Novartis Beats CAR-T Competitors To The Pricing Punch With Kymriah Approval
Executive Summary
Novartis got a leg up on its competition Aug. 30 with an earlier-than-expected approval for Kymriah in pediatric ALL, ending the CAR-T pricing mystery with its $475,000 price tag, which the company is positioning as a relative bargain.
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