Post-period events
- On 27 October 2022, the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) concluded the safety review (Article 20 procedure) of all JAK inhibitors approved in the EU for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. On 28 October 2022, the PRAC recommended the harmonization of all labels and concluded that JAK inhibitors should remain indicated for the treatment of patients with RA who have responded inadequately to or who cannot tolerate disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) therapy, and for patients with UC who have responded inadequately to or who cannot tolerate conventional therapy or biologics. The PRAC also recommended to update all product labels to include a precautionary approach for use of JAK inhibitors in patients with identified risk factors only if no suitable treatment alternative is available (Section 4.4 - Warning and Precautions). The PRAC recommendations will now be considered by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for an opinion
- Abstract accepted for poster presentation at the Annual Society of Hematology (ASH) conference taking place 10-13 December 2022 on the initial data from the ATALANTA-1 Phase 1/2 study in recurring/refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (rrNHL) evaluating the feasibility, safety and efficacy of the CD19 CAR-T candidate manufactured at point-of-care
- New post hoc analyses from SELECTION Phase 3 data set with filgotinib in UC patients presented at the United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week
- Received positive CHMP opinion for Jyseleca European label update based on testicular function safety data from MANTA/RAy studies
CAR-T
Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (also known as CAR T cells) are T cells that have been genetically engineered to produce an artificial T cell receptor for use in immunotherapy
CD19
CD19 is a protein found on the surface of B-cells, a type of white blood cell. Since CD19 is a hallmark of B-cells, the protein has been used to diagnose cancers that arise from this type of cell - notably B-cell lymphomas
CHMP
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use is the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) committee responsible for human medicines and plays a vital role in the authorization of medicines in the European Union (EU)
EMA
European Medicines Agency, in charge of European market authorization of new medications
Filgotinib
Formerly known as GLPG0634, commercial name is Jyseleca. Small molecule preferential JAK1 inhibitor, approved in RA and UC in European Union, Great Britain, and Japan. Filgotinib is partnered with Gilead. Filgotinib currently is in Phase 3 trials in CD, and in a Phase 4 trial in RA
MANTA
A Phase 2 semen parameter trial with filgotinib in male patients with CD or UC
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of cancer that begins in the lymphatic system, which is part of the body's germ-fighting immune system. In non-Hodgkin lymphoma, white blood cells called lymphocytes grow abnormally and form tumors throughout the body
PRAC
Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee of the European Medicines Agency, responsible for assessing all aspects of risk management of human medicines
Point-of-care
Drug treatment is provided close to or near the patient
SELECTION
Phase 3 program evaluating filgotinib in UC patients. Full results were published in The Lancet in 2021