EU CHMP recommends approval of subcutaneous Darzalex for multiple myeloma.- Genmab

Genmab announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a Positive Opinion recommending the use of the subcutaneous formulation of Darzalex (daratumumab) for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma in frontline and relapsed / refractory settings. The Marketing Authorization Application for this formulation was submitted to the EMA by Janssen Pharmaceutica NV in July 2019 based on data from two studies: the Phase III non-inferiority COLUMBA (MMY3012) study, which compared the subcutaneous formulation of daratumumab to the intravenous formulation in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, and data from the Phase II PLEIADES (MMY2040) study, which is evaluating subcutaneous daratumumab in combination with certain standard multiple myeloma regimens. The topline results from the COLUMBA data were announced in February 2019 and subsequently presented in oral sessions at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting and the 24th European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Congress.