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Friday, October 18, 2019

Novartis strikes out on expanded use of Revolade/eltrombopag in Europe

The European Medicines Agency’s advisory committee CHMP has confirmed its negative opinion issued in June against approving Novartis’ (NVS -0.5%) Revolade (eltrombopag) as add-on treatment in previously untreated patients at least 12 years old with severe aplastic anemia who are not candidates for autologous stem cell transplant.
CHMP stated that the clinical study supporting the application was inadequate to show a treatment effect in these patients since there was no direct comparison between Revolade + immunosuppressive therapy and immunosuppressive therapy alone.
Revolade is currently approved in the EU for adults with severe aplastic anemia, patients at least one year old with primary immune thrombocytopenia and HCV-positive adults with thrombocytopenia.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3506932-novartis-strikes-expanded-use-eltrombopag-europe

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