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Highlights from the CHMP 13-16 September 2021 meeting
17 September 2021 - The EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended nine medicines for approval at its September 2021 meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2021
Should regulatory authorities approve drugs based on surrogate outcomes?
16 September 2021 - The aducanumab controversy is the latest example of surrogate outcomes failing to predict clinically important outcomes. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2021
GSK receives CHMP positive opinions recommending approval of Nucala (mepolizumab) in three additional eosinophil driven diseases
17 September 2021 - If approved in Europe, mepolizumab would be the only treatment indicated for use in four eosinophil-driven diseases. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2021
Merck receives positive EU CHMP opinion for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy for certain patients with locally recurrent unresectable or metastatic triple negative breast cancer whose tumours express PD-L1 (CPS ≥10)
17 September 2021 - Recommendation based on data from Phase 3 KEYNOTE-355 trial. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2021
BeiGene receives positive CHMP opinion for Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) for the treatment of adults with Waldenström’s macroglobulinaemia
17 September 2021 - The CHMP recommendation is based on results from the Phase 3 ASPEN trial, in which BRUKINSA ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2021
Roche receives positive CHMP opinion for Gavreto (pralsetinib) for the treatment of adults with RET fusion positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
17 September 2021 - If approved, Gavreto will be the first and only targeted treatment approved by the EMA that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2021
Alvotech welcomes positive CHMP opinion for AVT02, a proposed biosimilar to Humira
17 September 2021 - Alvotech today welcomed the positive opinion of the EMA's CHMP recommending the approval of Alvotech‘s high-concentration AVT02 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2021
Incyte announces Health Canada conditional approval of Pemazyre (pemigatinib) as first targeted treatment for adults with previously treated, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
17 September 2021 - Incyte today announced that Health Canada has granted a Notice of Compliance with conditions for Pemazyre (pemigatinib), ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2021
FDA advisory committee votes unanimously in favour of Comirnaty booster for emergency use in people 65 and older and certain high risk population
17 September 2021 - Committee reviewed clinical data showing a booster dose of Comirnaty elicits high neutralisation titres against SARS-CoV-2 and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2021
Exelixis announces U.S. FDA approval of Cabometyx (cabozantinib) for patients with previously treated radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer
17 September 2021 - FDA approval based on Phase 3 COSMIC-311 pivotal trial, which demonstrated significant improvement in progression-free survival with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2021
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty receives full Health Canada approval for individuals 12 years and older
16 September 2021 - Health Canada Notice of Compliance is based on a comprehensive submission package including six month efficacy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2021
BridgeBio Pharma receives FDA fast track designation for investigational therapy for the treatment of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2i (LGMD2i)
15 September 2021 - If successful, BridgeBio's drug could be the first approved therapy for patients with LGMD2i. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2021
Moderna announces Health Canada approves its COVID-19 vaccine
16 September 2021 - Moderna today announced Health Canada has approved the new drug submission for Spikevax (elasomeran mRNA vaccine), which ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2021
ATAGI update following weekly COVID-19 meeting – 15 September 2021
16 September 2021 - An update from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) following their weekly meeting on 15 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2021
Raising the bar for using surrogate outcomes in drug regulation and health technology assessment
16 September 2021 - Surrogate outcomes provide no guarantee of clinical benefit, and Dalia Dawoud and colleagues argue they should ...