Drugs / sacubitril/valsartan
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sacubitril/valsartan

also known as LCZ696
Developed for
hypertensive disorder
Investigated by
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 1 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed Japan (PMDA) — congestive heart failure 2020-03-02

“Novartis Pharma is currently applying for approval of the drug in Japan with a planned indication for chronic heart failure.” otsuka.co.jp ↗

Trials 1

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 2 NCT01870739 Oct 2013 → Jun 2015 hypertensive disorder Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed Missed primary

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 7

DateIssuerRelease
2021-02-16 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Regulatory Novartis Entresto® granted expanded indication in chronic heart failure by FDA novartis.com ↗
Novartis today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the following expanded indication for Entresto ® (sacubitril/valsartan): to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in adult patients with chronic heart failure
2019-11-17 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Results Novartis PARAGON-HF analyses suggest Entresto® benefit beyond HFrEF novartis.com ↗
The data suggest that, in specific subgroups, treatment with Entresto may result in greater reductions in heart failure hospitalizations and cardiovascular death, as compared to valsartan.
2018-08-25 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Results Novartis announces new data that show Entresto® (sacubitril/valsartan) can be initiated early & safely in hospitalized patients after an acute heart failure episode novartis.com ↗
TRANSITION shows that Entresto can be safely initiated shortly after an acute heart failure episode, both in the hospital and in an out-patient setting and in a wide range of stabilized patients[1]
2017-11-12 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Results New Novartis Entresto® real world evidence data shows beneficial impact on quality of life in people living with heart failure novartis.com ↗
Entresto significantly reduced levels of NT-proBNP, a key blood marker associated with cardiovascular risk in patients with heart failure; the magnitude of the decrease was similar to that observed in the PARADIGM-HF study[1]
2016-06-22 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Results Timely use of Novartis' Entresto could prevent or postpone over 28,000 US deaths per year among HFrEF patients, according to an expert analysis in JAMA Cardiology novartis.com ↗
2016-04-02 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Results New analyses show Novartis' Entresto(TM) reduced cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure, consistently benefitting patients with reduced ejection fraction regardless... novartis.com ↗
In a second analysis, patients taking Entresto had about a 20% reduction in CV death or heart failure hospitalization compared to those taking enalapril, regardless of background therapy[1],[2]
2015-10-27 The Medicines Company Results Novartis a réalisé, au troisième trimestre, une forte hausse de sa marge core (tcc) et continué de renforcer son pipeline, confirmant ainsi ses prévisions pour l'exercice novartis.com ↗
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All press releases naming this drug 10 releases

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Evidence & citations 2 cited values

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FieldValueCited text
Known as sacubitril/valsartan ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT01870739 ↗
Known as LCZ696 “sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696)” NCT01870739 ↗