Novartis drug Tasigna® approved by FDA to treat children with rare form of leukemia

Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the indication for Tasigna® (nilotinib) to include treatment of first- and second-line pediatric patients one year of age or older with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase (Ph+ CML-CP).

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• March 29, 2018