Novartis has settled a lawsuit brought by Daiichi Sankyo’s Plexxikon subsidiary, paying $180 million to resolve claims that its Tafinlar cancer drug infringed US patents h
Novartis’ targeted factor B inhibitor iptacopan has become the first oral monotherapy to be approved by the FDA for rare blood disorder paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuri
Germany’s Merck KGaA is facing a big hole in its late-stage pipeline after multiple sclerosis (MS) candidate evobrutinib missed the mark in two phase 3 trials, spelling th
A few years ago, Roche abandoned the development of its lead PIK3CA-targeting drug taselisib on safety grounds, allowing rival Novartis to beat it to market, but now it ha
The FDA has announced it will start an investigation into the safety of CAR-T therapies, after becoming concerned that they may be linked to the development of T-cell canc
Novartis’ bid to build a strong presence in the treatment of rare kidney disease IgA nephropathy (IgAN) has been boosted by phase 3 data with atrasentan, the main asset in