Ribociclib

FDA has approved Novartis Kisqali(ribociclib) to reduce risk of recurrence in people with hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative(HR+/HER2-) early breast cancer (EBC).
Kisqali is a selective cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, a class of drugs that help slow the progression of cancer by inhibiting two proteins called cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 (CDK4/6). These proteins, when over-activated, can enable cancer cells to grow and divide too quickly. Targeting CDK4/6 with enhanced precision may play a role in ensuring that cancer cells do not continue to replicate uncontrollably. Beyond today’s FDA approval of Kisqali for EBC patients in the US, regulatory reviews for Kisqali as an EBC treatment are ongoing worldwide, including in the EU and China.