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Vertex receives CHMP positive opinion for Kaftrio (ivacaftor/tezacaftor/elexacaftor) in combination with ivacaftor to treat people with cystic fibrosis with at least one F508del mutation
26 March 2021 - If approved, people ages 12 years and older who have one copy of the F508del mutation and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2021
Astellas receives positive CHMP opinion for Xtandi (enzalutamide) for patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
26 March 2021 - If approved by the European Commission, enzalutamide will be the only oral therapy for the treatment of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Mar 2021
Highlights from the CHMP 22-25 March 2022 meeting
26 March 2021 - EMA’s CHMP recommended five medicines for approval at its March 2021 meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Mar 2021
European Commission approves expanded indication for Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in adult and paediatric patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma
17 March 2021 - First Pediatric Indication for KEYTRUDA in the European Union. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Mar 2021
EMA recommends COVID-19 vaccine Janssen for authorisation in the EU
11 March 2021 - EMA has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen to prevent COVID-19 in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Feb 2021
GSK receives CHMP positive opinion recommending approval of dostarlimab for women with recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer
26 February 2021 - GlaxoSmithKline today announced the CHMP of the EMA has adopted a positive opinion recommending dostarlimab, an anti-programmed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Feb 2021
Roche receives positive CHMP opinion for Evrysdi, the first and only at home spinal muscular atrophy treatment with proven efficacy in adults, children and infants two months and older
26 February 2021 - Evrysdi is approved in seven countries, submitted in 30 more. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Feb 2021
BioCryst receives positive CHMP opinion for Orladeyo (berotralstat), an oral, once daily therapy to prevent attacks in patients with hereditary angioedema
25 February 2021 - BioCryst Pharmaceuticals today announced that the CHMP of the EMA has adopted a positive opinion recommending ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Feb 2021
Dynavax announces European Commission marketing authorization for Heplisav B, a two dose adult hepatitis B adjuvanted vaccine
19 February 2021 - Approval based on safety and immunogenicity results from three Phase 3 clinical trials. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Feb 2021
Celltrion Healthcare receives European Commission approval for the first high concentration, low-volume and citrate-free biosimilar adalimumab, Yuflyma (CT-P17)
15 February 2021 - Yuflyma is approved in all intended indications for the treatment of multiple chronic inflammatory diseases. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2021
Xeris Pharmaceuticals receives European Commission approval of Ogluo (glucagon) injection for the treatment of severe hypoglycaemia in adults, adolescents, and children aged 2 years and over with diabetes mellitus
12 February 2021 - Ogluo Europe’s first and only ready-to-use liquid glucagon for rescue. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2021
European Commission approves Seagen’s Tukysa (tucatinib) for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer
12 February 2021 - Approved for adult patients with HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer who have received at least two prior ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2021
EMA expected to approve Johnson & Johnson vaccine by March
10 February 2021 - The European Medicines Agency is expected to give its approval to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2021
Spravato (esketamine nasal spray) authorised in Europe for the rapid reduction of depressive symptoms in a psychiatric emergency for patients with major depressive disorder
8 February 2021 - This milestone makes esketamine nasal spray the first N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist to be approved for patients with major ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2021
Bristol Myers Squibb receives European Commission approval for Inrebic (fedratinib) for adult patients with newly diagnosed and previously treated myelofibrosis
8 February 2021 - Inrebic, a once-daily, oral therapy, is the first new treatment option approved in Europe for myelofibrosis in ...