# Capivasertib: First Approval

Source: https://onco.cc/key-papers/paper-capivasertib-breast-hr-positive-drugs-2024/  
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## TL;DR

Review on Capivasertib in HR-positive / HER2-negative breast cancer, in Drugs (2024), one of the most cited Europe PMC records with Capivasertib in its title.

## Summary

Capivasertib (Truqap™) is an orally available, small-molecule pan-AKT inhibitor being developed by AstraZeneca for the treatment of various cancers, including breast and prostate cancers. Capivasertib received its first approval, in the USA, in November 2023 for use in combination with fulvestrant for the treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2)-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer with one or more PIK3CA/AKT1/PTEN-alterations following progression on at least one endocrine-based regimen in the metastatic setting or recurrence on or within 12 months of completing adjuvant therapy. Capivasertib is also under regulatory review for HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer in the EU and several other countries, and in phase III clinical development for use (in combination with other anti-cancer agents) in the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer, castration-resistant prostate cancer, and hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of capivasertib leading to this first approval for HR-positive, HER2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Indexed on Europe PMC as PubMed record 38388873 (DOI 10.1007/s40265-024-01998-6). Its title names Capivasertib and its text names HR-positive / HER2-negative breast cancer; PubMed types it as a review (Review). It was matched automatically to the idea "Molecular-progression switching beyond ESR1" and no figure has been checked by an editor.

## Fields

- Kind: Key paper
- Last checked: 2026-09-22
- Tags: europepmc-ingest
- Journal: Drugs
- Year: 2024
- DOI: 10.1007/s40265-024-01998-6
- Authors: Shirley M
- What it means: One of the most cited reviews Europe PMC returns for Capivasertib in HR-positive / HER2-negative breast cancer, so it is a natural first reading for anyone weighing the idea it is linked from. The record was linked automatically by title and abstract; read the abstract above and the paper itself before relying on any figure.
- Caveats: Matched by Capivasertib in the title and HR-positive / HER2-negative breast cancer in the title or abstract of the Europe PMC record; the summary reproduces the record's abstract and no figure has been verified against the full paper.; A review summarises other studies; the primary reports it cites are the evidence.

## Sources

- Drugs 2024: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40265-024-01998-6
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38388873/
- Europe PMC: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/38388873

## Connected records

- ideas: [Molecular-progression switching beyond ESR1](https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-ctdna-switch-generalised/)

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