Libtayo (cemiplimab) approved by the European Commission as the first immunotherapy indicated for patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma

EMA

25 June 2021 - Approval based on data from the largest trial to date in patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma previously treated with a hedgehog pathway inhibitor.

The European Commission has approved Sanofi and Regeneron’s PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo (cemiplimab) to treat adults with locally advanced or metastatic basal cell carcinoma who have progressed on or are intolerant to a hedgehog pathway inhibitor.

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