Novartis offers positive Phase III data for novel asthma therapy

31 May 2019

Swiss pharma giant Novartis (NOVN: VX) has announced the first study results from the Phase III PLATINUM study of its investigational asthma drug QMF149.

The results indicate that the trial has met the primary and key secondary endpoints, when compared to once-daily mometasone furoate, an ICS, delivered via the Twisthaler device, in both adults and adolescents.

The product is an investigational, once-daily, fixed dose combination containing both indacaterol acetate (IND) and mometasone furoate (MF).

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