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EMA Greenlights Cancer Treatments, Vaccines And Re-Examines Leqembi’s Safety Profile

 
• By Vibha Sharma

The European Medicines Agency has recommended eight new products for EU-wide approval, including cancer treatments and vaccines, and Ok'd a new antiparasitic combination for use in non-EU markets. It is also reviewing new safety information on Leqembi.

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Eight New Products Headed For EU-Wide Approval Following EMA Nod (Shutterstock)

Eight new products, including the cancer treatments Tivdak and Datroway, and the vaccines Vimkunya for chikungunya and Capvaxive for pneumococcal pneumonia, are on track for pan-EU marketing approval after receiving a thumbs-up from the European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee, the CHMP, at its latest monthly meeting.

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