EMA backs ANKTIVA for bladder cancer: What it means for EU patients and future immunotherapies

EMA backs ANKTIVA for bladder cancer: What it means for EU patients and future immunotherapies

ImmunityBio Inc. has received a positive recommendation from the European Medicines Agency for conditional marketing authorization of its immunotherapy ANKTIVA (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept) in combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for the treatment of BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer carcinoma in situ. The recommendation positions ANKTIVA as the first immunotherapy in the European Union for this indication, […]

Merck’s WINREVAIR clears major EU hurdle with CHMP backing for WHO FC IV patients

Merck’s WINREVAIR clears major EU hurdle with CHMP backing for WHO FC IV patients

Merck has received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency recommending an expanded indication for WINREVAIR (sotatercept) in combination with other therapies for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adults across WHO Functional Classes II, III, and IV. The update follows pivotal […]

Can Gotenfia finally unlock biosimilar competition for Simponi in Europe?

Can Gotenfia finally unlock biosimilar competition for Simponi in Europe?

STADA Arzneimittel AG and Bio-Thera Solutions have secured a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use for Gotenfia, a proposed biosimilar to the tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor golimumab. The product references Simponi, an originator drug widely prescribed for multiple autoimmune conditions. If approved, Gotenfia would be marketed […]