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OCTOBER 19, 2021

FDA Approves Verzenio for Early Breast Cancer

The FDA approved abemaciclib (Verzenio, Lilly) with endocrine therapy (tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor) for adjuvant treatment of adults who have hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative, node-positive, early breast cancer at high risk for recurrence and a Ki-67 score of 20% or higher, as determined by an FDA-approved test. 

The agency also approved the Ki-67 IHC MIB-1 pharmDx (Dako Omnis, Agilent) assay as a companion diagnostic for selecting patients for this