Post-progression treatment (tx) analyses of evERA Breast Cancer (BC): A phase III trial of giredestrant (GIRE) + everolimus (E) in patients (pts) with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced BC (ER+, HER2– aBC) previously treated with a CDK4/6 inhibitor (i).

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Authors: Komal L. Jhaveri, Hope S. Rugo, Sara M. Tolaney, Maite Velázquez Martín, Gregory A. Vidal, Luca Moscetti, Adam Brufsky, William John Gradishar, Andreas Schneeweiss, Naoki Niikura, Anne M. Favret, Margarita Sonia Alfie
+8 more Keun Seok Lee, Sarah Khan, Kristin L. Griffiths, Lisa Lam, Merilin Feldman, Bann-mo Day, Pablo Diego Pérez-Moreno, Erica L. Mayer
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Abstract

1016 Background: evERA BC (NCT05306340) is the first Phase III trial to demonstrate a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in investigator-assessed progression-free survival (INV-PFS) with an all-oral, selective ER degrader and full ER antagonist combination (GIRE + E) compared with standard-of-care endocrine therapy combinations (SOC ET + E) in pts with ER+, HER2– aBC post-CDK4/6i + ET (Mayer ESMO 2025). Improvement in INV-PFS was seen in all pts (hazard ratio [HR], 0.56) and in pts whose tumors had a detectable ESR1 mutation ( ESR1 m; HR, 0.38), with no unexpected safety findings. We report exploratory post-progression tx analyses. Methods: Pts with ER+, HER2– aBC who had disease progression (PD) or relapse during/post-CDK4/6i + ET were randomized 1:1 to once-daily oral 30 mg GIRE + 10 mg E or SOC ET (exemestane/ fulvestrant/tamoxifen) + E until PD/unacceptable toxicity. Exploratory analyses included PFS2 (time from randomization to PD on next-line tx, or death), chemotherapy-free survival (CFS; time to first subsequent chemotherapy and/or antibody–drug conjugate [ADC], or death), and types of cancer tx following discontinuation from study tx. Results: Median PFS2 and CFS were longer with GIRE + E vs SOC ET + E in all pts (PFS2 HR, 0.69; CFS HR, 0.61), including in the ESR1 m (PFS2, 0.61; CFS, 0.46) and ESR1 m not detected populations (PFS2, 0.77; CFS, 0.80; Table). Of those receiving follow-up cancer therapy in all pts, and in the ESR1 m and ESR1 m not detected populations, 69.1%, 63.3%, and 73.8%, respectively, received chemotherapy in the GIRE + E arm vs 71.5%, 65.3%, and 79.0% in the SOC ET + E arm; 24.5%, 18.4%, and 29.5% received an ADC in the GIRE + E arm vs 31.4%, 25.3%, and 38.7% in the SOC ET + E arm. Conclusions: Delaying chemotherapy improves clinical and quality of life outcomes in ER+ aBC. These analyses further support the superior INV-PFS of GIRE + E over SOC ET + E observed in all pts and in the ESR1 m population. Improvements in PFS2 and CFS, regardless of ESR1 m status, suggest that the clinical benefit of GIRE + E is sustained beyond initial progression. Clinical trial information: NCT05306340 . All pts ESR1 m ESR1 m not detected GIRE + E (n = 183) SOC ET + E (n = 190) GIRE + E (n = 102) SOC ET + E (n = 105) GIRE + E (n = 81) SOC ET + E (n = 85) PFS2 Event, n (%) 81 (44.3) 108 (56.8) 39 (38.2) 57 (54.3) 42 (51.9) 51 (60.0) Median, mo (95% CI) 19.0(15.5, not evaluable [NE]) 13.2 (11.7, 15.9) 19.0 (15.5, NE) 12.9 (11.8, 17.6) 17.3(13.0, NE) 12.9 (9.8, 20.8) Stratified HR (95% CI) 0.69 (0.51, 0.92) 0.61 (0.40, 0.93) 0.77 (0.51, 1.17) CFS Event, n (%) 111 (60.7) 146 (76.8) 51 (50.0) 78 (74.3) 60 (74.1)

Fields of Study & Subjects

Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Breast Cancer Treatment Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Volume
44
Issue
16_suppl
Pages
1016–1016
Publication date
27 May 2026
Language
EN