Novartis Gives Up On Rituxan Biosimilar For US Market
Executive Summary
Thwarted by the FDA, Novartis sees better opportunities for other biosimilars in its portfolio and has decided not to pursue a refiling for its version of Roche's blockbuster Rituxan. However CEO Vas Narasimhan told Scrip that the US remains very much a focus of the group's biosimilars strategy.
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