Introduction: This study examined real-world data from patients who received eribulin for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) collected from 14 hospitals across the UK.
Methods: Anonymized data were collected retrospectively from patients with MBC who had received eribulin. The data included the hormone-receptor status, histological diagnosis, age, prior chemotherapy, response to eribulin, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS).
Results: Among 577 patients analyzed, the median age was 56 years, and most patients (73%) were estrogen-receptor positive. The median OS was 288 days (95% confidence interval [CI]: 261-315), and the PFS was 117 days (95% CI: 105-129). The median OS was higher among older patients (≥65 vs. <65 years: 325 days [95% CI: 264-385] vs. 285 days [95% CI: 252-317]; p = 0.028). The median OS was also higher in patients who received eribulin after fewer prior lines of chemotherapy (≤2 vs. >2 prior: 328 days [95% CI: 264-385] vs. 264 days [95% CI: 229-298]; p = 0.042).
Discussion/conclusion: These retrospective data suggest that eribulin can be successfully used in older patients with MBC. Eribulin treatment was more effective in earlier-line settings, which, while predictable, supports consideration of eribulin as a second-line treatment option.
Keywords: Eribulin; Metastatic breast cancer; Observation study; Older adults; Real-world data; Second-line treatment.
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