Novartis Makes Mayzent Case With More MS Data

Presentations at ECTRIMS highlight the recently approved pill's effects on disability and cognition.  

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Mayzent can help patients keep their mobility for over four years longer • Source: Shutterstock

Novartis AG has presented data on Mayzent which it hopes will help the newly approved multiple sclerosis drug become a key driver of the company's neurology franchise.

The Swiss group has unveiled data from additional post hoc analyses at the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) meeting in Stockholm from the Phase III...

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