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FDA approves label expansion for Promacta
25 August 2015 | By Victoria White
The FDA has approved a label expansion for Promacta to treat low blood platelet count in paediatric patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura...
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Novartis pays $1 billion to bolster its pipeline with ofatumumab
21 August 2015 | By Victoria White
Novartis is to acquire all remaining rights to GSK's ofatumumab to develop treatments for MS and other autoimmune indications...
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EC approves Odomzo for basal cell carcinoma
20 August 2015 | By Victoria White
The EC has approved Novartis’ Odomzo (sonidegib) 200 mg capsules for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma...
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Mereo BioPharma raises $119m and acquires a clinical product portfolio from Novartis
29 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Mereo BioPharmahas successfully raised $119m and simultaneously acquired a portfolio of three innovative clinical-stage development programmes from Novartis...
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CHMP recommends Revolade for severe aplastic anaemia
27 July 2015 | By Victoria White
CHMP has adopted a positive opinion for Revolade for the treatment of patients with severe aplastic anaemia who have had an insufficient response to IST...
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Tafinlar and Mekinist combination therapy achieves regulatory milestones
27 July 2015 | By Victoria White
The CHMP has adopted a positive opinion for the combination of Tafinlar and Mekinist for the treatment of adult patients with advanced melanoma...
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J&J and Norvatis to fight it out in the axSpA treatment space
22 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Stelara has progressed into Phase III development for axSpA and, following its anticipated approval, is forecast to achieve sales of $244.7 million in 2024...
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Malaria treatment Coartem 80/480mg receives WHO prequalification
16 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Coartem 80/480mg has received WHO prequalification, making it the first high strength ACT antimalarial treatment available for public sector procurement...
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FDA approves heart failure treatment Entresto
8 July 2015 | By Victoria White
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novartis' Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) tablets for the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
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New results show sustained efficacy with secukinumab over one year in psoriatic arthritis patients
29 June 2015 | By Victoria White
New one year results from the pivotal Phase III FUTURE 2 study of Novartis’ secukinumab in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have been published.
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Novartis acquires Spinifex Pharmaceuticals
29 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Novartis has entered into an agreement to acquire Spinifex - a company focused on developing a peripheral approach to treat neuropathic pain...
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Panobinostat recommended by CHMP for EU approval to treat multiple myeloma
26 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The CHMP of the EMA have adopted a positive opinion for panobinostat capsules for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma...
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Arzerra improved median progression-free survival by 54% in patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
12 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Novartis has presented promising data from the Phase III COMPLEMENT 2 study of Arzerra in patients with replapsed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia...
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Novartis’ Xolair improves quality of life by 78% for chronic spontaneous urticaria patients
12 June 2015 | By Victoria White
New analyses from pivotal Phase III studies show Xolair helps patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria achieve improvements in quality of life measures...
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Novartis announces new one-year results demonstrating sustained secukinumab efficacy in ankylosing spondylitis patients
10 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Novartis has announced new one-year study results from the MEASURE 2 pivotal Phase III study of secukinumab in ankylosing spondylitis (AS)...
