Proteasome activation is required
for palbociclib ‐ induced cellular senescence, which is sensitive to the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib.
PALOMA - 1 showed that palbociclib in combination with the estrogen - production blocker, letrozole, doubled the time it took for metastatic cancer to recur from a median of 10 months with letrozole plus placebo, to 20 months
for palbociclib plus letrozole.
Not exact matches
While MEK inhibitors are part of treatment protocols
for melanoma,
palbociclib is entering clinical trials
for use in melanoma populations.
While one drug, MEK inhibitor, is usually used in advanced - stage melanoma, the other drug, CDK4 / 6 inhibitor,
palbociclib, is currently FDA - approved
for treatment of Estrogen Receptor - positive breast cancer patients.
The treatment arm received
palbociclib together with standard of care
for this population, fulvestrant, a drug that blocks the hormone receptor via a different mechanism than first - line therapies.
A new phase 3 study in some of the most difficult - to - treat patients, women with endocrine - resistant disease, showed that the newly approved drug,
palbociclib, more than doubled the time to cancer recurrence
for women with hormone - receptor (HR +) positive metastatic breast cancer.
The proteasome is a novel downstream target
for the anti ‐ cancer drug
palbociclib inhibiting proliferation by reduced proteasomal association with its inhibitor EMC29.
A new study has found a blood test
for cancer DNA could predict if a woman is responding to the new breast cancer drug
palbociclib, months earlier than current tests.