Novartis AG is poised to significantly expand the market and sales for Kisqali (ribociclib) with the CDK4/6 inhibitor’s new US Food and Drug Administration approval for treatment of patients with early breast cancer.
Kisqali Label Expansion Will Double Market Size Opportunity
The US FDA approved the drug with a broad label for patients with HR+/HER2- early breast cancer at high risk of recurrence, a potentially multibillion-dollar opportunity.
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