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The increase was driven by the strong performance of its heart failure combination Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) which was up by 44%, psoriasis antibody Cosentyx (secukinumab) up by 22%, myelofibrosis drug Jakavi
growth of heart failure drug Entresto (sacubitril and valsartan), monoclonal antibody Cosentyx (secukinumab), gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec), wet AMD therapy Lucentis (ranibizumab) and multiple sclerosis drug Kesimpta (ofatumumab).
added. In the Q4 results, Novartis highlighted its main growth drivers – including its heart failure drug Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan), its immunology therapy Cosentyx (secukinumab) and its spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) gene
sacubitril/valsartan), which grew by 79% and 45% in the quarter, respectively.
This includes Novartis’ Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) and AstraZeneca’s Farxiga (dapagliflozin) which have been steadily adding indications to their labels since initial approval.
Its psoriasis and arthritis drug Cosentyx (secukinumab) also saw a sales rise of 12% to $944m, while its heart failure drug Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) climbed 40% to $508m.
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