Novartis expands Oncology pipeline with in-licensing of tislelizumab from BeiGene
- Agreement expands Novartis Oncology portfolio, adding late-stage PD-1 for monotherapy and potential proprietary PD-1 combinations, driving mid- and long-term growth
- Novartis secures development and commercialization rights in North America, Europe, and Japan
- Accelerates Novartis immuno-oncology combination strategy with multiple potential tislelizumab plus Novartis therapy combinations
- Tislelizumab already approved for patients with classical Hodgkin?s lymphoma and metastatic urothelial carcinoma in China; 15 registration-enabling clinical trials under way in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and other solid tumors