A Randomized, Open-label, Parallel-group Study Comparing the Immune Modulation Effect of Ribociclib, Palbociclib, and Abemaciclib in Early ER+/HER2- Breast Cancer
The 3 FDA-approved CDK4, 6 inhibitors, palbociclib, ribociclib, and abemciclib, all provided progression-free survival benefits when combined with endocrine therapy in advanced ER+/HER2- breast cancer. But, not all of them provided overall survival benefit in the same setting. One of the proposed mechanisms that influence the overall survival difference is from the different influence of the 3 CDK4, 6 inhibitors on tumor microenvironment and/ or immune system. However, there was no head-to-head comparison of the 3 CDK4, 6 inhibitors in the same study. Neoadjuvant therapy provides a window to obtain tissue samples before treatment, during treatment, and after treatment. We aim to compare the immune modulation effects of palbociclib, ribociclib, and abemaciclib with letrozole in neoadjuvant treatment for ER+/HER2- early breast cancer.
• Female patients aged ≥ 20 years old at the time of informed consent.
• Patient has a histologically and/or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of estrogen-receptor positive and/or progesterone receptor positive breast cancer based on the most recently analyzed tissue sample and all tested by local laboratory. with estrogen receptor positive (\>10%) on IHC staining and HER2 negative (IHC 0+/1+, or IHC 2+ plus FISH negative)
• Stage II to III
• With adequate organ function
• ECOG 0-1