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MONALEESA-7 safety profile

KISQALI + AI in 1L premenopausal patients

Majority of adverse reactions were manageable and reversible1-3

These safety data are based on 495 patients who received KISQALI + NSAI + goserelin or placebo + NSAI + goserelin in MONALEESA-7:

  • Dose reductions due to ARs: 33% with KISQALI + NSAI + goserelin4

  • Permanent discontinuations: 3% with KISQALI + NSAI + goserelin4

  • Patients may require dose interruption, reduction, or discontinuation for ARs. Monitoring should include pulmonary symptoms, ECGs, serum electrolytes, LFTs, and CBCs. See Warnings and Precautions for risk of ILD/pneumonitis, SCARs, QT prolongation, hepatotoxicity, neutropenia, and embryo-fetal toxicity4

  • The most common ARs (≥20% on the KISQALI arm and ≥2% higher than placebo), including laboratory abnormalities, were decrease in leukocytes, decrease in neutrophils, decrease in hemoglobin, decrease in lymphocytes, increase in gamma-glutamyl transferase, increase in AST, infections, arthralgia, increase in ALT, nausea, decrease in platelets, and alopecia4

  • ARs in patients with visceral metastases receiving KISQALI were consistent with ARs in those without visceral metastases5

A table showing adverse reactions (≥10% and ≥2% higher than placebo) in MONALEESA-7. Table shows adverse reactions with KISQALI + NSAI + goserelin vs placebo + NSAI + goserelin, and includes values for all grades and, separately, grade 3 or 4. Please see full Prescribing Information for complete safety data.

Grading according to CTCAE version 4.03.
*Infections included urinary and respiratory tract infections, gastroenteritis, and sepsis (<1%). 
†Only includes grade 3 ARs.

Table showing select laboratory abnormalities (≥10%) in MONALEESA-7. Table compares KISQALI + NSAI + goserelin to placebo +NSAI + goserelin with two columns each, one for percentage of all grades and one for percentage of grade 3 or 4. Please see full Prescribing Information for complete safety data.

Scheduled blood tests and 2 upfront ECGs help to ensure your patients start KISQALI with confidence


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The majority of adverse reactions with KISQALI were manageable and reversible


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KISQALI Treatment Guide

A comprehensive guide to treatment with KISQALI, with dedicated sections to support you in treating your patients with HR+/HER2- early or metastatic breast cancer.
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1L=first line; AI=aromatase inhibitor; ALT=alanine aminotransferase; AR=adverse reaction; AST=aspartate aminotransferase; CBC=complete blood count; CTCAE=Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; ECG=electrocardiogram; GGT=gamma-glutamyl transferase; ILD=interstitial lung disease; LFT=liver function test; mBC=metastatic breast cancer; NSAI=nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor; SCAR=severe cutaneous adverse reaction.

References: 1. Tripathy D, Im S-A, Colleoni M, et al. Ribociclib plus endocrine therapy for premenopausal women with hormone-receptor-positive, advanced breast cancer (MONALEESA-7): a randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2018;19(7):904-915. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30292-4 2. Slamon DJ, Neven P, Chia S, et al. Phase III randomized study of ribociclib and fulvestrant in hormone receptor–positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–negative advanced breast cancer: MONALEESA-3. J Clin Oncol. 2018;36(24):2465-2472. doi:10.1200/JCO.2018.78.9909 3. Data on file. CLEE011A2301. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp; 2016. 4. Kisqali. Prescribing information. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. 5. Yardley DA, Yap YS, Azim HA, et al. Pooled exploratory analysis of survival in patients with HR+/HER2− advanced breast cancer and visceral metastases treated with ribociclib + endocrine therapy in the MONALEESA trials. Poster presented at: ESMO Congress 2022; September 9-13, 2022; Paris, France. Poster 205P.