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CHMP recommends approval of Calquence plus chemoimmunotherapy for first-line mantle cell lymphoma

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AstraZeneca’s Calquence (acalabrutinib) in combination with bendamustine and rituximab has been recommended for approval in the EU for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma who are not eligible for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

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