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Helsinn Group announces EMA acceptance for review of the marketing authorisation application for infigratinib for patients with cholangiocarcinoma with fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 fusions or rearrangements
21 December 2021 - Helsinn today announced that the EMA accepted for review the Company’s marketing authorisation application for infigratinib for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2021
Astellas and Seagen receive positive CHMP opinion for Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) in locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer
17 December 2021 - If approved, PADCEV would be the first medicine for patients in the EU who have received prior ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2021
Tepmetko (tepotinib) receives positive CHMP opinion for patients with advanced NSCLC with METex14 skipping alterations
17 December 2021 - Tepmetko is the first and only oral MET inhibitor to receive CHMP positive opinion in Europe ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2021
Janssen EMEA receives conditional marketing authorisation for Rybrevant (amivantamab), the first treatment approved for patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations
10 December 2021 - Janssen EMEA receives conditional marketing authorisation for Rybrevant (amivantamab), the first treatment approved for patients with advanced ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Dec 2021
Consensus lacking on ‘value’ for new anti-cancer drugs
8 December 2021 - The high price tag of new anticancer drugs has fuelled debate about the value of these treatments, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Dec 2021
Janssen seeks approval of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) in a fixed duration regimen for patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
30 November 2021 - Application based on Phase 3 GLOW and Phase 2 CAPTIVATE study results, which investigated the safety ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2021
European Commission approves Keytruda (pembrolizumab) plus Lenvima (lenvatinib) for patients with certain types of endometrial carcinoma
29 November 2021 - Approval based on KEYNOTE-775/Study 309 results demonstrating statistically significant improvements in overall survival and progression-free survival ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2021
European Commission approves Keytruda (pembrolizumab) plus Lenvima (lenvatinib) as first-line treatment for adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma
29 November 2021 - Approval Based on Results From CLEAR/KEYNOTE-581 Trial Demonstrating KEYTRUDA Plus LENVIMA Significantly Reduced the Risk of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2021
Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) granted European Commission marketing authorisation for treatment of metastatic triple negative breast cancer in second line
23 November 2021 - Marketing authorisation based on Phase 3 ASCENT study showing Trodelvy significantly improved overall survival versus physician’s choice ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Nov 2021
Deciphera receives European Commission approval of Qinlock for the treatment of fourth-line gastro-intestinal stromal tumour
22 November 2021 - Qinlock significantly reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 85% and showed clinically meaningful overall ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Nov 2021
European Commission approves Roche’s Gavreto (pralsetinib) for the treatment of adults with RET fusion-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer
19 November 2021 - Gavreto is the first and only precision medicine approved in the EU for first-line treatment of people ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Nov 2021
Pre-approval and post-approval availability of evidence and clinical benefit of conditionally approved cancer drugs in Europe: a comparison with standard approved cancer drugs
15 November 2021 - Cancer drugs are increasingly approved through expedited regulatory pathways including the European conditional marketing authorisation. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Nov 2021
CARsgen announces CAR T-cell product candidate CT041 granted PRIME eligibility by the EMA
15 November 2021 - CARsgen Therapeutics today announced that the EMA has granted Priority Medicines (PRIME) eligibility to CT041 for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Nov 2021
Trastuzumab deruxtecan type II variation application validated by EMA for the treatment of HER2 positive advanced gastric cancer
3 November 2021 - Application based on DESTINY-Gastric01 and DESTINY-Gastric02 phase 2 trials. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Oct 2021
Novartis receives priority review by US FDA and filing acceptance by EMA for Kymriah to treat patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma
27 October 2021 - Filings supported by pivotal ELARA trial, where treatment with Kymriah showed robust response rates and remarkable safety ...