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Basel, September 10, 2022 — Novartis today announced new data from the Phase III RATIONALE 301 trial that show tislelizumab demonstrated non-inferior overall survival (OS) compared to sorafenib (median OS: 15.9 months vs. 14.1 months; stratified HR=0.85 [95.003% CI: 0.712, 1.019]) in patients with previously untreated, unresectable hepatocellular…Reimagine MedicineOncologyCancer
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Basel, September 9, 2022 — Novartis today announced results from a new pooled exploratory analysis across the entire MONALEESA Phase III program, confirming nearly one year of additional overall survival (OS) benefit in a subgroup of patients with aggressive forms of hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative (HR…Reimagine MedicineOncologyCancer
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Basel, August 30, 2022 — Novartis will showcase new data from across its oncology portfolio at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022 with over 35 accepted abstracts from Novartis-sponsored and investigator-initiated trials including new data in advanced breast cancer and metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.Reimagine MedicineOncologyMedical InnovationsCancer
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Basel, August 15, 2022 — Novartis announced today that the Phase III CANOPY-A study evaluating adjuvant treatment with canakinumab (ACZ885), an inhibitor of interleukin-1beta (IL-1β), in adult patients with stages II-IIIA and IIIB (T>5cm N2) completely resected (R0) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) did not meet its primary endpoint of…OncologyCancer
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Basel, June 30, 2022 — In early June, Novartis restarted radioligand therapy (RLT) production at its sites in Ivrea, Italy, and Millburn, New Jersey, and resumed delivery of doses to patients in a phased approach, ahead of the expected six-week timeframe. The company has remediated the issues that led to the temporary, voluntary suspension of…Reimagine MedicineOncologyCancer
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Basel, June 30, 2022 — Today Novartis announced results from the Phase III RATIONALE 306 trial showing tislelizumab plus chemotherapy significantly improved overall survival (OS) as a first-line treatment for adult patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), regardless of PD-L1 status.…Reimagine MedicineOncologyCancer
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Basel, June 24, 2022 — Novartis today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion and recommended granting marketing authorization for Scemblix® (asciminib) for the treatment of adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid…OncologyCancer
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Basel, June 23, 2022 — Novartis today announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval for Tafinlar® (dabrafenib) + Mekinist® (trametinib) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 6 years of age and older with unresectable or metastatic solid tumors with BRAF V600E mutation who have progressed following…Reimagine MedicineOncologyCancer
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Basel, June 22, 2022 — Novartis announced today that the European Commission (EC) approved Tabrecta® (capmatinib) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring alterations leading to mesenchymal-epithelial-transition factor gene (MET) exon 14 (METex14) skipping who require systemic therapy…Reimagine MedicineOncologyMedical InnovationsCancer
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Basel, June 12, 2022 — Novartis today announced long-term results from the ELIANA pivotal clinical trial of Kymriah® (tisagenlecleucel), the first-ever approved CAR-T cell therapy, in children and young adult patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), with a maximum survival follow-up of 5.9 years. For…OncologyCell and Gene TherapyCancer
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