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Therapy Name | Hydroxychloroquine + Letrozole + Palbociclib |
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Therapy Description |
Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine sulfate) increases intralysosomal pH, resulting in inhibition of autophagic protein degradation and accumulation of autophagosomes, which potentially leads to cell death in autophagy-dependent tumor cells (NCI Drug Dictionary). |
Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Hydroxychloroquine | Plaquenil | HCQ | Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine sulfate) increases intralysosomal pH, resulting in inhibition of autophagic protein degradation and accumulation of autophagosomes, which potentially leads to cell death in autophagy-dependent tumor cells (NCI Drug Dictionary). | |
Letrozole | Femara | Letrozol | Aromatase Inhibitor 3 | Femara (letrozole) is an aromatase inhibitor, which inhibits estrogen synthesis, and is approved for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer (FDA.gov). |
Palbociclib | Ibrance | PD0332991|PD-0332991 | CDK4/6 Inhibitor 13 | Ibrance (palbociclib) is a selective inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) and 6 (CDK6) (PMID: 19874578). Ibrance (palbociclib) is approved in combination with an aromatase inhibitor in postmenopausal patients with ER-positive, ERBB2 (HER2)-negative metastatic breast cancer, and in combination with Faslodex (fulvestrant) in patients with ER-positive, ERBB2 (HER2)-negative metastatic breast cancer (FDA.gov). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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Clinical Trial | Phase | Therapies | Title | Recruitment Status | Covered Countries | Other Countries |
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NCT03774472 | Phase Ib/II | Hydroxychloroquine + Letrozole + Palbociclib | Hydroxychloroquine, Palbociclib, and Letrozole Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Estrogen Receptor Positive, HER2 Negative Breast Cancer | Completed | USA | 0 |