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U.S. FDA approves Inluriyo (imlunestrant) in combination with Verzenio (abemaciclib) for ...

Published

18 September 2026

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opportunities

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Biotech

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United States

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Read at investor.lilly.com →

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Fusion42 · 18 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

The U.S. FDA granted full approval to Eli Lilly's Inluriyo (imlunestrant) combined with Verzenio (abemaciclib) for treating adults with ER+, HER2-, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer, based on data showing doubled median progression-free survival in the Phase 3 EMBER-3 trial.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Biotech, and 10 sources have reported it between 18 Sep 2026 and 21 Sep 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You can now offer a clinically proven oral therapy that combines hormonal and CDK4/6 inhibition without extra monitoring hurdles. The value lies in targeting resistance mutations at progression, opening direct competition with existing second-line breast cancer treatments.

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10 sources · first reported 18 Sep 2026 · latest 21 Sep 2026

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