A US FDA advisory committee's unanimous endorsement of Novartis AG's tisagenlecleucel-T (CTL019) for pediatric leukemia July 12 not only moves the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy closer to commercialization, it provides a benchmark for other CAR-T product developers to follow when it comes to risk mitigation strategies.
All 10 voting members of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee said tisagenlecleucel had a favorable risk/benefit profile for pediatric and...




