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European Commission approves Roche’s Alecensa as the first and only targeted adjuvant treatment for people with ALK positive early-stage lung cance
10 June 2024 - Alecensa reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death by an unprecedented 76% in people with ALK ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jun 2024
CStone announces European Medicine Agency CHMP recommends approval of Cejemly (sugemalimab, anti-PD-L1) as first-line treatment for NSCLC
1 June 2024 - EMA CHMP recommendation is based on the results of a Phase 3 clinical trial (GEMSTONE-302) demonstrating significant ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2024
Tagrisso with the addition of chemotherapy recommended for approval in the EU by CHMP for patients with EGFR mutated advanced lung cancer
3 June 2024 - Recommendation based on FLAURA2 results which showed Tagrisso plus chemotherapy extended median progression-free survival by nearly ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2024
Johnson & Johnson submits application to the EMA seeking approval of subcutaneous formulation of Rybrevant (amivantamab) for the treatment of patients with EGFR mutated non-small cell lung cancer
31 May 2024 - Submission is supported by data from the Phase 3 PALOMA-3 study featured at the American Society of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2024
Bristol Myers Squibb receives European Commission approval for Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma
29 May 2024 - Approval based on results from CheckMate-901, the first Phase 3 trial in this patient population with an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 May 2024
Sarclisa accepted for FDA priority review for the treatment of transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
27 May 2024 - FDA priority review granted based on positive results from IMROZ Phase 3 study. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2024
EMA validates Bristol Myers Squibb’s application for Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) for the first-line treatment of adult patients with microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient metastatic colorectal cancer
6 May 2024 - Application based on results from the CheckMate-8HW study, in which Opdivo plus Yervoy demonstrated statistically significant ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2024
Truqap plus Faslodex recommended for approval in the EU by CHMP for patients with advanced ER positive breast cancer
29 April 2024 - Recommendation based on CAPItello-291 results which showed the Truqap combination reduced the risk of disease progression ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2024
Takeda receives positive CHMP opinion for fruquintinib in previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer
26 April 2024 - If approved in the European Union, fruquintinib will be the first novel targeted therapy for metastatic colorectal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2024
Johnson & Johnson receives positive CHMP opinion for Rybrevant (amivantamab) in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with activating EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations
26 April 2024 - The recommendation is supported by data from the Phase 3 PAPILLON study, which showed amivantamab plus chemotherapy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2024
CHMP adopts positive opinion recommending approval of Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma
26 April 2024 - Recommendation based on results from CheckMate-901, the first Phase 3 trial with an immunotherapy-chemotherapy combination to demonstrate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2024
Astellas' Xtandi (enzalutamide) granted European Commission approval for use in additional recurrent early prostate cancer treatment setting
23 April 2024 - Approval is based on results from the positive Phase 3 EMBARK study which showed Xtandi alone ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Apr 2024
Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel) is the first BCMA targeted treatment approved by the European Commission for patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior line of therapy
22 April 2024 - Approval is based on results from the Phase 3 CARTITUDE-4 study, in which treatment with ciltacabtagene autoleucel ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Apr 2024
Autolus Therapeutics announces acceptance of marketing authorisation application by the EMA for obecabtagene autoleucel for patients with relapsed/refractory adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
2 April 2024 - Submission includes results from pivotal Phase 2 FELIX study evaluating obe-cel in r/r B-ALL. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2024
European Commission approves Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) plus chemotherapy as neo-adjuvant treatment, then continued as monotherapy as adjuvant treatment, for resectable non-small cell lung cancer at high risk of recurrence in adults
28 March 2024 - Decision marks the first approval in Europe for an anti-PD-1/L1 therapy in resectable non-small cell lung ...