Novartis' CAR-T Kymriah has become the first therapy in the category to be approved for the treatment of relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma, ahead of Gilead Sciences' rival Yescarta.
Gilead Sciences' Kite Pharma has become the first drugmaker to get FDA approval to use a CAR-T therapy after just one earlier systemic therapy, moving the approach up the treatment pathway.