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FDA Refusal to File letter for Idecabtagene Vicleucel (ide-cel, bb2121) for the treatment of myeloma patients
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) and bluebird bio, Inc have announced that the companies received a Refusal to File letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the Biologics License Application (BLA) for idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel; bb2121) for patients with heavily pre-treated relapsed and refractory myeloma, which was submitted in March 2020.
MPE webinar on reimbursement and Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) will hold a webinar on reimbursement and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) on Wednesday 18 March 2020 from 18:00 – 19:00 CET.
MPE AGM 2020 webinar series
As part of the educational programme planned to replace the Masterclass included in the MPE Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2020, which was cancelled due to the outbreak of the coronavirus infection, MPE is organising a Webinars series.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommends extension of indications for daratumumab
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion recommending a change to the terms of the marketing authorisation for the drug daratumumab (Darzalex®, commercialised by Janssen).
European Commission approves elotuzumab plus pomalidomide and dexamethasone for relapsed and refractory myeloma
European Commission (EC) has approved elotuzumab –marketed under the brand Empliciti by Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)– plus pomalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone (EPd) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least two prior therapies, including lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor (PI), and have demonstrated disease progression on…
Janssen seeks European marketing authorisation for subcutaneous (under the skin) daratumumab (Darzalex®)
The pharmaceutical company Janssen, who produce a range of myeloma medicines, have today announced their application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for a license extension for daratumumab. This license extension, if approved by the EMA, would allow the use of subcutaneous (under the skin) daratumumab (Darzalex®) in myeloma patients.
Takeda announces discontinuation of the phase 3 clinical trial TOURMALINE-AL1 in AL amyloidosis
The pharmaceutical company Takeda announced that the Phase 3 TOURMALINE-AL1 clinical trial in patients with relapsed or refractory AL amyloidosis did not meet the first of two primary endpoints. Treatment with ixazomib in combination with dexamethasone did not demonstrate a significant improvement in overall hematologic response compared to physician’s choice of standard of care…