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AstraZeneca’s lung cancer drug receives full approval in the EU

27 April 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor

The European Commission (EC) has granted full marketing authorisation for AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) for the treatment of adult patients with locally-advanced or metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) T790M mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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EC approves Ipsen’s cabometyx to treat advanced RCC following VEGF-targeted therapy

16 September 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott,

The European Commission has approved Ibsen’s cabometyx (cabozantinib) 20, 40, 60 mg tablets for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in adults following prior vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-targeted therapy. Cabometyx (cabozantinib) demonstrated significant clinical benefits across all three efficacy endpoints (OS, PFS, ORR) in a phase 3…

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MSD’s Hepatitis C drug given green light for EU market

9 August 2016 | By MSD

Following successful phase 3 clinical trials, in which MSD’s new Hepatitis C drug, Zepatier, performed well, achieving high virologic cure rates across the study, the European Commission has licensed the drug for sale in the European market, specifically for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) in adults with…