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The CHMP has recommended Calquence + bendamustine & rituximab for the treatment of 1L MCL adults, who are ineligible for autologous HSCT; regulatory review is ongoing in Japan & other regions
Opinion was based on P-III (ECHO) trial assessing the combination vs SoC (bendamustine & rituximab) in 1L MCL pts (≥65yrs.; n=635), which showed…
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The CHMP has recommended Opdivo + Pt-based CT as neoadj. followed by Opdivo alone as adj. treatment of adults with resectable NSCLC at high risk of recurrence & PD-L1 expression ≥1%. If approved, EC’s decision would be valid in all 30 EEA states
The P-III (CheckMate-77T) study assessed neoadj. Opdivo + CT, followed by surgery…
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The EMA’s CHMP has granted positive opinions and approvals to 5 Biologics and 2 New Chemical Entities in February 2025, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry
The major highlighted drugs were Merck’s Welireg to treat Von Hippel-Lindau & Renal Cell Carcinoma
PharmaShots has compiled a list of 6 drugs…
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The EC has approved Rxulti (brexpiprazole) to treat schizophrenia in pts (≥13yrs.) following CHMP’s positive opinion in Jan 2025
Approval was based on P-III trial assessing Rxulti (2 to 4mg/day, PO, QD) vs PBO vs Aripiprazole in adolescents (n=316) for 6wks. that showed greater reduction in symptom severity compared to PBO as measured by…
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The CHMP has recommended conditional approval of linvoseltamab for r/r MM pts who had ≥3 prior therapies (incl. proteasome inhibitor, immunomodulator, & anti-CD38 mAb) & had disease progression on last therapy, following the US FDA’s BLA acceptance (PDUFA: Jul 10, 2025)
Opinion was based on P-I/II (LINKER-MM1) trial data assessing linvoseltamab (200mg; QW then…
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The CHMP has recommended Vyjuvek (B-VEC) for treating wounds in DEB pts with COL7A1 mutations from birth. The EC's decision is expected in Q2’25, with launch anticipated under the trade name Vyjuvek in 30 EEA states—Germany in mid-2025 & France in late 2025
Opinion was based on various clinical data, incl. P-I/II (GEM-1)…
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The CHMP has recommended Rinvoq (15mg; QD) for the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) in adults with the EC’s decision expected in H1’25
Opinion was based on P-III (SELECT-GCA) trial assessing safety & efficacy of Rinvoq, where GCA pts (≥50yrs.) in first study period received either Rinvoq (7.5/15mg, QD) + 26wk. corticosteroid (CS) taper…
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The EMA’s CHMP has granted positive opinions to 5 Biologics in January 2025, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry
The major highlighted drugs were Merck’s Capvaxive to treat Pneumococcal Disease
PharmaShots has compiled a list of 4 drugs that have been granted positive opinions and approvals by the EMA’s…
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The CHMP has recommended Imfinzi for the treatment of LS-SCLC pts whose disease has not progressed after receiving Pt-based CRT; regulatory review underway in Japan & other regions
Opinion was based on P-III (ADRIATIC) trial (n=730) assessing Imfinzi (1500mg, IV, Q4W) with or without Imjudo (75mg, IV, Q4W × 4 cycles) followed by Imfinzi…
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The CHMP recommended label extension to SC Rybrevant (Q1W x 4wks, then Q2W) + Lazcluze for 1L advanced NSCLC harboring EGFRm exon 19 del/ exon 21 L858R substitution & as monotx. for NSCLC pts with EGFRm exon 20 insertions unresponsive to Pt-based CT
Opinion was backed by P-III (PALOMA-3) trial, evaluating SC vs…

