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  • Pfizer's CDK4/6 inhibitor a...
    Morrison, Chris

    Nature biotechnology, 04/2015, Volume: 33, Issue: 4
    Journal Article

    The first cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor was okayed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) February 3, as New York-based Pfizer received accelerated approval for Ibrance (palbociclib) based on phase 2 data. The drugs go-ahead is for use as a frontline treatment in combination with letrozole (Femara), a standard anti-estrogen therapy, in postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor (ESR)-positive human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-negative (ESR+/HER2) advanced breast cancer.