EMA Modernizes Orphan Drug Process

Belantamab mafodotin is approved in combination with bortezomib plus dexamethasone in patients who have had at least one prior therapy, and in combination with pomalidomide plus dexamethasone for those who have had a prior therapy including lenalidomide.

The recombinant vaccine, under the brand name Vimkunya, is recommended for persons age 12 and older who are traveling to a country or territory where there is a chikungunya outbreak.

Celltrion’s adalimumab-aaty is designated interchangeable as a high-concentration (100mg/mL) and citrate-free formulation of adalimumab.

Artificial intelligence will be a major component, FDA said, of the approaches the agency will be deploying to either reduce, refine, or potentially replace animal testing.

The agency has approved BMS’ Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) as a first-line treatment for unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma.

The EMA has issued a new proposal that aims to encourage biosimilar development and improve patient access to biosimilar therapies.