Eribulin Treatment for Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: The UK Experience – A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Introduction: This study examined real-world data from patients who received eribulin for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) collected from 14 hospitals across the UK. Methods: Anonymized data were collected retrospectively from patients with MBC who had received eribulin. The data included the hormone-receptor status, histological diagnosis, age, prior chemotherapy, response to eribulin, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Results: Among 577 patients analyzed, the median age was 56 years, and most patients (73%) were estrogen-receptor positive. The median OS was 288 days (95% confidence interval [CI]: 261–315), and the PFS was 117 days (95% CI: 105–129). The median OS was higher among older patients (≥65 vs. <65 years: 325 days [95% CI: 264–385] vs. 285 days [95% CI: 252–317]; p = 0.028). The median OS was also higher in patients who received eribulin after fewer prior lines of chemotherapy (≤2 vs. >2 prior: 328 days [95% CI: 264–385] vs. 264 days [95% CI: 229–298]; p = 0.042). Discussion/Conclusion: These retrospective data suggest that eribulin can be successfully used in older patients with MBC. Eribulin treatment was more effective in earlier-line settings, which, while predictable, supports consideration of eribulin as a second-line treatment option.
Funding
Eisai Company Limited provided financial assistance for the statistical analysis of the data. Writing support was provided by Oxford PharmaGenesis Inc., Newtown, PA, USA and was funded by Eisai Inc., Nutley, NJ, USA. Role of the funding source: Eisai Company Limited provided financial assistance for the statistical analysis of the data.
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Oncology (2022) 100 (12): 666–673Author affiliation
University Hospitals of LeicesterVersion
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