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When it comes to cancer, there’s power in a good partner

Combinations of drugs could hold the key to overcoming some of the biggest challenges in lung and other cancers.

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Discovery

Solving the puzzle of immunotherapy

From an eccentric idea to a revolution in medicine – the history of immunotherapy and a peek into its future.

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FDA approves Novartis Scemblix® (asciminib), with novel mechanism of action for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia

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Sound Up for Lung Cancer

It’s time to change the conversation. Patient inspired and community led, Sound Up aims to empower people affected by lung cancer in raising the volume to vocally self-advocate.

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Access to Healthcare

Demystifying the science of myelodysplastic syndromes

Novartis works with visual artist Noma Bar and international patient group MDS Alliance to send a message of hope to people living with myelodysplastic syndromes.

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Novartis top-line results for CANOPY-1 Phase III study support further evaluation of canakinumab in lung cancer

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR

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Sandoz announces EU launch of ready-to-dilute generic Pemetrexed to treat most prevalent form of lung cancer

Basel, June 25, 2021 — Sandoz today announced the launch of generic oncology treatment Pemetrexed in 11 countries across Europe, including Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, and Spain.

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Novartis provides update on BELINDA study investigating Kymriah® as second-line treatment in aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Basel, August 24, 2021 — Novartis today announced an update on the Phase III BELINDA study investigating Kymriah® (tisagenlecleucel) in aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) after relapse or lack of response to first-line treatment. The BELINDA study did not meet its primary endpoint of event-free survival compared to treatment with the…

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Novartis presents important overall survival and quality-of-life results across solid tumor portfolio, among other key data at ESMO

Basel, August 30, 2021 — Novartis will present new data from its robust portfolio and pipeline of advanced therapeutic platforms in solid tumors, with more than 55 abstracts from Novartis-sponsored and investigator-initiated trials accepted at the upcoming European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2021. The ESMO Congress will be held…

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Sandoz strengthens pipeline by entering into agreement for biosimilar bevacizumab, a key oncology medicine

Basel, September 8, 2021 — Sandoz, a Novartis division, today announced that it has entered into a commercialization agreement with Bio-Thera Solutions, Ltd. for biosimilar bevacizumab (BAT1706). Bevacizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal IgG1 antibody that targets vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a key mediator of angiogenesis in…

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Novartis announces first FDA filing acceptance for anti-PD-1 antibody tislelizumab for people with esophageal cancer

Basel, September 13, 2021 — Novartis today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted the Biologics License Application (BLA) for anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor tislelizumab for the treatment of unresectable recurrent locally advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in people who had received…

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Novartis reports positive health-related quality of life data for 177Lu-PSMA-617 radioligand therapy in patients with advanced prostate cancer at ESMO 2021

Basel, September 17, 2021 — Novartis today announced positive health-related quality of life (HRQoL) data from its Phase III VISION study evaluating 177Lu-PSMA-617, an investigational targeted radioligand therapy, plus standard of care for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) versus standard of care alone. Many patients with…

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