Takeda set to target EU market with Adcetris following CHMP nod

Takeda looks set to obtain EU marketing approval for Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) for the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma following a positive opinion from the CHMP.

Takeda looks set to obtain EU marketing approval for Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) for the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma following a positive opinion from the CHMP.

The product, which Takeda has licensed for marketing outside Canada and the US from Seattle Genetics, has been given the thumbs up for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed...

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