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December 2017
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Novartis' combination therapy Tafinlar® + Mekinist® granted FDA Priority Review for the adjuvant treatment of stage III BRAF V600 mutation-positive melanoma
Priority Review designation based on Phase III study showing 53% reduction in risk of recurrence or death with Tafinlar + Mekinist, as compared to placebo[1] Improvements observed in key… -
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Novartis announces Oncology head to retire
Basel, December 15, 2017 - Novartis announced today that Bruno Strigini, CEO Novartis Oncology has decided to retire from Novartis and the industry for personal reasons. Joseph Jimenez, CEO of… -
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Novartis gibt Rücktritt des Onkologie-Chefs bekannt
Basel, 15. Dezember 2017 - Novartis gibt bekannt, dass sich Bruno Strigini, CEO Novartis Onkologie, entschieden hat, die Firma aus persönlichen Gründen zu verlassen und sich aus der Industrie… -
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Novartis drug crizanlizumab shown to prolong time to patients' first sickle cell pain crisis in subgroup analysis of SUSTAIN study
Investigational therapy crizanlizumab (SEG101, formerly SelG1) approximately doubled the time to first on-treatment sickle cell pain crisis, according to new subgroup analysis of Phase II SUSTAIN… -
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Primary analysis results from Novartis pivotal JULIET trial show Kymriah(TM) (tisagenlecleucel) sustained complete responses at six months in adults with r/r DLBCL, a difficult-to-treat cancer
At six months, 30% of patients treated with Kymriah were in complete response, with a 74% relapse-free rate after onset of response; median duration of response was not reached Grade 3/4… -
Story Access to Healthcare
Pioneering business approach expands healthcare in Indian villages
Healthy Family program combines health education with improved access to doctors and medicines.
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One boy’s quest to battle cancer
After a diagnosis of childhood cancer, Ryan faced the diagnosis and treatment of leukemia head- on with the support of his family and community.
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Sandoz announces new Phase I data showing proposed biosimilar pegfilgrastim matches reference medicine
Phase I study demonstrates matching pharmacokinetic (PK), pharmacodynamic (PD), safety and immunogenicity profiles of Sandoz biosimilar pegfilgrastim and reference medicine Pegfilgrastim is a… -
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Novartis tender offer for Advanced Accelerator Applications commences
Basel, December 7, 2017 -Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS) ("Novartis") today announced that its direct and indirect subsidiary, Novartis Groupe France S.A., a société anonyme organized under the laws of… -
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Kisqali® first and only CDK4/6 inhibitor to show superior efficacy vs. oral endocrine therapy as 1L treatment in randomized Phase III trial in premenopausal women with HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer
Kisqali plus an oral endocrine partner demonstrated significant efficacy with sustained benefit of nearly two years (median PFS 23.8 vs 13.0 months for endocrine therapy alone) and… -
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Researchers overcome hurdles to test experimental malaria drug
The race is on to find a new treatment before resistance to today’s drugs becomes widespread.