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Novartis: gets FDA priority review for neuromuscular disease

(CercleFinance.com) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis has won the US Food and Drug Administration's priority review status for a one-time treatment designed to address the genetic root cause of Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy, a progressive neuro-muscular disease that mostly affects children.


The decision is expected in May 2019, Novartis said.

The company has also announced longer-term data from two pivotal clinical trials on Kymriah, showing that durable responses were maintained in patients with advanced blood cancers.

Novartis also presented positive real-world evidence study in patients with immune thrombocytopenia treated with Revolade compared to other second-line therapies.

Finally, new data from a post hoc analysis of a Phase II study on crizanlizumab - a once-a-month monoclonal antibody infusion being investigated for the treatment of sickle cell disease - showed greater reductions of crises, Novartis said.

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