Novartis' Zykadia trial meets primary endpoint

26 September 2016
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Swiss pharma major Novartis (NOVN: VX) has announced positive Phase III results from its trial of Zykadia (ceritinib) in advanced anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The trial assessed the efficacy and safety of Zykadia in previously untreated adult patients and met its primary endpoint, demonstrating clinically-significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) compared to standard chemotherapy, including maintenance.

In addition to PFS, clinically meaningful results were achieved across key secondary efficacy measures, including objective response rate and duration of response.

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