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Bristol Myers Squibb receives positive CHMP opinion for peri-operative regimen of neo-adjuvant Opdivo (nivolumab) and chemotherapy followed by surgery and adjuvant Opdivo for resectable non-small cell lung cancer in patients with tumour cell PD-L1 expression ≥1%
28 March 2025 - Recommendation based on Phase 3 CheckMate -77T trial showing significant event-free survival improvement when compared to neoadjuvant ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Feb 2025
Update on regulatory review of lecanemab for early Alzheimer’s disease in the European Union (July 2024)
26 July 2024 - Eisai and Biogen announced today that the CHMP of the EMA has adopted a negative opinion on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Feb 2025
Comparison of clinical evidence submitted to the FDA and EMA for cell and gene therapies
3 February 2025 - Harmonisation in regulatory submissions across agencies may support timelier access to innovative treatments, including cell and gene ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2025
Human medicines in 2024
16 January 2025 - In 2024, EMA recommended 114 medicines for marketing authorisation. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Dec 2024
Alofisel withdrawn from the EU market
13 December 2024 - Benefit of treatment used in Crohn’s disease no longer demonstrated. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Oct 2024
Seizing opportunities in a changing medicines landscape
9 October 2024 - European medicines agencies network strategy to 2028 – launch of public consultation. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Oct 2024
Improving efficiency of approval process for new medicines in the EU
2 October 2024 - EMA and the European medicines regulatory network are working to further improve efficiency in the assessment and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2024
EMA recommends suspension of sickle cell disease medicine Oxbryta
26 September 2024 - The EMA’s CHMP has recommended suspending the marketing authorisation for the sickle cell disease medicine Oxbryta ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2024
Advanz Pharma secures temporary suspension of the European Commission decision on the Ocaliva conditional marketing authorisation in Europe
5 September 2024 - Advanz Pharma today announces that the General Court of the European Union has temporarily suspended the European ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2024
Aplidin will be re-evaluated by the EMA. The European Commission revokes the decision that initially denied PharmaMar's marketing authorisation for multiple myeloma due to a conflict of interest.
8 July 2024 - The European Commission has acknowledged that an expert from the Scientific Advisory Group, who was developing a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 May 2024
Annual report highlights progress in science, medicines and health in 2023
30 May 2024 - EMA’s annual report 2023 published today details the Agency’s contributions to public and animal health in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 May 2024
European Commission adopts rules for joint clinical assessments
29 May 2024 - The European Commission has adopted joint clinical assessment rules detailing how national health care systems should ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2024
New recommendations to strengthen supply chains of critical medicines
23 April 2024 - EMA has published a number of recommendations to address vulnerabilities in the production and delivery of medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Apr 2024
COVID-19 vaccine strain updates: global regulators agree on timing and data requirements
17 April 2024 - International regulators have published a report today presenting the outcomes of a workshop on COVID-19 vaccine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2024
EMA says it will consider conditional approval for NASH drugs using intermediate outcomes
5 April 2024 - The EMA said in a new reflection paper that it will consider granting conditional marketing approval ...