Women with early stage breast cancer may now take Kisqali, a medication already approved for advanced disease.

The US FDA has approved Kisqali (ribociclib) for treating early-stage breast cancer in combination with hormone therapy. It targets high-risk HR-positive, HER2-negative stage II and III patients to prevent recurrence.

Novartis announced this week that the FDA has approved ribociclib (marketed as Kisqali) for the treatment of people with hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR-positive,