Novartis' Investigational Drug Reports Longer Disease Control In Patients With Rare Blood Disorder
Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) on Tuesday shared results from the VAYHIT2 Phase 3 trial of ianalumab plus eltrombopag in patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) previously treated with corticosteroids.In August, Novartis shared topline results from the VAYHIT2 trial.Ianalumab (9 mg/kg) plus eltrombopag extended ITP disease control by 45%, based on the primary endpoint of time to treatment failure (TTF), which assesses how long patients maintain safe platelet levels during and after the treatment period. ...