Novartis’ Entresto Labeling Expansion Bid Heads To US FDA Panel
Executive Summary
Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee will consider whether exploratory analyses from the PARAGON-HF trial, which narrowly missed its primary endpoint, plus demonstrated efficacy in an adjacent indication, support a new claim for heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction.
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