Novartis's Big Hopes For Transplant Drug Blown Apart

Iscalimab Not Effective Enough In Preventing Kidney Rejection

Long touted as one of the drugs to watch in the Swiss giant's pipeline, iscalimab's chances of replacing tacrolimus as the standard of care preventing organ rejection in transplant patients have been dealt a hefty blow after a Phase II trial failure.

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Less than half of donated kidneys last 10 years • Source: Alamy

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