Tag archive for ‘Novartis’
Regenerative Medicine: Thoughts on How to Invest in This Dynamic New Technology
Key Investment Points of this Report Regenerative medicines promises to be a (the) major technology driving the biopharma industry in coming decades. The CAR-T products are the first commercially significant products stemming from this technology, but they are just the tip of a very large iceberg. Novartis, Gilead and Celgene have gained first mover status […]
Novartis Releases Three Month Interim Data for JULIET Trial of CTL-019 in r/r DLBCL
Key Points: Comparison of three month data for CTL-019 in the JULIET trial with Axi-Cel in ZUMA-1 indicates that safety and efficacy are remarkably comparable for the two products. At this point, there seems to be no differentiation between the two. Some analysts are strong propoents of Kite raised the issue that Novartis had manufacturing […]
Kite Pharma: Novartis and Kite File for Regulatory Approval of Their CAR-T Products; I Do Not Believe That KITE Has a Meaningful First Mover Advantage (KITE, Neutral, $82.19)
Key Points: Novartis will almost certainly gain approval for CTL-019 in r/r pediatric ALL early in 4Q, 2017. This would represent the first ever approval for a CAR-T product. Kite says that it will receive approval for Axi-Cel ((axicabtagene ciloleucel)) in r/r DLBCL and launch in the US in 2017 and will have first mover […]