Five-Year Data Consolidate Cosentyx Benefits

Cosentyx sales are growing at an impressive rate – up 37% in Q3 – and strong five-year safety and efficacy data in psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis is likely to drive that growth even higher.

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Cosentyx backed by five years of strong data in AS and PsA • Source: Shutterstock

Novartis AG has been highlighting yet more long-term data on Cosentyx (secukinumab) which emphasizes the efficacy of the blockbuster in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), as well as psoriasis.

Data presented at the American College of Rheumatology and the Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ACR/ARHP) meeting in Chicago on the...

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