CDK 4/6 inhibitors (CDKi) + endocrine therapy (ET) in ER-positive metastatic breast cancer (mBC) patients according ET sensitivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
e12532 Background: Addition of CDKi to ET in ER-positive mBC has proven effective in improving both progression-freesurvival (PFS) and Objective Response Rate (ORR). However, no randomized clinical trial (RCT) has so far shown a significant increase of Overall Survival (OS). We carried out a metanalysis of all RTCs to better characterize the efficacy of CDK4/6i in some relevant subgroups, with particular reference to OS. Methods: Literature search of main databases was carried out up to 08 Dec 2018. Hazard ratios (HRs) for PFS and OS and risk ratios (RRs) for ORR were extracted/calculated for each trial and then pooled by using both fixed and random effect model. Confidence intervals (CIs) at 95% were calculated for each statistics. Kaplan-Meier meta-curves were generated by pooling data of all trials, among ET sensitive and ET resistant pts. Results: Eight RCTs were included accounting for a total of 4580 pts, 2802 receiving a CDKi (palbociclib, ribociclib or abemaciclib) in association with ET (NSAI, tamoxifene or fulvestrant) and 1778 receiving ET alone or plus placebo. Pooled analysis of HRs showed a significant improvement in PFS, regardless ET sensitivity, disease site, number of metastatic sites and treatment free interval. Analysis of OS included 3 RCTs with a total of 1243 pts and showed a statistically significant improvement of OS (HR 0.769 [95% CI 0.638, 0.926], p-value 0.006). Pooled estimate for RR showed higher ORR in CDK 4/6 arm both in ET sensitive (RR 1.35 [95% CI 1.19, 1.52]) and ET resistant group (RR 2.19 [95% CI 1.66, 2.89]). Similarly, pts with measurable disease showed a RR of 1.34 (95% CI 1.20, 1.50) in ET sensitive group and 2.26 (95% CI 1.72, 2.96) in ET resistant group. Pooled survival curves showed an absolute benefit in PFS, both in ET sensitive (median PFS: NR vs 15 months) and ET resistant (median PFS: 19.2 vs 8.9 months). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that addition of CDKi to ET improve clinical outcome in terms of PFS, ORR and OS, irrespective of pts/tumor characteristics.