Real-World study reveals Palbociclib's impact on breast cancer in africa and middle east
NCT ID NCT04937660
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 185 people with a common type of advanced breast cancer (HR+/HER2-) in Africa and the Middle East who were starting treatment with palbociclib combined with hormone therapy. Researchers tracked how long the cancer stayed under control and how patients felt over two years. The goal was to understand real-world treatment patterns and outcomes, not to test a new drug.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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185 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with HR+/HER2- metastatic/locally advanced Breast Cancer
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. ≥18 years or older with diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the breast with evidence of metastatic /locally advanced disease not amenable to treatment with curative intent. 2. Documented HR+ (ER+ and/or PR+) tumor based on local standards 3. Documented HER2- tumor based on local standards 4. Will initiate treatment with palbociclib plus letrozole/aromatase inhibitor or palbociclib plus fulvestrant in line with the licensed indication(s), as first or second line therapy for metastatic/locally advanced BC at enrollment 5. Patients who in the opinion of the investigator are willing and able to comply with regular clinic visits 6. Evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent document indicating that the patient (or a legally acceptable representative) has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients participating in any interventional clinical trial 2. Patients on active treatment for malignancies other than metastatic/locally advanced BC at the time of enrollment 3. Patients who are unable to understand the nature of the study and are unwilling to sign an informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain Shams University Hospital
Cairo, Egypt
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Alexandria School of Medicine/Clinical Research Center CRC
Alexandria, Egypt
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American University of Beirut Medical Center
Beirut, Lebanon
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Dar El Salam Oncology Hospital
Cairo, 11745, Egypt
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Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar
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Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center (HHUMC)
Sidon, Lebanon
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Hôtel Dieu de France (HDF)
Beirut, Lebanon
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King Fahad Specialist Hospital KFSH-Dammam
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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King Hussein Cancer Center
Amman, 11941, Jordan
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National Cancer Institute
Cairo, 11796, Egypt
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National Guard Hospital, Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Saint Joseph Hospital - Cancer Centers of Colorado
Jdeidé - Metn, Lebanon
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