Regulation - Marketing Authorisation

European CHMP adopts positive opinion for Pfizer’s oncology biosimilar Zirabev

Pfizer announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion and recommended marketing authorization for Zirabev (bevacizumab), a potential biosimilar to Avastin (bevacizumab).

Swissmedic approves fibryga to treat congenital and acquired fibrinogen deficiencies

Swissmedic has granted marketing authorization for Octapharma’s new fibrinogen concentrate product fibryga for the treatment of congenital and acquired fibrinogen deficiencies.

Spark secures EC approval for Luxturna for inherited retinal disease

Spark Therapeutics and Novartis have secured the approval from the European Commission (EC) for their one-time gene therapy Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec) to treat patients with a rare inherited form of vision loss that could lead to blindness.

Venclyxto and MabThera combo gets approval in Europe for CLL

AbbVie and Roche have secured approval from the European Commission (EC) for the combination of Venclyxto (venetoclax) and MabThera (rituximab) to treat relapsed/refractory (R/R) chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) in adult patients who had received at least one prior therapy.

Vertex gets CHMP positive opinion for Kalydeco to treat CF in young children

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for Kalydeco (ivacaftor) to treat people with cystic fibrosis (CF) aged 12 to <24 months with certain mutations in the CFTR gene.

CHMP issues positive opinion supporting Trelegy Ellipta’s use in broader group of COPD patients

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Innoviva secured positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for the expanded use of Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol FF/UMEC/VI) in moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Mylan, Fujifilm Kyowa get EC nod for Humira biosimilar Hulio

Mylan and Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics have secured marketing authorization from the European Commission (EC) for their Hulio, a biosimilar to AbbVie's Humira (adalimumab), for all indications.

Shire’s Veyvondi secures approval in Europe for bleeding disorder

The European Commission (EC) has granted Marketing Authorization for VEYVONDI [vonicog alfa, recombinant von Willebrand factor] (rVWF), to treat bleeding events and treatment/prevention of surgical bleeding in adults (age 18 and older) with von Willebrand disease (VWD) when desmopressin (DDAVP) treatment alone is ineffective or not indicated.

UK’s MHRA grants early access to Alnylam’s patisiran

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted Alnylam Pharmaceuticals’ patisiran, an investigational RNAi therapeutic for the treatment of hATTR amyloidosis, a positive scientific opinion through the Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS).