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Averoa receives positive opinion from the EMA for Xoancyl, an oral therapy for chronic kidney disease
2 April 2025 - Final European Commission decision expected by June 2025; UK regulatory submission foreseen via MHRA’s international recognition procedure. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Apr 2025
Sydnexis announces positive CHMP opinion in Europe for SYD-101 for slowing the progression of paediatric myopia
1 April 2025 - Santen is Sydnexis’ licensing partner to commercialise SYD-101 within the EMEA region upon issuance of a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Apr 2025
Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine Ixchiq now authorised in EU for adolescents aged 12 and above
1 April 2025 - With this extension, Ixchiq, the first vaccine against the chikungunya virus, is now available for administration ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Apr 2025
Highlights from the 24-27 March 2025 CHMP meeting
28 March 2025 - The EMA’s CHMP recommended five medicines for approval at its March 2025 meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Apr 2025
European Commission approves Pfizer’s RSV vaccine Abrysvo to help protect adults aged 18-59 against RSV lower respiratory tract disease
1 April 2025 - Abrysvo is the first and only RSV vaccine approved in the European Union for non-pregnant adults ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Apr 2025
Tivdak (tisotumab vedotin) approved by European Commission for previously treated recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer
31 March 2025 - In the global Phase 3 innovaTV 301 clinical trial Tivdak demonstrated superior overall survival compared to chemotherapy. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Mar 2025
Calquence plus chemoimmunotherapy recommended for approval in the EU by CHMP as first and only BTK inhibitor for first-line mantle cell lymphoma
31 March 2025 - Recommendation based on ECHO Phase 3 trial results which demonstrated over 16 months of progression-free survival ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Mar 2025
Imfinzi approved in the US as first and only peri-operative immunotherapy for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer
31 March 2025 - Based on NIAGARA Phase 3 trial results which showed a 32% reduction in the risk of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Mar 2025
Lilly’s statement about the CHMP opinion issued for donanemab
28 March 2025 - The EMA's CHMP issued an opinion that does not recommend Eli Lilly's donanemab be granted marketing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2025
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 28 Mar 2025
Neurim Pharmaceuticals receives European marketing authorisation for paediatric prolonged-release melatonin (Slenyto) for the treatment of insomnia in children with ADHD
26 March 2025 - Neurim Pharmaceuticals announces that the European Commission has approved the extension of the indication to include ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Mar 2025
European Commission approves Merck’s Capvaxive (pneumococcal 21 valent conjugate vaccine) for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults
26 March 2025 - EC decision marks the fourth approval for Capvaxive for pneumococcal vaccination in adults ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Mar 2025
Imfinzi approved in the EU as first and only immunotherapy for limited-stage small cell lung cancer
17 March 2025 - Approval based on ADRIATIC Phase 3 trial results which showed a 27% reduction in the risk ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Mar 2025
Bristol Myers Squibb receives approval from the European Commission to expand use of CAR T cell therapy Breyanzi for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma
14 March 2025 - In the TRANSCEND FL trial, 97.1% of patients responded to Breyanzi , with 94.2% of patients achieving ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Mar 2025
Geron announces European Commission approval of Rytelo (imetelstat), a first in class telomerase inhibitor, for the treatment of adults with transfusion-dependent anaemia due to lower risk MDS
11 March 2025 - Rytelo is the first and only telomerase inhibitor approved in the US and Europe. ...