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Double Delight For Novartis At The CHMP

Backing For MS Drug Mayzent And Isturisa For Cushing's

 
• By Kevin Grogan

Novartis has received two positive opinions in Europe, the most important being for Mayzent, its active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis drug which is key to the company's ambitions for growth in the neurology space.

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Mayzent Over Final Hurdle Before European approval • Source: Shutterstock

The latest meeting of the European Medicines Agency’s drug evaluation committee, the CHMP, has provided a double boost for Novartis AG with recommendations for its multiple sclerosis treatment Mayzent and Cushing’s syndrome therapy Isturisa.

The CHMP has adopted a positive opinion for Mayzent (siponimod) for the treatment of adults with active secondary progressive MS,...

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