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ASH: Novartis makes its Kymriah case in follicular lymphoma, but another Gilead showdown awaits

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  • cafead   Dec 05, 2020 at 11:53: PM
via Novartis is gunning for its third indication for CAR-T drug Kymriah, and Saturday it posted new data that it thinks can win over regulators. But by the time it can hit the market, it may have to face down a familiar foe in Gilead’s Yescarta.

In phase 2 study results presented Saturday at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) virtual annual meeting, Kymriah showed it could erase all signs of cancer in 65% of previously treated follicular lymphoma (FL) patients and spur a response in 83%.

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