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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
BioNTech Receives Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation from EMA for enhanced regulatory support of CAR-T candidate BNT211 in testicular cancer
23 June 2022 - Designation follows positive interim Phase 1/2 data for BNT211 demonstrating an encouraging safety profile and early signs ...
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
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 22 Jun 2022
Trastuzumab deruxtecan type II variation application validated by EMA for patients with HER2 low metastatic breast cancer with HR positive and HR negative disease
22 June 2022 - Application based on DESTINY-Breast04 results that showed Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca’s trastuzumab deruxtecan demonstrated superior progression-free and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jun 2022
European Medicines Agency validates Bristol Myers Squibb’s application for CAR T-cell therapy Breyanzi in relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after first-line therapy
20 June 2022 - Application based on Phase 3 TRANSFORM study in which Breyanzi outperformed the current standard of care ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2022
EMA publishes agenda for 20-23 June 2022 CHMP meeting
20 June 2022 - The EMA has published a draft agenda for this week's CHMP meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2022
Global regulators work towards strengthening collaboration on observational research beyond COVID-19 pandemic
20 June 2022 - Lessons learned from international collaboration on observational research during the pandemic were highlighted during the latest global ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2022
EFPIA and Vaccines Europe are deeply disappointed about the decision taken by World Trade Organization at the Ministerial Conference to endorse a TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines
17 June 2022 - Speaking about the waiver, EFPIA Director General, Nathalie Moll said. “The decision is a serious retrograde step ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2022
Start of rolling review for adapted Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine
17 June 2022 - EMA has started a rolling review for a version of Spikevax adapted to provide better protection ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2022
Sandoz application for proposed biosimilar adalimumab’s high concentration formulation accepted by EMA
17 June 2022 - Submission supported by comprehensive analytical and clinical data from new Phase I bridging pharmacokinetics study. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jun 2022
Start of rolling review for adapted Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine
15 June 2022 - EMA has started a rolling review for a version of Comirnaty adapted to provide better protection ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2022
FDA approves new oncology drugs quicker than EMA
10 June 2022 - The US FDA is quicker to approve new oncology drugs compared with the EMA, according to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jun 2022
Bydureon BCise (exenatide prolonged-release) approved in the EU for paediatric patients with type 2 diabetes
8 June 2022 - First once weekly GLP-1 treatment option for paediatric patients with type-2 diabetes in the EU. ...