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CDK4/6 Inhibitor Biomarker Research: Are We Barking Up the Wrong Tree?

Meenakshi AnuragSvasti HaricharanMatthew J Ellis
Published in: Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (2019)
CDK4/6 inhibitors have emerged as a significant advance for the treatment of patients with advanced estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. However, the identification of predictive markers that optimize their use is proving harder than expected. In this commentary we advocate for unbiased discovery and a collaborative approach across trials.See related article by Finn et al., p. 110.
Keyphrases
  • estrogen receptor
  • positive breast cancer
  • cell cycle
  • small molecule
  • high throughput
  • quality improvement
  • replacement therapy
  • bioinformatics analysis