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  • Novartis loses court appeal, cancer drug to stay cheap

    Novartis loses court appeal, cancer drug to stay cheap

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    TGI News Service

    Poor cancer patients in India would welcome Indian apex court’s decision, dismissing Novartis’ appeal for a patent for its anti-cancer drug, Gleevec. The Supreme Court judgement, delivered by Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana Desai, has called for a strict interpretation of section 3(d). India’s  Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) has…