Ibrance + standard-of-care extends median PFS by over 15 months in HR+, HER2+ metastatic breast cancer, phase III trial shows

The phase III PATINA trial demonstrated that the addition of Ibrance (palbociclib) to current standard-of-care first-line maintenance therapy (following induction chemotherapy) resulted in statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival by investigator assessment in patients with hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive metastatic breast cancer.