The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Novartis' Kisqali, which is used to treat postmenopausal women who have a form of breast cancer that has been difficult to treat. The drug will challenge rival Pfizer's Ibrance as a first-line treatment for HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.
Novartis has priced Kisqali, which it says has blockbuster potential, cheaper than Ibrance, with a 28-day supply, 600-mg dose costing $10,950, a 400-mg dose costing $8,760 and a 200-mg dose costing $4,380. The company estimates the meds' price at up to a 20 percent discount to Ibrance.
Kisqali is also under review in Europe.
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