Kisqali on PBS, very few will get it.
those of us who were waiting to get Ibrance or Kisqali on PBS we will not get either. Only newly the diagnosed who have NOT had an Aromatose drug. ( there would be very few of them ) BCNA failed t...
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Hi @Danielle_BCNA ,
I knew I had that part of the info from BCNA - can you please correct and tell us - has Novartis confirmed it is available for men on PBS?
I have a good friend with BC who would be very interested.
Lisa_BCNA said:Hi @traveltex, unfortunately the PBS listing for ribociclib is for women only because there is not enough evidence that ribociclib is an effective treatment for men. The first line trials for ribociclib only recruited women.
However, trials in later lines did include men. As the evidence emerges around benefit for men with breast cancer we will keep everyone updated. We will also continue to advocate for new drugs to treat breast cancer to be available on the PBS. The best advice is to talk to your medical oncologist about options for accessing the drug through compassionate access schemes or clinical trials.
I knew I had that part of the info from BCNA - can you please correct and tell us - has Novartis confirmed it is available for men on PBS?
I have a good friend with BC who would be very interested.