EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation in the European Union for Oxlumo (lumasiran) for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1). Primary hyperoxaluria is a rare inherited disorder characterised by the overproduction of oxalate. Oxalate can form calcium oxalate deposits, which can cause stones in the kidney and urinary tract (structures that carry urine) as [...]
Ten new medicines recommended for approval EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended ten medicines for approval at its October 2020 meeting. The Committee recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for Tecartus* (autologous anti-CD19-transduced CD3+ cells) for the treatment of adult patients with a rare cancer of white blood cells called mantle cell lymphoma. Since Tecartus addresses an unmet [...]
EMA has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for Tecartus (autologous anti-CD19-transduced CD3+ cells) for the treatment of adult patients with a rare cancer of white blood cells called mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) when the symptoms or the disease come back (relapse) or when they are not responding (refractory) after two or more [...]
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language.Recoge información sobre la evolución de la legislación de estos productos, los documentos técnicos y científicos publicados, las actuaciones de vigilancia y [...]
On Thursday, 29 October, EMA is hosting a symposium to discuss new approaches to facilitating and using input from cancer patients to inform medicine development and regulatory decision-making. The agenda of the symposium , which will be held virtually due to the ongoing pandemic is available. The event can be followed via live broadcast on the event page. The [...]
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the latest regulator to join the Australia-Canada-Singapore-Switzerland (ACSS) Consortium. To accommodate the MHRA joining the group will now be known as the Access Consortium. The aim of the group is to provide patients with timely ‘access’ to high quality, safe and effective therapeutic products across the [...]
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Inmazeb (atoltivimab, maftivimab, and odesivimab-ebgn), a mixture of three monoclonal antibodies, as the first FDA-approved treatment for Zaire ebolavirus (Ebola virus) infection in adult and pediatric patients. “Today’s action demonstrates the FDA’s ongoing commitment to responding to public health threats—both domestically and abroad—on the basis of science and data,” [...]
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. El objetivo de esta reunión es facilitar una acción conjunta y poner a disposición de los miembros de la Red EAMI [...]
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. La Agencia Europea del Medicamento someterá a un proceso de revisión continua la propuesta desarrollada por BioNTech en colaboración con Pfizer [...]
From 19 October 2020, developers of human or veterinary medicines should use EMA’s IRIS Regulatory & Scientific Information Management Platform to request scientific advice. At any stage of a medicine's development, the developer can ask for guidance and direction from EMA, known as scientific advice, on the best methods and study designs to generate robust data on how well [...]
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has started a ‘rolling review’ of data on a vaccine for COVID-19 known as BNT162b2, which is being developed by BioNTech in collaboration with Pfizer. The start of the rolling review means that the committee has started evaluating the first batch of data on the vaccine, which come from laboratory studies (non-clinical [...]
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination with Yervoy (ipilimumab) for the first-line treatment of adults with malignant pleural mesothelioma that cannot be removed by surgery. This is the first drug regimen approved for mesothelioma in 16 years and the second FDA-approved systemic therapy for mesothelioma. “Today’s approval of nivolumab [...]
EMA is reminding physicians to use Tecentriq (atezolizumab) only in combination with nab-paclitaxel and not with conventional paclitaxel when treating patients with locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer that cannot be surgically removed. EMA’s advice follows the release of results from a study, IMpassion131, which did not show that combining Tecentriq with conventional paclitaxel [...]
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has started the first ‘rolling review’ of a COVID-19 vaccine, which is being developed by the company AstraZeneca in collaboration with the University of Oxford. The start of the rolling review means that the committee has started evaluating the first batch of data on the vaccine, which come from laboratory studies [...]
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Nucala (mepolizumab) for adults and children aged 12 years and older with hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) for six months or longer without another identifiable non-blood related cause of the disease. The new indication for Nucala is the first approval for HES patients in nearly 14 years. “Today’s approval [...]
Ce Comité est chargé notamment de l’évaluation des PIPs (Plans d’Investigations Pédiatriques) qui encadrent les programmes de développement en qualité préclinique et clinique des médicaments destinés à la population pédiatrique (de la naissance à 17 ans inclus), ainsi que des dérogations et reports de développement en pédi1atrie. Le PDCO vérifie la réalisation du programme d’études [...]
Seven new medicines recommended for approval EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended seven medicines for approval at its September 2020 meeting. The CHMP adopted a positive opinion for Exparel (bupivacaine), for the treatment of post-operative pain. The Committee recommended granting marketing authorisations for two vaccines: MenQuadfi (meningococcal group A, C, W and Y conjugate vaccine), for prophylaxis against invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria [...]
EMA has recommended granting an extension of indication to Olumiant (baricitinib) to include the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in adult patients who are candidates for systemic therapy. Olumiant is already approved in the European Union to treat moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis, a disease causing inflammation of the joints. Atopic dermatitis (also known [...]
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has completed its review of results from the RECOVERY study arm that involved the use of the corticosteroid medicine dexamethasone in the treatment of patients with COVID-19 admitted to hospital, and has concluded that dexamethasone can be considered a treatment option for patients who require oxygen therapy (from supplemental oxygen to mechanical [...]
EMA has recommended granting an extension of indication to Orfadin (nitisinone) to include the treatment of alkaptonuria in adult patients. This rare disorder affects one in every 250,000 to 1 million people and is more common in certain areas of Slovakia. It is characterised by the inability of the body to metabolize homogentisic acid (HGA) due to [...]