News and Press Releases
PADCEVTM (enfortumab vedotin) in Combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for the Treatment of Patients with Resectable Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer who are Ineligible for Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy
Positive opinion is based on data from the pivotal Phase 3 EV-303 trial showing a 60% reduction in the risk of disease recurrence, progression or death and a 50% reduction...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 22, 2026
Johnson & Johnson’s DARZALEX (daratumumab) becomes the first oncology injectable approved for administration by patients or caregivers
Landmark decision by CHMP grants approval for self or caregiver administration for patients living with multiple myeloma Milestone is a testament to ten years of daratumumab experience and innovation, continuing...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 27, 2026
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STADA and Bio-Thera receive European Marketing Authorization for Gotenfia, a Biosimilar to Simponi
European Commission grants approval for Gotenfia, a golimumab biosimilar to Simponi that was developed by Bio-Thera and will be marketed by STADA Launch preparations are underway to bring the second...
Category: BioManufacturing, Drug Discovery, Manufacturing and Packing, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: February 13, 2026
Johnson & Johnson receives CHMP positive opinion for AKEEGA (niraparib and abiraterone acetate dual action tablet) for the treatment of patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) with BRCA1/2 mutations
AMPLITUDE is the first clinical trial to evaluate potential therapies for patients with mHSPC and known HRR gene alterations, with positive results supporting the niraparib-based combination regimen as a new standard...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 30, 2026
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ALK receives positive CHMP opinion for EURneffy 1mg (nasal adrenaline spray) for emergency anaphylaxis treatment in children (≥15kg)
30 January 2026 -- Hørsholm – Denmark -- Today ALK announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a...
Category: Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 30, 2026
Novo Nordisk A/S: Ozempic receives EU recommendation in peripheral arterial disease, cementing the broad benefits of semaglutide for people with type 2 diabetes and comorbidities
Pending a decision from the European Commission, Ozempic (once-weekly semaglutide) will have the broadest approved label in the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) class, demonstrating improvements in blood sugar,...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 23, 2025
TREMFYA (guselkumab) receives positive CHMP opinion for treatment of patients with moderately to severely active Crohn’s Disease
Recommendation based on the findings from the Phase 3 studies (GALAXI programme and GRAVITI) in Crohn’s disease 28 March 2025 -- Beerse, Belgium -- Johnson & Johnson today announced that...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 28, 2025
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CHMP recommends subcutaneous RYBREVANT®▼ (amivantamab) for the treatment of patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer
Data from the Phase 3 PALOMA-3 study showed non-inferiority to intravenous administration meeting both co-primary pharmacokinetic (PK) endpoints, as well as a five-fold reduction in infusion-related reactions and fewer venous...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: February 3, 2025
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CHMP recommends RYBREVANT®▼ (amivantamab) in combination with LAZCLUZE®▼ (lazertinib) for the first-line treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer
The amivantamab plus lazertinib combination regimen offers potential to provide new standard of care as first-line option for adult patients with advanced NSCLC with EGFR ex19del or L858R substitution mutations...
Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: November 20, 2024
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Dupixent recommended for EU approval by the CHMP to treat eosinophilic esophagitis in children as young as 1 year old
Recommendation based on a phase 3 study showing a significantly greater proportion of children on Dupixent achieved histological remission, compared to placebo, consistent with improvements seen in adults and adolescents...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 20, 2024
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CHMP recommends RYBREVANT®▼ (amivantamab) in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after failure of prior therapy
Patients with EGFR ex19del or EGFR L858R mutations, the most common EGFR mutations in NSCLC, currently face a poor prognosis and limited treatment options after disease progression on osimertinib1,2,3,4 ...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: July 26, 2024
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Johnson & Johnson Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Yuvanci® (Single Tablet Combination Therapy [STCT] of Macitentan and Tadalafil) for Treatment of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
If approved, Yuvanci® would become the only single tablet combination for treatment for patients with PAH Johnson & Johnson’s comprehensive PAH portfolio has the potential to cover all guideline-recommended treatment...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: July 26, 2024
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CHMP adopts positive opinion for BALVERSA (erdafitinib) for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma with susceptible FGFR3 genetic alterations
Pending approval, erdafitinib would become the first therapy targeting FGFR3 alterations in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma, one of Europe’s most common cancers The CHMP’s recommendation is based on results...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 28, 2024
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Johnson & Johnson receives positive CHMP opinion for RYBREVANT▼ (amivantamab) in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with activating EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations
This positive CHMP opinion establishes amivantamab as a new option, and the first fully-human EGFR-MET bispecific antibody, in the first-line treatment of EGFR exon 20 insertion-mutated NSCLC The recommendation is...
Category: Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 29, 2024
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Janssen Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for CARVYKTI (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel) for Treatment in Earlier Lines of Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Results from the phase 3 CARTITUDE-4 study, which supported the CHMP recommendation, showed that cilta-cel has the potential to offer significant benefit to patients in earlier lines of treatment Most...
Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: February 23, 2024
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