Merck receives positive EU CHMP opinion for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy as first-line treatment for certain patients with oesophageal cancer or HER2 negative gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma

24 May 2021 - Recommendation based on significant survival benefit demonstrated with Keytruda plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy in Phase 3 KEYNOTE-590 ...

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Scholar Rock receives fast track designation from the U.S. FDA for apitegromab for the treatment of patients with spinal muscular atrophy

24 May 2021 - Builds on Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation recently granted by the EMA recognising the unmet medical needs of ...

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Verastem Oncology receives breakthrough therapy designation for VS-6766 with defactinib in recurrent low grade serous ovarian cancer

24 May 2021 - Results of early trial demonstrate 70% overall response rate in patients with KRAS mutant tumours, 44% ...

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European Medicines Agency grants BioMarin's request for accelerated assessment of valoctocogene roxaparvovec for treatment of severe haemophilia A

24 May 2021 - MAA resubmission on track for June 2021. ...

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European Commission approves Ponvory (ponesimod) for the treatment of adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis with active disease defined by clinical or imaging features

25 May 2021 - Idorsia was informed by the Janssen that the European Commission has approved Ponvory (ponesimod) for the treatment ...

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TGA approves more flexible storage conditions for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

24 May 2021 - Today, the TGA approved an application from Pfizer to change its current storage conditions for its ...

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Akeso's penpulimab monoclonal antibody submitted BLA in the United States

24 May 2021 - First Chinese PD-1 drug being BLA reviewed by the FDA under real-time oncology review. ...

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Boehringer Ingelheim's investigational treatment for cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia receives FDA breakthrough therapy designation

24 May 2021 - BI 425809, a novel glycine transporter-1 (GlyT1) inhibitor to be studied in first of its kind Phase ...

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Adjusting for covariates in randomised clinical trials for drugs and biological products

20 May 2021 - This guidance represents FDA’s current thinking on adjusting for covariates in the statistical analysis of randomised clinical ...

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Almirall receives positive CHMP opinion for Klisyri (tirbanibulin), an innovative topical treatment for actinic keratosis

21 May 2021 - Klisyri (tirbanibulin) is a novel microtubule inhibitor, indicated for the topical treatment of actinic keratosis of the ...

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Libtayo (cemiplimab) receives positive CHMP opinion for the treatment in Europe of two advanced cancers

24 May 2021 - CHMP has now issued three positive opinions for Libtayo in advanced cancers. ...

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Gilead withdraws submission for Jyseleca

24 May 2021 - Decision should not come as a major surprise given FDA rejection last year. ...

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Positive CHMP opinion for Ryeqo (relugolix combination tablet)

21 May 2021 - Gedeon Richter announces that the CHMP of the EMA has adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of ...

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Bristol Myers Squibb receives positive CHMP opinion recommending Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) for treatment of mismatch repair deficient or microsatellite instability–high metastatic colorectal cancer after prior chemotherapy

21 May 2021 - Application based on positive results from the Phase 2 CheckMate-142 trial demonstrating a durable clinical benefit in ...

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ATAGI/THANZ statement provides further guidance for the AstraZeneca vaccine and narrows contra-indication

23 May 2021 - The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation and the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australia and New ...

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