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The content of this website has been produced in line with the IBRANCE® Summary of Product Characteristics for the UK. IBRANCE® (palbociclib) Prescribing Information for the UK click here.  Adverse event reporting information can be found at the bottom of the page.

IBRANCE® (palbociclib) is indicated for the treatment of HR+ HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in combination with an AI, or in combination with fulvestrant in women who have received prior endocrine therapy. In pre- or perimenopausal women, the endocrine therapy should be combined with a LHRH agonist.1
P-REALITY X: Palbociclib Real-World First-Line Comparative Effectiveness Study Extended

There is a growing body of real world evidence for IBRANCE® in the UK and globally to complement PALOMA-2 and PALOMA-3 RCT data, and to help support prescribing decisions for appropriate patients with HR+/HER2- mBC.2-13

Observational retrospective analyses are not intended for direct comparison with clinical trials.

Figure adapted from Rugo H, et al. 2022.

P-REALITY X Study Summary
  • First-line IBRANCE® in combination with an AI prolongs both real-world OS (primary endpoint) and real-world PFS (secondary endpoint) versus AI alone, in patients with HR+/HER2− mBC.2
  • Significant improvement in real-world median OS (primary endpoint; sIPTW-adjusted analysis) of 5.9 months was observed with IBRANCE® plus AI versus AI alone,* resulting in a 24% reduction in risk of mortality.2
  • Significant improvement in real-world median PFS (secondary endpoint; sIPTW-adjusted analysis) of 5.4 months observed with IBRANCE® plus AI versus AI alone, equating to a 30% reduction in the risk of disease progression.2

*49.1 months for IBRANCE plus AI (n=1572) vs 43.2 months for AI alone (n=1137) (HR=0.76 [95% CI: 0.68-0.87]; p=0.0001).2
†19.3 months for IBRANCE plus AI (n=1572) vs 13.9 months (n=1137) for AI alone (HR=0.70 [95% CI: 0.62-0.78]; p<0.0001)2

P-REALITY X Study Design

This study was a retrospective analysis of EHRs of 2888 patients with HR+/HER2− mBC enrolled in the Flatiron Health Analytic Database. The study aimed to describe patient characteristics and real-world effectiveness of IBRANCE® plus an AI versus an AI alone in the first-line setting.2

‡OS was defined as the time from the starting index date (February 2015) to the date of death. Patients who did not die by the follow-up cut-off date were censored at the data cut-off date;
§Real-world PFS was defined as the time from index date to the date of the first documentation of progressive disease or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. Patients last known to be alive and progression free at the follow-up cut-off date are censored at the date of the last clinic note.‡OS was defined as the time from the starting index date (February 2015) to the date of death. Patients who did not die by the follow-up cut-off date were censored at the data cut-off date;
§Real-world PFS was defined as the time from index date to the date of the first documentation of progressive disease or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. Patients last known to be alive and progression free at the follow-up cut-off date are censored at the date of the last clinic note.

Real-world OS* (primary endpoint)

In the sIPTW-adjusted analysis†, IBRANCE® plus AI significantly prolonged median OS* (primary endpoint) by 5.9 months compared with AI alone (median 49.1 vs 43.2 months; HR=0.76; [95% CI: 0.65–0.87]; p=0.0001) in a heterogeneous population of patients with HR+/HER2− mBC, with consistent median OS improvements across the majority of patient subgroups.†2 IBRANCE® plus AI versus AI alone resulted in a 24% reduction in the risk of death.2

Real-world OS* (sIPTW-adjusted analysis)†2

Figure adapted from Rugo H, et al. 2022.
sIPTW was the primary statistical analysis and PSM was the sensitivity analysis.

The key secondary endpoint of overall survival was not met in the PALOMA-2 study. 
Observational retrospective analyses are not intended for direct comparison with clinical trials.
sIPTW was the primary statistical analysis and PSM was the sensitivity analysis.

*OS was defined as time in months from start of IBRANCE® plus AI or AI alone to death due to any cause recorded by the Flatiron Health Analytic Database in the data extract. Date of death was derived from a recent mortality data set generated by combining multiple data sources and benchmarked against the National Death Index. If patients did not die, they were censored at the study cut-off  date.
†sIPTW was applied to patients to balance baseline demographic and clinical characteristics and to adjust for differences in observed potential confounders between the two cohorts.

Figure adapted from Rugo H, et al. 2022.

Real-world OS* (unadjusted analysis)†2

Figure adapted from Rugo H, et al. 2022.

The key secondary endpoint of overall survival was not met in the PALOMA-2 study. 

Observational retrospective analyses are not intended for direct comparison with clinical trials.

sIPTW was the primary statistical analysis and PSM was the sensitivity analysis.


