Merck’s Welireg receives European approval for two indications

WELIREG is the first and only oral hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha inhibitor approved in the European Union

BMS receives positive CHMP opinion for Opdivo plus Yervoy as a first-line treatment option for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Recommendation based on results of Phase 3 CheckMate -9DW clinical trial demonstrating statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival with Opdivo plus Yervoy compared to investigator’s choice of lenvatinib or sorafenib in this patient population

Zydus announces USFDA Orphan Drug Designation to Usnoflast for treatment of ALS

The company is committed to unlocking new frontiers in neuroscience and developing Usnoflast for patients with ALS

European Commission expands Jemperli plus chemotherapy approval for endometrial cancer

Jemperli plus chemotherapy is the only immuno-oncology-based treatment to show statistically significant and clinically meaningful OS benefit in the overall population

Zydus Lifesciences receives approval from USFDA to conduct Phase II(b) clinical trial for Usnoflas

This study will enrol 210 ALS patients and study doses of 50 mg and 75 mg Usnoflast versus placebo

Acoramidis receives positive CHMP opinion for treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy

Final decision from the European Commission is anticipated within the coming months

USFDA accepts Blenrep combinations for treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma

If approved, Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) in combinations with BorDex (BVd) and PomDex (BPd) could redefine multiple myeloma treatment at or after first relapse

European Commission approves Pfizer’s HYMPAVZI for treatment of severe Hemophilia A or B without inhibitors

HYMPAVZI’s approval is based on Phase 3 study results demonstrating non-inferiority and superiority compared to routine prophylaxis in eligible patients with hemophilia A or B without inhibitors

Tagrisso recommended for approval in the EU for unresectable EGFR-mutated lung cancer

Recommendation based on LAURA Phase III trial results which showed Tagrisso extended median progression-free survival to more than three years

Sanofi invests €40 million to strengthen antibody bioproduction in France