Lilly's Abemaciclib On Par With Ibrance In Breast Cancer, But Not 'Clearly Superior'
Executive Summary
Despite returning positive results in the MONARCH-3 trial, Lilly's breast cancer therapy abemaciclib has sparked mixed reactions at ESMO; the big pharma will need to work on differentiating the drug from other CDK 4/6 therapies.
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