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Novavax submits request to expand conditional marketing authorisation of COVID-19 vaccine in the European Union to adolescents (ages 12-17)
31 March 2022 - If granted, Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine (recombinant, adjuvanted) would be the first protein-based option for adolescents aged ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Mar 2022
EMA starts review of Sanofi-GSK COVID vaccine application
30 March 2022 - The European Union's drug regulator has started reviewing Sanofi and its British partner GlaxoSmithKline's application seeking ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2022
EMA starts rolling review of COVID-19 vaccine HIPRA (PHH-1V)
29 March 2022 - EMA’s CHMP has started a rolling review of COVID-19 Vaccine HIPRA (also known as PHH-1V). ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
European Medicines Agency validates Bristol Myers Squibb’s application for Opdivo (nivolumab) with chemotherapy as neo-adjuvant treatment for resectable non-small-cell lung cancer
29 March 2022 - Application based on CheckMate-816, the only Phase 3 trial to demonstrate improved event-free survival and pathologic complete ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
Gadopiclenol marketing authorisation dossier submissions accepted for review by EMA and FDA
29 March 2022 - Priority review granted by U.S. FDA. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
European Medicines Agency commences review of novel gene therapy candidate etranacogene dezaparvovec for people with haemophilia B
29 March 2022 - Marketing authorisation application for etranacogene dezaparvovec will be reviewed under accelerated assessment and has the potential to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2022
Blueprint Medicines' Ayvakyt (avapritinib) receives European Commission approval for the treatment of adults with advanced systemic mastocytosis
25 March 2022 - Initial commercial launch is planned for Germany immediately following the European Commission approval. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2022
Evusheld long-acting antibody combination approved in the EU for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in a broad population
28 March 2022 - Evusheld retains neutralising activity against the Omicron BA.2 subvariant, now the dominant strain in Europe ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2022
Highlights from the CHMP 21-24 March 2022 meeting
25 March 2022 - The EMA’s CHMP recommended five medicines for approval at its March 2022 meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2022
Merck receives positive EU CHMP opinion for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for patients with microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient tumours in five different types of cancer
25 March 2022 - Recommendation supports use of Keytruda for certain patients with unresectable or metastatic MSI-H/dMMR colorectal, gastric, small ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2022
Ipsen receives positive CHMP opinion for Cabometyx in radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer
25 March 2022 - Recommendation based on data from the COSMIC-311 Phase 3 trial, in which Cabometyx (cabozantinib) demonstrated a 78% ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2022
Novartis receives positive CHMP opinion for Kymriah CAR-T cell therapy for adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma in Europe
25 March 2022 - CHMP opinion based on Phase 2 global ELARA trial demonstrating high response rates in heavily pretreated patients; ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2022
CHMP recommends EU approval of Roche’s Polivy combination for people with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
25 March 2022 - Recommendation is based on pivotal data from the Phase 3 POLARIX trial. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2022
Merck receives positive EU CHMP opinion for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) plus chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, as treatment for patients with persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer whose tumours express PD-L1 (CPS ≥1)
25 March 2022 - Opinion granted based on positive results from Phase 3 KEYNOTE-826 trial. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2022
Novartis receives positive CHMP opinion for Jakavi to treat acute and chronic graft versus host disease
25 March 2022 - CHMP opinion based on Phase 3 REACH2 and REACH3 trials that showed Jakavi improved response rates and ...