Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that ER positive, HER2-negative status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Abemaciclib in patients with Invasive Breast Carcinoma.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval to abemaciclib for the treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following endocrine therapy and prior chemotherapy in the metastatic setting.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Food and Drug Administration:

Verzenio is a kinase inhibitor indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following endocrine therapy and prior chemotherapy in the metastatic setting.

Citation

Eli and Lily Company. Verzenio (abemaciclib) [package insert]. U.S. Food and Drug Administration website. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2023/208716s010s011lbl.pdf. Revised March 2023. Accessed October 30, 2024.