Table of Contents
- Clinical trials overview
- Advanced breast cancer study
- Early breast cancer study
- Main endpoints and what they mean
- Who can participate
- Trial status and size
Clinical trials overview
Ly3484356 is being studied in Phase 3 clinical trials for breast cancer.[1][2] These studies are testing how Ly3484356 compares with standard endocrine therapy, which is treatment that blocks hormones that can help some breast cancers grow.[1][2]
The trials focus on people with ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.[1][2] This means the cancer is driven by estrogen signals and does not have high HER2 levels.[1][2]
Advanced breast cancer study
NCT04975308, also called EMBER-3, is a study in participants with ER+, HER2- advanced breast cancer.[1] It is an interventional study, which means participants receive assigned treatments so the research team can compare results.[1]
This trial compares imlunestrant with the investigator’s choice of endocrine therapy, which may be fulvestrant or exemestane.[1] It also compares imlunestrant plus abemaciclib with imlunestrant alone.[1]
The main goal is to compare progression-free survival (PFS), which is the time during and after treatment when the cancer does not get worse.[1] The study looks at PFS in the overall group, and also in the group with an ESR1 mutation, which is a change in a gene that can affect hormone-related cancer growth.[1]
Early breast cancer study
Trial 2022-501007-28-00, also called EMBER-4, is studying Ly3484356 in participants with early breast cancer.[2] The study compares Ly3484356 with standard endocrine therapy after people have already received 2 to 5 years of standard endocrine treatment.[2]
The trial is for people with ER+, HER2- early breast cancer who have a higher risk of recurrence, meaning the cancer could come back after treatment.[2] The standard endocrine therapy options in the study include exemestane, anastrozole, tamoxifen, and letrozole.[2]
The main outcome is invasive disease-free survival (IDFS), which measures how long a person stays free from a new or returning invasive cancer.[2]
Main endpoints and what they mean
In NCT04975308, the primary endpoint is investigator-assessed PFS, which means the study doctor checks whether the disease has stayed stable or has worsened.[1] The trial compares Arm A versus Arm B in the full study group, and also in the ESR1-mutation detected group.[1]
The same advanced breast cancer study also compares Arm C, which is Ly3484356 plus abemaciclib, with Arm A, which is Ly3484356 alone.[1] This helps show whether adding another medicine improves outcomes.[1]
In EMBER-4, the primary endpoint is IDFS, which is used to see whether Ly3484356 helps keep early breast cancer from returning or spreading.[2]
Who can participate
The studies are designed for people with ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.[1][2] One study includes advanced breast cancer, while the other includes early breast cancer with increased risk of recurrence.[1][2]
EMBER-4 includes people who have already completed 2 to 5 years of standard endocrine therapy, so it is focused on treatment after earlier care.[2] The advanced breast cancer study also includes a subgroup with an ESR1 mutation for a separate analysis.[1]
Trial status and size
Both trials are listed as Authorised, which means they have been approved to proceed in the source data.[1][2] NCT04975308 plans to enroll 874 participants, while EMBER-4 plans to enroll 8,082 participants.[1][2]
These are large Phase 3 studies, so they are designed to give stronger evidence about whether Ly3484356 helps compared with standard treatment.[1][2]


