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Takeda receives positive CHMP opinion for Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated CD30+ stage III Hodgkin lymphoma in combination with AVD
18 September 2023 - Takeda announced today that the CHMP of the EMA has adopted a positive opinion for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Sep 2023
Otsuka and Astex announce that the European Commission has approved Inaqovi (oral decitabine and cedazuridine) for the treatment of adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia
19 September 2023 - Otsuka and Astex Pharmaceuticals today announce that the European Commission has approved Inaqovi (oral decitabine and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2023
Cellectar Biosciences receives European Medicines Agency Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation for iopofosine for Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia
18 September 2023 - The EMA’s PRIME status is granted to drug candidates that may offer a major therapeutic advantage over ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2023
Quizartinib recommended for approval in EU by CHMP for patients with newly diagnosed FLT3-ITD positive AML
15 September 2023 - Positive opinion based on QuANTUM-First results demonstrating quizartinib combined with standard chemotherapy improved overall survival. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2023
Merck receives positive EU CHMP opinion for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as adjuvant treatment for adults with non-small cell lung cancer at high risk of recurrence following complete resection and platinum-based chemotherapy
15 September 2023 - Opinion granted based on positive disease-free survival results from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-091 trial. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2023
Enhertu recommended for approval in the EU by CHMP for patients with HER2 mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer
15 September 2023 - Recommendation based on DESTINY-Lung02 trial results which showed AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu achieved strong and durable ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2023
EMA recommends non-renewal of authorisation of multiple myeloma medicine Blenrep
15 September 2023 - The CHMP has recommended not renewing the conditional marketing authorisation for Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin), a medicine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Sep 2023
European Medicines Agency validates type II variation for Astellas' Xtandi (enzalutamide) for treatment of non-metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer with high risk biochemical recurrence
13 September 2023 - Application based on results from Phase 3 EMBARK trial, which showed Xtandi plus leuprolide reduced risk ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2023
Janssen submits marketing authorisation application to the EMA seeking approval of erdafitinib for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer with susceptible FGFR alterations
8 September 2023 - The submission is based on results from the Phase 3 THOR study, which were featured in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Aug 2023
Withdrawn accelerated approvals for cancer indications in the US: what is the marketing authorisation status in the EU?
30 August 2023 - As of April, 2023, 23 accelerated approvals for cancer indications granted by the US FDA since 1992 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Aug 2023
European Commission approves Keytruda (pembrolizumab) plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy as first-line treatment for HER2 positive advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma expressing PD-L1 (CPS ≥1)
29 August 2023 - Approval based on progression-free survival benefit demonstrated in Phase 3 KEYNOTE-811 trial. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Aug 2023
Cancer treatment uncertainty: European nations struggle with drug shortages
21 August 2023 - Experts in Europe detail the challenge with current cancer drug shortages and how regulators are trying ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Aug 2023
Bristol Myers Squibb receives European Commission approval for Opdivo (nivolumab) as an adjuvant treatment for patients with completely resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma
22 August 2023 - Approval based on results from the Phase 3 CheckMate-76K trial in patients with stage IIB or ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2023
European Commission approves reduced dosing frequency for Janssen’s bispecific antibody Tecvayli (teclistamab)
18 August 2023 - Teclistamab, the first BCMA-targeting bispecific antibody to receive approval in Europe, maintained deep and durable responses, with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Aug 2023
Odronextamab receives EMA filing acceptance for treatment of relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
17 August 2023 - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals today announced that the EMA has accepted for review the marketing authorisation application for odronextamab ...