Lebrikizumab Among Nine Drugs To Get EMA Nod; PTC Faces Disappointment For Translarna

The European Medicines Agency has OKd nine new medicines for EU-wide approval, but recommended against renewing the conditional marketing authorization of two drugs. 

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EMA does not favor renewing the conditional approvals granted to Translarna and BlenRep • Source: Shutterstock

The European Medicines Agency has recommended granting pan-EU approval to Almirall/Eli Lilly’s eczema drug Ebglyss (lebrikizumab) and Novartis’s protein kinase inhibitor Finlee (dabrafenib) for the treatment of glioma, a type of brain tumor.

However, it has recommended against renewing the conditional marketing authorization of two drugs – PTC Therapeutics’ Translarna (ataluren) for...

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