*OS was defined as time in months from start of IBRANCE® plus AI or AI alone to death due to any cause recorded by the Flatiron Health Analytic Database in the data extract. Date of death was derived from a recent mortality data set generated by combining multiple data sources and benchmarked against the National Death Index. If patients did not die, they were censored at the study cut-off date.

*OS was defined as time in months from start of IBRANCE® plus AI or AI alone to death due to any cause recorded by the Flatiron Health Analytic Database in the data extract. Date of death was derived from a recent mortality data set generated by combining multiple data sources and benchmarked against the National Death Index. If patients did not die, they were censored at the study cut-off date.

*OS was defined as time in months from start of IBRANCE® plus AI or AI alone to death due to any cause recorded by the Flatiron Health Analytic Database in the data extract. Date of death was derived from a recent mortality data set generated by combining multiple data sources and benchmarked against the National Death Index. If patients did not die, they were censored at the study cut-off date.

*OS was defined as time in months from start of IBRANCE® plus AI or AI alone to death due to any cause recorded by the Flatiron Health Analytic Database in the data extract. Date of death was derived from a recent mortality data set generated by combining multiple data sources and benchmarked against the National Death Index. If patients did not die, they were censored at the study cut-off date.

Real-world OS* (PSM-adjusted analysis)†2

Figure adapted from Rugo H, et al. 2022.
sIPTW was the primary statistical analysis and PSM was the sensitivity analysis.

Observational retrospective analyses are not intended for direct comparison with clinical trials.

sIPTW was the primary statistical analysis and PSM was the sensitivity analysis.


*OS was defined as time in months from start of IBRANCE® plus AI or AI alone to death due to any cause recorded by Flatiron in the data extract. Date of death was derived from a recent mortality data set generated by combining multiple data sources and benchmarked against the National Death Index. If patients did not die, they were censored at the study cut-off date
PSM can be used to minimise bias in real-world studies by matching patients across treatment groups, to ensure patient characteristics are balanced.2

*OS was defined as time in months from start of IBRANCE® plus AI or AI alone to death due to any cause recorded by the Flatiron Health Analytic Database in the data extract. Date of death was derived from a recent mortality data set generated by combining multiple data sources and benchmarked against the National Death Index. If patients did not die, they were censored at the study cut-off date.

*OS was defined as time in months from start of IBRANCE® plus AI or AI alone to death due to any cause recorded by the Flatiron Health Analytic Database in the data extract. Date of death was derived from a recent mortality data set generated by combining multiple data sources and benchmarked against the National Death Index. If patients did not die, they were censored at the study cut-off date.

*OS was defined as time in months from start of IBRANCE® plus AI or AI alone to death due to any cause recorded by the Flatiron Health Analytic Database in the data extract. Date of death was derived from a recent mortality data set generated by combining multiple data sources and benchmarked against the National Death Index. If patients did not die, they were censored at the study cut-off date.

OS* in patient subgroups (sIPTW-adjusted analysis)†

IBRANCE® plus AI improves real-world OS versus AI alone in the majority of subgroups.*†

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Figure adapted from Rugo H, et al. 2022.

The key secondary endpoint of overall survival was not met in PALOMA-2. 
Observational retrospective analyses are not intended for direct comparison with clinical trials. Results should be interpreted with caution. 
These results are from subgroup analyses. Small patient number can be a limitation of subgroup analyses. These analyses may not be powered to detect significant differences and are not designed to be compared across subgroups. Results should be interpreted with caution.


* Real-world OS was the primary endpoint in P-REALITY X.  †sIPTW adjusted analysis. sIPTW was applied to patients to balance baseline demographic and clinical characteristics and to adjust for differences in observed potential confounders between the two cohorts

Real-world PFS (key secondary endpoint)

In the sIPTW-adjusted analysis†, IBRANCE® plus AI significantly prolonged real-world PFS* (secondary endpoint) by 5.4 months compared with AI alone (median 19.3 vs 13.9 months; HR=0.70; [95% CI: 0.62–0.78]; p<0.0001) in a heterogeneous population of patients with HR+/HER2− mBC.†2 IBRANCE® plus AI versus AI alone resulted in a 30% reduction in the risk of disease progression.2

Real-World PFS:* sIPTW Adjusted Analysis

Observational retrospective analyses are not intended for direct comparison with clinical trials.
*Real-world PFS was defined as the number of months from start of IBRANCE® plus AI or AI alone to death or disease progression (concluded by the treating clinician based on radiology, laboratory evidence, pathology, or clinical assessment). If patients did not die or have disease progression, they were censored at the date of initiation of next line of therapy for those with two or more lines of therapy or their last visit during the study period for patients with only one line of therapy.
sIPTW was applied to patients to balance baseline demographic and clinical characteristics and to adjust for differences in observed potential confounders between the two cohorts.

