Cosentyx Approved in US to Treat Active nr-axSpA

Cosentyx (secukinumab) has been approved in the U.S. to treat people with active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), its developer, Novartis, has announced. The approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) follows a similar decision by the European Commission in April. In both the…

CHMP Supports Cosentyx’s Approval in Europe to Treat nr-axSpA

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) is recommending the approval of Cosentyx (secukinumab) for the treatment of adults with active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA). Recommendations from CHMP, part of the European Medicines Agency, are typically accepted by the European…

Cosentyx Effectively Lowers Disease Activity in nr-axSpA Patients Treated for 1 Year, Phase 3 Trial Reports

Treatment with Novartis’ Cosentyx (secukinumab) significantly reduced disease activity compared to placebo in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), according to new data from the Phase 3 PREVENT trial. The trial achieved its primary endpoint (goal) of Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society response criteria (ASAS40) — defined as…