Gilead’s Yescarta Growth Continues, But Momentum Slowed

Yescarta brought in $75m in the third quarter, up 10% sequentially, and well above the $20m tallied by competitor Kymriah. Gilead also saw continued HIV sales growth, with HCV sales in line with expectations.

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Gilead Sciences Inc. has taken to calling itself the leader in cell therapy since its launch of the CAR-T therapeutic Yescarta in 2017 and the company reported continued growth for the product on its third quarter earnings call Oct. 25, although the pace of growth has slowed.

Overall, third quarter 2018 saw another three-month segment of lower sales year-over-year, but within expectations for the Foster City, Calif.-based...

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