iptacopan

With More 2024 FDA Filings Planned, Novartis Drug Starts Showing Blockbuster Potential

Novartis drug iptacopan, which won its first FDA approval in early December in a rare blood disorder, has met the main goal of a pivotal test in an ultra-rare kidney disease. The small molecule’s potential to address many diseases has stirred up blockbuster expectations.

By Frank Vinluan

BioPharma, Pharma

Novartis Kidney Disease Drug Hits First Goal of Study; 2024 FDA Filing Planned

Novartis’s iptacopan met the first of two main goals in its pivotal study in immunoglobulin A nephropathy, and the pharma giant plans to seek accelerated FDA approval next year. The drug could challenge two available therapies for the rare kidney disorder.

By Frank Vinluan