Products in Development

All compounds or uses are investigational. Efficacy and safety have not been established. There is no guarantee that they will become commercially available.

Targeting multiple tumor types

The Novartis Oncology pipeline includes compounds in all phases of development, starting with preclinical studies in tumor cell line and animal models through large Phase III randomized trials.

Everolimus is a particularly promising oral kinase inhibitor now being investigated in Phase I to III clinical trials in multiple tumor types, including neuroendocrine tumors, renal cell carcinoma, and colorectal, lung, and breast cancers.

A Pipeline That Spans All Phases

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*Subject to an agreement between Novartis Oncology and Xoma.
†Also known as LBH589.
‡ Aggressive systemic mastocytosis.
§ ASA404 (vadimezan, formerly known as AS1404, DMXAA) is licensed from Antisoma.

Phase I solid tumors targeting mTOR/PI3K (BEZ235, BGT226), PI3K (BKM120), IAP (LCL161), Smoothened (LDE225), Hsp90 (AUY922, HSP990).

*ASA404 (vadimezan, formerly known as AS1404, DMXAA) is licensed from Antisoma.
†Also known as LBH589.
‡ Aggressive systemic mastocytosis.
§ Subject to an agreement between Novartis Oncology and XOMA.