News Archive

October 2018

• Press Release Oct 19, 2018

  Novartis phase II GEOMETRY mono-1 trial of investigational medicine capmatinib (INC280) shows positive results in patients with MET mutated advanced NSCLC

  Phase II study efficacy data showed overall response rate of 72.0% and 39.1%, respectively, in treatment-naive and previously treated patients with advanced MET exon-14 skipping mutated non-small…
• Press Release Oct 19, 2018

  Novartis announces presentation of new Lutathera® NETTER-1 data at ESMO demonstrating significant improvement in PFS regardless of baseline liver tumor burden

  Lutathera treatment was associated with an ~80% reduction in the estimated risk of tumor progression or death vs comparator, regardless of baseline liver tumor burden[1] Lutathera treatment was…
• Key Release Oct 18, 2018

  Novartis announces planned acquisition of Endocyte to expand expertise in radiopharmaceuticals and build on commitment to transformational therapeutic platforms

  Novartis to acquire Endocyte to accelerate development of innovative radioligand technology for treating cancer  Acquisition would add 177Lu-PSMA-617, a potential first-in-class…
• Key Release Oct 18, 2018

  Novartis erzielt im dritten Quartal starkes Wachstum und treibt Innovationen wie fortschrittliche Therapieplattformen voran, um das zukünftige Wachstum zu beschleunigen

  Der Nettoumsatz steigt um 6% (kWk[1], +3% USD), vor allem dank folgender Beiträge: Cosentyx erzielt mit starken Volumenzuwächsen in allen Indikationen einen Umsatz von USD 750 Millionen (+37% kWk…
• Key Release Oct 18, 2018

  Novartis delivered strong growth and innovation during the third quarter, including progressing advanced therapy platforms to drive future growth

  Net sales grew 6% (cc[1], +3% USD) mainly driven by: Cosentyx grew to USD 750 million (+37% cc) with strong volume growth across indications Entresto more than doubled to USD 271 million (+113…
• Key Release Oct 18, 2018

  Novartis a enregistré, au troisième trimestre, une forte croissance et fait preuve d'une innovation dynamique, incluant des plateformes thérapeutiques avancées pour soutenir la croissance future

  Hausse du chiffre d'affaires net de 6% (tcc[1], +3% USD), stimulée principalement par: Cosentyx, qui a progressé à USD 750 millions (+37% tcc) grâce à une forte croissance en volume dans toutes…
• Press Release Oct 16, 2018

  Novartis 5-year data in psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis reinforces Cosentyx® leadership in spondyloarthritis

  Data from the MEASURE 1 and FUTURE 1 studies show rapid and long-lasting sustained improvement in the signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA)[1],[2] …
• Press Release Oct 11, 2018

  Sandoz announces global resolution of biosimilar adalimumab patent disputes, securing patient access

  Global resolution secures patient access to Sandoz biosimilar Hyrimoz® (adalimumab)[1] for the reference medicine Humira®** Resolution paves way for 2018 launch in key European markets and…
• Press Release Oct 10, 2018

  Novartis announces new data from the first direct head-to-head trial to demonstrate superior efficacy of Gilenya® over Copaxone® in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

  Topline findings from ASSESS show adult relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients taking Gilenya (fingolimod) 0.5mg experienced significantly fewer relapses than patients on Copaxone (…
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  Story Oct 10, 2018 From Our Labs

  Women in Science: Marjorie Eiref

  Marjorie Eiref, Head of Operations for Neuroscience Research at Novartis, describes how her family medical history has impacted her career.

• Press Release Oct 10, 2018

  Breadth of data at ECTRIMS underpins Novartis' relentless commitment to decoding the science of multiple sclerosis (MS) and decreasing the patient burden

  33 abstracts from the leading MS portfolio include data for Gilenya® (fingolimod), and investigational drugs siponimod (BAF312) and ofatumumab (OMB157) New research will be presented on…
• Press Release Oct 09, 2018

  Novartis analysis shows crizanlizumab (SEG101) increased the number of patients free of sickle cell pain crises vs placebo during SUSTAIN study

  Data published in the American Journal of Hematology show more than twice as many patients taking crizanlizumab did not experience a disease-related pain crisis (also called vaso-occlusive crisis, or…