Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that HER2-negative, PR positive status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Everolimus, Exemestane in patients with Invasive Breast Carcinoma.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Health Canada:

AFINITOR is indicated for the treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer in combination with exemestane after recurrence or progression following treatment with letrozole or anastrozole.

Citation

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. Afinitor (everolimus) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00063824.PDF. Revised November 2021. Accessed June 2025.