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Novartis’ lymphoma treatment receives FDA breakthrough therapy designation

19 April 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to Novartis’ CTL019, an investigational chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy, for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed and refractory (r/r) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), who have failed two or more prior therapies. This is…

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Nanobiotix appoints Oncology industry veteran as Chief Operating Officer

7 February 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Digital Editor

Nanobiotix, a late clinical-stage nanomedicine company, announced the appointment of Alain Dostie, a senior executive from the pharmaceutical industry, as its Chief Operating Officer. Mr Dostie will lead Nanobiotix’s operations, including development, manufacturing, market access and sales, for their lead product NBTXR3, which could obtain a CE Mark approval in…

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Novartis invests in Ionis’ therapies to reduce cardiovascular risk

10 January 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Digital Editor

Novartis announced a collaboration and option agreement with Ionis Pharmaceuticals and its affiliate Akcea Therapeutics to license two novel treatments with the potential to significantly reduce cardiovascular risk in patients suffering from high levels of lipoproteins known as Lp(a) and ApoCIII.