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Thoughts on Kymriah’s Approval in Singapore; Could Singapore Become a Hub for Cell Therapy Medical Tourism in Southeast Asia?
On Tuesday, March 9, Novartis received approval (press release, PR Newswire, Mar 2021) for Kymriah (CD19 CAR-T) in pediatric r/r ALL and adult r/r DLBCL by Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA). Of note, Kymriah is now the first commercially approved CAR-T therapy in the region. Below, Celltelligence provides insights on how Novartis could leverage Kymriah’s approval in Singapore to expand within the Asia-Pacific market, Singapore’s pivot towards cell therapy manufacturing, and how BMS and Gilead compare in the region.