September 30, 2019 Off

Alvotech appoints new Chief Scientific Officer

By Dino Mustafić

Alvotech said in a Monday press release it has appointed Joseph Edward McClellan as its new Chief Scientific Officer, who will be leading the company’s R&D functions, with overall responsibility for bringing products to market through its pipeline and overseeing R&D operations across Alvotech’s sites in Reykjavik, Julich, Hanover and Zurich.

September 30, 2019 Off

Novartis at ESMO: Kisqali plus fulvestrant achieved statistically significant overall survival benefit vs. fulvestrant alone in postmenopausal women

By Dino Mustafić

Novartis will present results from its trial designated Mnaleesa-3, which showed that ribociclib branded as Kisqali has achieved statistically significant improvement in overall survival (OS), which is – according to Novartis – the only CDK4/6 inhibitor to demonstrate positive overall survival in two pivotal Phase III trials — consistently demonstrating approximately 30% reduction in the risk of death.