Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada.

Health Canada approved ribociclib, in combination with an aromatase inhibitor, for the treatment of pre/perimenopausal or postmenopausal women, or men ,with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer, as initial endocrine-based therapy.

This is written in the approval document as:

KISQALI (ribociclib tablets) is indicated, in combination with an aromatase inhibitor for the treatment of pre/perimenopausal or postmenopausal women, or men ,with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer, as initial endocrine-based therapy.

Citation

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. Kisqali (ribociclib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00075798.PDF. Revised May 2024. Accessed June 2025.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+) ER positive, HER2-negative Invasive Breast Carcinoma Anastrozole, Ribociclib
Sensitivity (+) HER2-negative, PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Anastrozole, Ribociclib
Sensitivity (+) ER positive, HER2-negative, PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Anastrozole, Ribociclib
Sensitivity (+) ER positive, HER2-negative Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole, Ribociclib
Sensitivity (+) HER2-negative, PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole, Ribociclib
Sensitivity (+) ER positive, HER2-negative, PR positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Letrozole, Ribociclib