AstraZeneca and Merck & Co. Inc. announced Lynparza (olaparib) was approved in the United States for the adjuvant treatment of patients with germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm) HER2-negative high-risk early breast cancer who have already been treated with chemotherapy either before or after surgery.

Novartis said Kisqali helped women with advanced breast cancer after menopause live longer, adding to data the Swiss company hopes will help convince doctors to choose the drug over Pfizer’s blockbuster Ibrance.

Novartis’ Phase III MONALEESA-3 clinical trial of Kisqali (ribociclib) hit the key secondary endpoint, overall survival.