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MONALEESA-3 safety profile

KISQALI + fulvestrant in 1L/2L postmenopausal patients

Majority of adverse reactions were manageable and reversible1-3
  • Dose reductions due to ARs: 32% with KISQALI + fulvestrant4

  • Permanent discontinuations: 8% with KISQALI + fulvestrant4

  • 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 lymphocytes, increase in creatinine, decrease in hemoglobin, increase in gamma-glutamyl transferase, increase in AST, nausea, increase in ALT, infections, decrease in platelets, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, decrease in glucose serum, cough, rash, and pruritus4

  • Fatal ARs occurred in 1.2% of patients who received KISQALI. Fatal ARs in ≥0.1% of patients receiving KISQALI included cardiac failure, ventricular arrhythmia, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress, pulmonary embolism, and hemorrhagic shock (0.2% each)4

  • 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-3. Table shows adverse reactions with KISQALI + fulvestrant vs placebo + fulvestrant, 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%). 
†Includes the following fatal adverse reactions: pneumonia (n=1). 
Only includes grade 3 ARs.
 

Table showing select laboratory abnormalities (≥10%) in MONALEESA-3. Table compares KISQALI + fulvestrant to placebo + fulvestrant 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
 

Review the assessments schedule and the incidence of QT prolongation across clinical trials

The majority of adverse reactions with KISQALI were manageable and reversible 

 

Review dose adjustment guidance

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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; 2L=second line; 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; 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.