Celltrion Receives Recommendation for Approval to Sell Avastin Biosimilar in Europe
[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jaehee] Celltrion announced on the 27th that it has obtained a 'marketing authorization recommendation' from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) under the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for 'CT-P16' (Avastin biosimilar).
The recommendation was obtained on the 24th local European time, and the approved indications include ▲non-small cell lung cancer ▲metastatic colorectal cancer ▲metastatic renal cell carcinoma ▲cervical cancer ▲epithelial ovarian cancer ▲fallopian tube cancer ▲primary peritoneal cancer ▲metastatic breast cancer, among others.
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The company stated, "With the CHMP's marketing authorization recommendation, we expect to obtain the final marketing authorization from the European Commission (EC) in the near future."
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