Figure adapted from Rugo H, et al. 2022.

P-REALITY X supports the use of first-line IBRANCE® plus AI as a standard of care option for patients with HR+/HER2- mBC.2, 15

IBRANCE® Safety Profile1

Safety data was not collected as part of the P-REALITY X study.

  • The overall safety profile of palbociclib is based on pooled data from 872 patients who received palbociclib in combination with ET (n=527 in combination with letrozole and n=345 in combination with fulvestrant) in randomised clinical studies in HR+/HER2- locally advanced or mBC1,16
  • The most frequent (≥20%) adverse reactions of any grade reported in patients receiving palbociclib in randomised clinical studies were neutropenia, infections, leukopenia, fatigue, nausea, stomatitis, anaemia, diarrhoea, alopecia and thrombocytopenia1
  • The most frequent (≥2%) Grade ≥3 adverse reactions of palbociclib were neutropenia, leukopenia, infections, anaemia, AST increased, fatigue and ALT increased1
  • Across clinical studies (PALOMA-1, PALOMA-2 and PALOMA-3), 1.4% of IBRANCE-treated patients had ILD/pneumonitis of any grade. Patients should be monitored for pulmonary symptoms indicative of ILD/pneumonitis (e.g. hypoxia, cough, dyspnoea). In patients who have new or worsening respiratory symptoms and are suspected to have developed ILD/pneumonitis, interrupt IBRANCE immediately and evaluate the patient. Permanently discontinue IBRANCE in patients with severe ILD or pneumonitis1
  • VTEs were reported in patients treated with IBRANCE. Patients should be monitored for signs and symptoms of DVT and PE, and treated as medically appropriate1
  • Across clinical studies (PALOMA-1, PALOMA-2 and PALOMA-3), 1.4% of IBRANCE-treated patients experienced febrile neutropenia of any grade. In cases of febrile neutropenia, IBRANCE should be withheld until recovery of neutropenia to Grade ≤2  and then resumed at the next lower dose at the beginning of the following cycle1

For full safety profile information please consult the IBRANCE® Summary of Product Characteristics.

ABC: advanced breast cancer, AI: Aromatase Inhibitor, CI: Confidence Interval, DVT: Deep Vein Thrombosis, Dx: diagnosis, ECOG PS: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, EHR: Electronic Health Record, ESMO: European Society for Medical Oncology, ET: Endocrine Therapy, HER2− : Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-negative, HR+: Hormone Receptor-positive, HR: Hazard Ratio, IPTW: inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting, IQR: interquartile range, LHRH: Luteinising Hormone-Releasing Hormone, mBC: metastatic Breast Cancer; (m)OS: (median) Overall Survival, (m)PFS: (median) Progression-Free Survival, PE: Pulmonary Embolism, PSM: Propensity Score Matching, RCT: Randomised Control Trial, rw: real-world, RWE: Real-World Evidence, sIPTW: stabilised inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting, TR: tumour response, VTE: Venous Thrombormbolic Event, y: year

References

IBRANCE® (palbociclib) Summary of Product Characteristics. Available at: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/11962/smpcRugo HS, et al. NPJ Breast Cancer 2022;8:114.Taylor-Stokes G, et al. Breast 2019;43:22–27.Pfizer Ltd. Data on file. IBRANCE® Real-World Insights (IRIS) – A Global Real-World Study on Palbociclib Outcomes – Results from the UK, 2020.DeMichele A, et al. Breast Cancer Res 2021;23:37–47.Palmieri C, et al. Poster #1710. Presented at the ESMO Virtual Congress, 16–21 September 2021.Finn RS, et al. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1925–1936.Rugo HS, et al. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2019;174:719–729.Cristofanilli M, et al. Lancet Oncol 2016;17:425–439.Turner NC, et al. N Engl J Med 2018;379:1926–1936.Waller J, et al. J Glob Oncol 2019;5:JGO1800239.Mycock K, et al. Poster P510. Presented at the EBCC Virtual Congress, 2–3 October 2020.Taylor-Stokes G, et al. Poster 269P. Presented at ESMO Virtual Congress, 19–21 September 2020.Austin PC. Multivariate Behav Res 2011;46:399–424.ESMO. First-Line Treatment for ER+/HER2- MBC. Available at: https://www.esmo.org/living-guidelines/esmo-metastatic-breast-cancer-living-guideline/er-positive-her2-negative-breast-cancer/article/first-line-treatment-for-er-her2-mbc (accessed October 2024).Diéras V, et al. J Natl Cancer Inst 2019;111:419-430.
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