Lilly Validates CDK4/6 Continuation in ESR1 Breast Cancer at an 86% Toxicity Cost
FDA approved Lilly's Inluriyo plus Verzenio for ESR1-mutated ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer after endocrine progression, doubling median PFS to 11.1 months in EMBER-3. The clinical gain comes with 86% diarrhea and neutropenia rates, challenging early liquid biopsy switching models.