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Verzenios ® ▼ (abemaciclib)
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What is Verzenios® ▼ (abemaciclib) effect on serum creatinine in early breast cancer?
Abemaciclib causes a reversible increase in serum creatinine without decreasing renal function.
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Effect on Serum Creatinine in monarchE
monarchE is an open-label, randomized, phase 3 trial comparing adjuvant abemaciclib 150 mg twice daily plus endocrine therapy (ET) versus ET alone for a two-year duration, in 5,637 patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-), node-positive, early breast cancer (EBC) at high risk of recurrence. At the end of the study treatment, patients entered physician-directed ET follow up for a total of 5-10 years, as clinically indicated.1
In the monarchE trial, increased serum creatinine was the most common laboratory abnormality reported in the abemaciclib + ET arm with
- 47.9% reporting a Grade 1 event
- 51.0% reporting a Grade 2 event, and
- 0.4% reporting a Grade 3 event.2
In monarchE, 10 patients (0.4%) discontinued abemaciclib treatment due to increased creatinine.3
Alternative Testing for Renal Impairment
Other measures of renal function (such as cystatin C) should be used as an alternative to either serum creatinine or creatinine-based calculated estimates of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) if
- serum creatinine rise is progressive after the first cycle
- there are other indications of renal injury (eg, proteinuria, etc.), or
- a patient has a need for precise GFR assessment (such as concomitant medications that effect kidney function).4,5
Creatinine may not be an accurate method to assess renal function in these patients.4-6
Cystatin C is a small protein that is produced by all nucleated cells and found in body fluids, including serum. It is formed at a constant rate and due to its small size is freely filtered by the glomeruli. Cystatin C is not secreted and is fully reabsorbed and broken down by the renal tubules.7 Cystatin C has been consistently found to have a higher correlation with standard measures of GFR when compared with creatinine.8
Serum or plasma cystatin C measurement is an automated test that is readily available and does not require special processing or handling of the blood sample.9
References
1Johnston SRD, Harbeck N, Hegg R, et al; monarchE Committee Members and Investigators. Abemaciclib combined with endocrine therapy for the adjuvant treatment of HR+, HER2−, node-positive, high-risk, early breast cancer (monarchE). J Clin Oncol. 2020;38(34):3987-3998. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.20.02514
2Data on file, Eli Lilly and Company and/or one of its subsidiaries.
3Rugo HS, O'Shaughnessy J, Song C, et al. Safety outcomes from monarchE: phase 3 study of abemaciclib combined with endocrine therapy for the adjuvant treatment of HR+, HER2−, node-positive, high risk, early breast cancer. Poster presented at: 17th Annual St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference (SGBCC Virtual); March 17-21, 2021.
4Milburn J, Jones R, Levy JB. Renal effects of novel antiretroviral drugs. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2017;32(3):434-439. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfw064
5Shlipak MG, Matsushita K, Ärnlöv J, et al. Cystatin C versus creatinine in determining risk based on kidney function. N Engl J Med. 2013;369(10):932-943. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1214234
6Chappell JC, Turner PK, Pak YA, et al. Abemaciclib inhibits renal tubular secretion without changing glomerular filtration rate. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2019;105(5):1187-1195. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.1296
7Chew JSC, Saleem M, Florkowski CM, George PM. Cystatin C – a paradigm of evidence based laboratory medicine. Clin Biochem Rev. 2008;29(2):47-62. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2533150/
8Inker LA, Schmid CH, Tighiouart H, et al. Estimating glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine and cystatin C. N Engl J Med. 2012;367(1):20-29. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1114248
9Shlipak MG, Mattes MD, Peralta CA. Update on cystatin C: incorporation into clinical practice. Am J Kidney Dis. 2013;62(3):595-603. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.03.027
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Date of Last Review: 20 September 2021
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