Actemra CAR-T-Related Indication Comes With Help From Novartis, Kite, US FDA
Executive Summary
Genentech's interleukin-6 inhibitor got bonus approval based on data from development programs for Novartis' and Kite's chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies; CAR-T developers allowed FDA to access the Actemra-related data in their applications and conduct its own pooled analysis.
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