CHMP News - June 2016
30.06.2016
Six new medicines recommended for approval
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended six new medicines, including one advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP), for approval at its June meeting.
The CHMP recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for the ATMP Zalmoxis as an adjunctive, or add-on, treatment for adult patients receiving a haploidentical haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) for types of blood cancer to aid immune reconstitution and reduce the risk of graft-versus-host disease.
The Committee also recommended granting a marketing authorisation for Cinqaero (reslizumab) as an add-on treatment for adult patients with severe eosinophilic asthma.
The generic medicine Atazanavir Mylan (atazanavir) was recommended by the CHMPfor the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infections.
Three hybrid applications received positive recommendations from the Committee. Aerivio Spiromax and Airexar Spiromax, both containing salmeterol xinafoate and fluticasone propionate, were recommended for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). Nordimet (methotrexate) was recommended for the treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and severe psoriatic arthritis. Hybrid applications rely in part on the results of pre-clinical tests andclinical trials for a reference product and in part on new data.
Request for re-examination of CHMP recommendation
The applicant for Ninlaro has requested a re-examination of the CHMP’s negative opinion for this medicine adopted at the May 2016 meeting. Upon receipt of the grounds for re-examination, the CHMP will re-examine this opinion and issue a final opinion.
Seven recommendations on extensions of therapeutic indications
The Committee recommended extensions of indications for Cervarix, Ilaris, Keytruda, Nevanac, RoActemra, Ryzodeg and Zontivity.
Negative opinion on extension of indication
The CHMP adopted a negative opinion on the request for an extension of therapeuticindication for Arzerra. More information is available on EMA's website.
Start of review: Pharmaceutics International Inc, USA
The CHMP started a review of medicines manufactured by Pharmaceutics International Inc, USA. This follows an inspection in February 2016 which highlighted several shortcomings in relation to good manufacturing practice (GMP). More information is available on EMA's website.
Outcome of Alkem Laboratories Ltd review
The CHMP recommended the suspension of a medicine (Riluzole Alkem), for which studies were conducted at the Alkem Laboratories Ltd site in Taloja, India, and has required companies to provide new data for another medicine before it can be authorised in the EU. The recommendations follow a joint routine inspection by German and Dutch authorities in March 2015. More information is available on EMA's website.
Review of a safety signal for Adempas
The Committee recommended that Adempas (riociguat) should not be used in patients with symptomatic pulmonary hypertension associated with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia or PH-IIP (high blood pressure in lung arteries caused by a lung disease called idiopathic interstitial pneumonia). More information is available on EMA's website.
Update to product information for Noxafil
The CHMP has warned that Noxafil (posaconazole) tablets and oral suspension have different doses and are not interchangeable. The product information for the medicine is to be updated to strengthen warnings that the two dose forms given by mouth cannot be simply interchanged at the same dose. More information is available on EMA's website.
Withdrawals of applications
Applications for marketing authorisations for Alendronic Acid/Colecalciferol Mylan (alendronic acid/colecalciferol), Arikayce (amikacin), Docetaxel Sun (docetaxel) andKyndrisa (drisapersen) have been withdrawn.
More information on the CHMP's June 2016 meeting can be found here.
