The Cancer Letter

Inside information on cancer research and drug development

Drugs & Targets

EC expands approval of Reblozyl to first-line treatment of anemia in MDS

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on linkedin
Share on email
Share on print
BYLINE
IN THIS ISSUE
DOWNLOAD PDFTABLE OF CONTENTS

The European Commission expanded the indication of Reblozyl (luspatercept) to include the first-line treatment of adult patients with transfusion-dependent anemia due to very low, low, and intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. This approval of Reblozyl covers all EU member states.

To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.

If your institution has a site license, log in with IP-login or register for a sponsored account.*
*Not all site licenses are enrolled in sponsored accounts.

Login Subscribe
Table of Contents

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN

Drugs & Targets

EMA CHMP adopts positive opinion for Tepkinly in R/R follicular lymphoma

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use adopted a positive opinion recommending the granting of conditional marketing authorization of Tepkinly (epcoritamab), a T-cell engaging bispecific antibody administered subcutaneously, as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy. 
Drugs & Targets

EC approves Fruzaqla for previously-treated mCRC

The European Commission approved Fruzaqla (fruquintinib) as a monotherapy indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have been previously treated with available standard therapies, including fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapies, anti-VEGF agents, and anti-EGFR agents, and who have progressed on or are intolerant to treatment with either trifluridine-tipiracil or regorafenib. 
Drugs & Targets

FDA grants accelerated approval to Augtyro for NTRK gene fusion-positive solid tumors

FDA granted accelerated approval to repotrectinib (Augtyro) for adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with solid tumors that have a neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase gene fusion, are locally advanced or metastatic or where surgical resection is likely to result in severe morbidity, and that have progressed following treatment or have no satisfactory alternative therapy.
Table of Contents

Login

Site license subscribers:
Log in with your IP | Register a sponsored account