Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that ER positive, HER2-negative status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Letrozole, Ribociclib in patients with Invasive Breast Carcinoma.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Health Canada:

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.