Health Products Regulatory Authority

National register of authorized medicines in the Republic of Ireland.

Documents

Documents published by the Health Products Regulatory Authority, containing at least one indication involving a biomarker.

Name Indications Statements
Arimidex (anastrozole) [summary of product characteristics]. HPRA. 3 9
Aromasin (exemestane) [summary of product characteristics]. HPRA. 1 1
Femara (letrozole) [summary of product characteristics]. HPRA. 4 12

Regulatory approvals

Approved indications from the Health Products Regulatory Authority for cancer drugs containing at least one biomarker.

Document Indication Statements
Arimidex (anastrozole) [summary of product characteristics]. HPRA. Treatment of hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women. 3
Arimidex (anastrozole) [summary of product characteristics]. HPRA. Adjuvant treatment of hormone receptor-positive early invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. 3
Arimidex (anastrozole) [summary of product characteristics]. HPRA. Adjuvant treatment of hormone receptor-positive early invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women who have received 2 to 3 years of adjuvant tamoxifen. 3
Aromasin (exemestane) [summary of product characteristics]. HPRA. Aromasin is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with oestrogen receptor positive invasive early breast cancer (EBC), following 2 – 3 years of initial adjuvant tamoxifen therapy. 1
Femara (letrozole) [summary of product characteristics]. HPRA. Adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive invasive early breast cancer. 3
Femara (letrozole) [summary of product characteristics]. HPRA. Extended adjuvant treatment of hormone-dependent-invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women who have received prior standard adjuvant tamoxifen therapy for 5 years. 3
Femara (letrozole) [summary of product characteristics]. HPRA. First-line treatment in postmenopausal women with hormone-dependent advanced breast cancer. 3
Femara (letrozole) [summary of product characteristics]. HPRA. Neo-adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive, HER-2 negative breast cancer where chemotherapy is not suitable and immediate surgery not indicated. 3

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from Health Products Regulatory Authority's regulatory approvals.

Type Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+) ER positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Anastrozole
Sensitivity (+) PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Anastrozole
Sensitivity (+) ER positive, PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Anastrozole
Sensitivity (+) ER positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Anastrozole
Sensitivity (+) PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Anastrozole
Sensitivity (+) ER positive, PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Anastrozole
Sensitivity (+) ER positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Anastrozole
Sensitivity (+) PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Anastrozole
Sensitivity (+) ER positive, PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Anastrozole
Sensitivity (+) ER positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Exemestane
Sensitivity (+) ER positive, PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole
Sensitivity (+) ER positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole
Sensitivity (+) PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole
Sensitivity (+) ER positive, PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole
Sensitivity (+) ER positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole
Sensitivity (+) PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole
Sensitivity (+) ER positive, PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole
Sensitivity (+) ER positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole
Sensitivity (+) PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole
Sensitivity (+) ER positive, HER2-negative Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole
Sensitivity (+) HER2-negative, PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole
Sensitivity (+) ER positive, HER2-negative, PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole