Positive Kisqali data will help Novartis take the fight to Pfizer

8 November 2017

Top-line data from the Phase III MONALEESA-7 trial of Kisqali (ribociclib) will support efforts from Novartis (NOVN: VX) to compete in the treatment of pre-menopausal advanced or metastatic breast cancer patients.

The Swiss firm hopes its CDK4/6 inhibitor will gain approval to take a share of the market dominated by US pharma giant Pfizer’s (NYSE: PFE) Ibrance (palbociclib), which is still riding high after gaining approval in 2015.

The study met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS) in premenopausal women with a certain kind of advanced breast cancer.

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