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Indications. KISQALI® (ribociclib) is a kinase inhibitor indicated in combination with: an aromatase inhibitor for the treatment of pre/perimenopausal or postmenopausal women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer, as initial endocrine-based therapy; or fulvestrant for the treatment of postmenopausal women with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer, as initial endocrine-based therapy or following disease progression on endocrine therapy
Active ingredient: ribociclib Inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, hydroxypropylcellulose, magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Interstitial lung disease/pneumonitis. Severe, life-threatening, or fatal interstitial lung disease (ILD) and/or pneumonitis can occur in patients treated with KISQALI and other CDK4/6 inhibitors. Across clinical trials in patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer treated with KISQALI in combination with an aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant (“KISQALI treatment groups”), 1.1% of KISQALI-treated patients had ILD/pneumonitis of any grade, 0.3% had grade 3 or 4, and 0.1% had a fatal outcome. Additional cases of ILD/pneumonitis have been observed in the postmarketing setting, with fatalities reported. Monitor patients for pulmonary symptoms indicative of ILD/pneumonitis, which may include hypoxia, cough, and dyspnea. In patients who have new or worsening respiratory symptoms suspected to be due to ILD or pneumonitis, interrupt treatment with KISQALI immediately and evaluate the patient. Permanently discontinue treatment with KISQALI in patients with recurrent symptomatic or severe ILD/pneumonitis.
Adverse reactions. Across clinical trials of patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer, the most common ARs reported in the KISQALI treatment groups (pooled incidence ?20%) were neutropenia (74% vs 5%), nausea (45% vs 27%), infections (41% vs 30%), fatigue (33% vs 30%), diarrhea (30% vs 22%), leukopenia (30% vs 3%), vomiting (27% vs 16%), alopecia (24% vs 12%), headache (24% vs 22%), constipation (24% vs 16%), rash (21% vs 9%), and cough (21% vs 16%). The most common grade 3/4 ARs (reported at a pooled frequency >5%) were neutropenia (59% vs 1%), leukopenia (16% vs 3%), abnormal LFTs (9% vs 2%), and lymphopenia (5% vs 1%).