Novartis Kisqali reduced the risk of cancer recurrence while maintaining quality of life in patients diagnosed with early breast cancer
Novartis presents new patient-reported outcomes (PRO) data from the phase III NATALEE trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Virtual Plenary. The data show that a broad population of patients with stage II and III hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR+/HER2-) early breast cancer (EBC) maintained health-related quality of life (HRQoL) during treatment with Kisqali (ribociclib) plus endocrine therapy (ET).
“Treatment in early breast cancer is physically and emotionally arduous, and afterwards people diagnosed with EBC struggle to balance the worry of their cancer returning with the burden of managing adjuvant treatment,” said Dr. Peter A. Fasching, Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics Translational Medicine, at the University Hospital Erlangen and Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN and NATALEE trial investigator. “The patient-reported outcomes from NATALEE reinforce Kisqali as a potential adjuvant option that reduces the risk of cancer returning without compromising patients’ well-being, mental health or physical abilities.”
