirmehdi MEHTIYEVa, Doğan BAYRAMa, Gökhan UÇARa, Öznur BALa,
Efnan ALGINa, Fahriye Tuğba KÖŞa, Burak CİVELEKa, Doğan UNCUa
aAnkara Bilkent City Hospital, Clinic of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Türkiye
Doi: 10.37047/jos.2024-103871 - Article's Language: EN
J Oncol Sci.
ABSTRACT
Objective: 17-37% of patients with metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer have metastases only to bone. The
present study aimed to compare the CDK4-6 inhibitors palbociclib and ribociclib in terms of their efficacy in treating HR-positive human epidermal
growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer patients with only bone metastases detected at diagnosis. Material and Methods:
The study was conducted as a retrospective observational study of 31 patients with HR-positive and HER2-negative breast cancer and only
bone metastases who were treated with CDK4-6 inhibitors. The patients were divided into two groups based on the CDK4-6 inhibitor used and
subjected to overall survival (OS) analysis. Results: The median age of the patients included in the present study was 57 years (36-76). The median
OS in the ribociclib group was 25.46 months (confidence interval was not reached in the Kaplan-Meier analysis). The median OS in the palbociclib
group was 16.07 months (95% CI: 7.88-24.25). The difference in OS between the two groups was statistically significant (p=0.043).
Among the other variables with the potential of affecting the OS of these patients, the N stage and survival values were observed to be significantly
different (p=0.033) between the two groups. The multivariate analysis revealed the N stage (p=0.011) and the type of CDK4-6 inhibitor
used (p=0.023) as the independent risk factors that affected the OS of these patients. Conclusion: In patients with hormone-positive HER2-negative
breast cancer with only bone metastasis, ribociclib administration achieved increased OS compared to the use of palbociclib.
Keywords: Breast cancer; hormone-positive cancer; bone metastasis; CDK4-6 inhibitors