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How Investors May Respond To Novartis (SWX:NOVN) Expanding Cosentyx And Vanrafia Into Specialty Immune Diseases
In recent days, Novartis reported Phase III data showing that Vanrafia slowed kidney function decline in IgA nephropathy and Cosentyx improved sustained remission and reduced steroid use in polymyalgia rheumatica, with results published and presented at major medical congresses.
Together, these late-stage readouts highlight Novartis’s push to expand existing franchises into specialty kidney and rheumatology indications where treatment options are limited.
Next, we’ll examine how Cosentyx’s...