Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada.

Health Canada approved palbociclib in combination with fulvestrant for the treatment of pre/perimenopausal or postmenopausal women, or men with HR-positive, HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression after prior endocrine therapy.

This is written in the approval document as:

IBRANCE (palbociclib) is indicated for the treatment of pre/perimenopausal or postmenopausal women, or men with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in combination with fulvestrant in patients with disease progression after prior endocrine therapy.

Citation

Pfizer Canada ULC. Ibrance (palbociclib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00080011.PDF. Revised March 2025. Accessed June 2025.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+) ER positive, HER2-negative Invasive Breast Carcinoma Fulvestrant, Palbociclib
Sensitivity (+) HER2-negative, PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Fulvestrant, Palbociclib
Sensitivity (+) ER positive, HER2-negative, PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Fulvestrant, Palbociclib