Piqray: German Withdrawal, European Reimbursement Deals & Broader Indication Plans

Novartis Is Persevering To Make Piqray A Big Player

Novartis has failed to reach a reimbursement agreement to keep its first-in-class advanced breast cancer drug on the German market, but it is pressing on with plans to expand market access for the product across Europe. It is also working on securing regulatory approval to use Piqray in a broader patient population that would carve out a more meaningful place in the relevant treatment pathway.

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Agreement was not reached on reimbursement for Piqray in Germany • Source: Alamy

Novartis has withdrawn Piqray (alpelisib) from the German market after failing to strike a reimbursement deal for the first-in-class advanced breast cancer drug, which was approved for use across Europe last year.

Meanwhile, the company said it has secured reimbursement agreements for Piqray in several other European countries and that efforts to land market access deals throughout the rest of the continent were in the early stages

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