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CHMP recommends approval of Zykadia for ALK+ advanced NSCLC

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The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency recommended approval of expanding the use of Zykadia (ceritinib) to include the first-line treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer whose tumors are anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive.

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