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argenx receives positive CHMP opinion for efgartigimod for the treatment of adult patients with generalised myasthenia gravis in Europe
24 June 2022 - Positive opinion based on Phase 3 ADAPT trial showing efgartigimod provided clinically meaningful improvements in strength and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2022
U.S. FDA approves Bristol Myers Squibb’s CAR T cell therapy Breyanzi for relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after one prior therapy
24 June 2022 - In the pivotal Phase 3 TRANSFORM trial, single infusion of Breyanzi significantly outperformed the nearly 30 year ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2022
First gene therapy to treat severe haemophilia A
24 June 2022 - EMA has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2022
Highlights from the 20-23 June 2022 CHMP meeting
24 June 2022 - EMA’s CHMP recommended nine medicines for approval at its June 2022 meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2022
Investigational lenacapavir receives positive CHMP opinion for people with multi-drug resistant HIV
24 June 2022 - Recommendation is based on week 26 data from the CAPELLA trial showing twice yearly lenacapavir achieved high ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2022
Novartis receives positive CHMP opinion for Scemblix, a novel treatment for adult patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia
24 June 2022 - ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2022
European Commission approves Filsuvez for the treatment of dystrophic and junctional epidermolysis bullosa
23 June 2022 - Filsuvez will be the first and only approved treatment for epidermolysis bullosa patients. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2022
Health Canada expands approval of Enhertu for adults with HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer
23 June 2022 - Approval based on the ground-breaking DESTINY-Breast03 Phase 3 trial, showing Enhertu reduced the risk of disease ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2022
EMA recommends Valneva’s COVID-19 vaccine for authorisation in the EU
23 June 2022 - EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation for COVID-19 Vaccine (inactivated, adjuvanted) Valneva for use in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2022
EMA recommends authorisation of Nuvaxovid for adolescents aged 12 to 17
23 June 2022 - EMA’s CHMP has recommended granting an extension of indication for the COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid to include use ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2022
Innovent and Lilly jointly announce the approval of Tyvyt (sintilimab injection) by China NMPA in combination with chemotherapy as first-line treatment for oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
20 June 2022 - Innovent Biologics and Eli Lilly today announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation of China's National ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2022
NICE opts to reject Acorda’s MS drug Fampyra
22 June 2022 - NICE has announced its decision to reject Fampyra – also known as fampridine – for use ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2022
Novartis receives European Commission approval for Tabrecta for the treatment of METex14 skipping advanced non-small cell lung cancer
22 June 2022 - Approval based on the Phase II GEOMETRY mono-1 trial, which showed an overall response rate of 51.6% ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2022
Novartis Tafinlar and Mekinist receives FDA approval for first tumour agnostic indication for BRAF V600E solid tumours
22 June 2022 - Approval supported by results from Phase II ROAR and NCI-MATCH studies demonstrating overall response rates up to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2022
U.S. FDA approves Merck’s Vaxneuvance (pneumococcal 15 valent conjugate vaccine) for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease in infants and children
22 June 2022 - Clinical data supporting approval demonstrated non-inferior immune responses for all serotypes shared with PCV13 following a four ...