Real-World study reveals patterns in breast cancer drug use
NCT ID NCT07512063
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at 480 patients with HR+, HER2- metastatic breast cancer who were treated with CDK4/6 inhibitors as their first therapy. Researchers examined patient profiles, treatment patterns, and outcomes in everyday clinical practice. The goal was to understand how these drugs are used outside of controlled trials.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CDK4/6 inhibitors (ribociclib, palbociclib, abemaciclib)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors understand how these drugs are actually used and how patients fare outside of clinical trials.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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480 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Mar 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
HR+/HER2- mBC patients who received 1L CDK4/6i treatment and have a medical record in the real-world evidence database.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * A diagnosis of mBC based on at least two diagnoses of breast cancer (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification \[ICD-10-CM\] code C50.xxx) along with a diagnosis of secondary malignant neoplasm (ICD-10-CM codes C77.xxx - C80.xxx except C79.8 or C79.81, reporting of a metastatic site by curation), in the period prior to or on the index date. * Patients with HR+/HER2- status. * Use of either ribociclib, palbociclib, or abemaciclib in 1L treatment for mBC. * Continuous care at the contributing practices. Patients with a minimum of two visits up to and including the index date. Exclusion criteria: * Use of any prior CDK4/6i before the index date. * Prior 1L treatment, other than CDK4/6i, in mBC including treatment with endocrine therapy (ET) either with tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors (AI; anastrozole, exemestane, or letrozole) or fulvestrant. For it to be considered 1L in mBC, the diagnosis of mBC must have preceded treatment initiation, or was indicated so in unstructured data. * Diagnosis of cancer other than breast cancer and/or mBC on or prior to the index. * Evidence of participation in a clinical trial at any time during the study observation period.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Novartis
East Hanover, New Jersey, 07936, United States
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