Novartis showcases significant data updates from Kisqali®, iptacopan and Scemblix® at SABCS and ASH

• Late-breaking final iDFS analysis from NATALEE investigating Kisqali^® (ribociclib) in broad population of patients with stage II and III HR+/HER2- early breast cancer, including those with node-negative disease

• New 48-week efficacy and safety data from the Phase III APPLY-PNH trial of investigational oral monotherapy iptacopan in anti-C5-treated adult patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and persistent anemia

• Nearly 4 year follow-up efficacy and safety results from end of study treatment update of ASCEMBL with Scemblix^® (asciminib) in patients with Ph+ chronic phase-chronic myeloid leukemia (CP-CML) after =2 Prior Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

Basel, November 20, 2023 — Novartis will present data from over 100 trials across its breast cancer and hematology portfolios at the 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition. The new data will highlight the latest advances across our breast cancer and hematology portfolios and pipeline, such as the Phase III NATALEE trial and Phase III APPLY-PNH trial.

"We’re developing new therapies across a range of cancers and blood disorders as well as evaluating the potential of our priority medicines in earlier stages of disease,” said Jeff Legos, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Oncology Development at Novartis. "Among the new findings we will present at SABCS and ASH this year are additional follow-up Kisqali data from NATALEE, adding to the body of evidence of ribociclib in early breast cancer, as well as new 48-week data from the Phase III APPLY-PNH trial for iptacopan.”

Key highlights of data accepted by SABCS include:

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Key highlights of data accepted by ASH include:? 

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* Kisqali was developed by the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR) under a research collaboration with Astex Pharmaceuticals.?