Novartis announced data from subgroup analyses of the three pivotal phase III MONALEESA trials showing that Kisqali (ribociclib) plus endocrine therapy extended progression-free survival compared to endocrine therapy alone, regardless of the presence of visceral metastases in pre-, peri- and postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative advanced breast cancer.
On Feb. 2, Nature Medicine published the results of a large, randomized, prospective clinical trial in the nascent and some say, fringe, field of chrono-oncology—the study of how natural biological rhythms might impact cancer outcomes.
