Novartis AG was the first company to submit a chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy for US FDA consideration and now with Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) it is the first to win approval for the game-changing treatment modality, and thus set the pricing bar for competing CAR-T products.
The FDA approved Kymriah on Aug. 30 – about a month earlier than the Oct. 3 user fee date –...







