Capivasertib and Fulvestrant for Patients With HR+/HER2− Advanced Breast Cancer: Final Overall Survival Results From the Phase 3 CAPItello-291 Trial

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Erica L. Mayer, MD, MPH, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, reviews the rationale for capivasertib in hormone receptor positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced breast cancer, noting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathway alterations in nearly half of patients, activation through PIK3CA or AKT alterations or PTEN loss, and guideline recommendations for capivasertib plus fulvestrant in altered disease after endocrine progression.