(Reuters) -Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Sunday its targeted radiotherapy treatment Pluvicto reduced the risk of progression or death in patients with prostate cancer by 28%. Pluvicto is part of a class of drugs that combines cell-killing radioactive particles with molecules that attach themselves to tumours, a field in which Novartis has a leading position. […]
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Novartis’ Pluvicto shown to reduce risk of progression or death by 28% in prostate cancer
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(Reuters) -Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Sunday its targeted radiotherapy treatment Pluvicto reduced the risk of progression or death in patients with prostate cancer by 28%.
Pluvicto is part of a class of drugs that combines cell-killing radioactive particles with molecules that attach themselves to tumours, a field in which Novartis has a leading position.
(Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by Sharon Singleton)