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CHMP Recommends Expanded EU Indication for Amgen’s Repatha to Reduce First Heart Attack and Stroke Risk In Adults

Shots: Amgen announced that the CHMP issued a positive opinion recommending an expanded indication for Repatha (evolocumab) to reduce cardiovascular risk in adults with established or high risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease by lowering LDL-C levels, alongside correction of other risk factors The recommendation is supported by the P-III (VESALIUS-CV) study involving  ≥12,000 pts., Repatha…

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Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca Report CHMP Positive Opinion for Enhertu + Perjeta to Treat HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

Shots: The CHMP has recommended Enhertu (5.4mg/kg) + Perjeta for the 1L treatment of pts with HER2+ unresectable or metastatic breast cancer (MBC), backed by P-III (DESTINY-Breast09) trial data (n=1157) Trial assessed Enhertu ± Perjeta vs THP, where it improved PFS by 44% in 383 pts who had not received prior CT or HER2-targeted therapy,…

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NewAmsterdam and Menarini Report the CHMP Positive Opinion for Ubeslo and Evlarco for Primary Hypercholesterolemia

Shots: The CHMP has recommended Ubeslo (obicetrapib 10mg) & Evlarco (10mg obicetrapib + 10mg ezetimibe FDC) for pts with primary hypercholesterolemia, both HeFH & non-familial or mixed dyslipidemia; EC decision expected in H2’26 & will be valid across 30 EEA states Opinion was supported by extensive clinical data assessing obicetrapib, incl. the P-III (BROADWAY, BROOKLYN…

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Revolution Medicines Reports the US FDA NDA Acceptance of Daraxonrasib for Previously Treated Metastatic PDAC

Shots: The US FDA has accepted the NDA for Revolution Medicines’ daraxonrasib to treat pts with previously treated metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), plus daraxonrasib was selected for the FDA CNPV pilot program NDA was backed by P-III (RASolute 302) trial assessing daraxonrasib (300mg, QD, PO) vs CT, in above-mentioned pts, regardless of RAS mutation, which…

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EMA Marketing Authorization of New Drugs in June 2026    

Shots:  The European Medicines Agency (EMA) advanced multiple marketing authorizations and positive opinions in June 2026 across oncology, neurology, rare diseases, metabolic disorders, and infectious diseases, involving companies including Amgen, Immedica, Sanofi, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Acadia Pharmaceuticals, and Zambon.  European Commission approvals included Imdylltra for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), Zepzelca + Tecentriq as a first-line maintenance therapy for ES-SCLC, Cenrifki for secondary progressive…

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Zambon’s Hopledo Receives the CHMP Positive Opinion for Parkinson’s Disease and Moderate to Severe Motor Fluctuations

Shots: The CHMP has recommended Hopledo for the treatment of adults with Parkinson’s disease & mod. to sev. motor fluctuations who have not been sufficiently stabilized with oral levodopa/DDC inhibitor-based treatments Opinion was based on the P-III (RISE-PD) trial assessing Hopledo in pts with Parkinson’s disease & mod. to sev. motor fluctuations, which showed a…

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Astrazeneca & Daiichi Sankyo

Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca Report the CHMP Positive Opinion for Datroway to Treat Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Shots: The CHMP has recommended Datroway (datopotamab deruxtecan) for the 1L treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic TNBC, who are ineligible for PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor therapy; regulatory review is ongoing in China & Japan, as well as Australia, Canada, Singapore & Switzerland as part of Project Orbis Opinion was backed by the global P-III (TROPION-Breast02)…

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EMA Marketing Authorization of New Drugs in May 2026    

Shots:  The European Medicines Agency (EMA) advanced multiple marketing authorizations and positive opinions in May 2026 across pulmonology, oncology, rare diseases, immunology, aesthetics, and endocrinology, involving companies including Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis, AstraZeneca, AbbVie, Pharming, and Amgen.  CHMP positive opinions included Jascayd for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and progressive pulmonary fibrosis, Vijoice for PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) disorders, Camizestrant (Etcamah) for ESR1-mutated advanced breast cancer,…

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