This document summarizes results from several clinical trials testing different treatments for HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer. Key findings include:
1) A phase III study found that maintenance treatment with paclitaxel and gemcitabine after first-line paclitaxel/gemcitabine significantly prolonged progression-free survival compared to observation alone. Overall survival was also significantly prolonged with maintenance therapy.
2) Another study found fulvestrant 500 mg was superior to anastrozole in patients with advanced breast cancer who had relapsed or progressed on prior tamoxifen therapy. Progression-free survival was longer with fulvestrant.
3) The BOLERO-2 trial