{"id":36199,"date":"2021-02-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ipsen.com\/press-releases\/ipsen-receives-positive-chmp-opinion-recommending-cabometyx-in-combination-with-opdivo-as-first-line-treatment-for-patients-living-with-advanced-renal-cell-carcinoma\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T13:28:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T11:28:51","slug":"ipsen-receives-positive-chmp-opinion-recommending-cabometyx-in-combination-with-opdivo-as-first-line-treatment-for-patients-living-with-advanced-renal-cell-carcinoma","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.ipsen.com\/press-releases\/ipsen-receives-positive-chmp-opinion-recommending-cabometyx-in-combination-with-opdivo-as-first-line-treatment-for-patients-living-with-advanced-renal-cell-carcinoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Ipsen receives positive CHMP opinion recommending Cabometyx\u00ae in combination with Opdivo\u00ae as first-line treatment for patients living with advanced renal cell carcinoma"},"content":{"rendered":"
PARIS, FRANCE, 26 February 2021\u00a0<\/b>\u2013\u00a0<\/b>Ipsen (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended approval for Cabometyx\u00ae\u00a0(cabozantinib) in combination with Bristol Myers Squibb\u2019s Opdivo\u00ae\u00a0(nivolumab) for the first-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC). The European Commission, which has the authority to approve medicines for the European Union (E.U.), will now review the CHMP recommendation and a final decision on the application in the E.U. is expected in the coming months.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdvanced renal cell carcinoma is a disease that significantly impacts the lives of people around the world. We\u2019re proud to be able to share that the CHMP has confirmed a positive recommendation for Cabometyx\u00ae\u00a0in combination with Opdivo\u00ae, bringing this impactful new treatment option one step closer for patients,\u201d said Howard Mayer, Executive Vice President and Head of Research and Development, Ipsen. \u201cAt Ipsen, we are committed to progressing treatment for cancers which have an urgent need for additional therapeutic options and this recommendation marks an important milestone in achieving this.\u201d<\/p>\n
The CHMP adopted the positive opinion based on results from the pivotal Phase III CheckMate -9ER trial, which demonstrated significant and clinically meaningful improvements in progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and objective response rate (ORR) compared to sunitinib, with consistent efficacy benefits observed across key subgroups of patients.1\u00a0Cabometyx\u00ae\u00a0combined with Opdivo\u00ae\u00a0was well tolerated and reflected the known safety profiles of the immunotherapy and tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) components in first-line advanced RCC.1\u00a0The full data from the CheckMate -9ER trial were presented during a Presidential Symposium at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Virtual Congress 2020. At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology 2021 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium (ASCO GU), additional data from the CheckMate -9ER trial were also presented, highlighting sustained superior efficacy with a longer duration of follow-up as well as significantly improved health-related quality of life outcomes for the combination versus sunitinib.2,3<\/p>\n
Ipsen and its partners have shared the CheckMate -9ER data with regulatory authorities around the world. \u00a0The combination of Cabometyx\u00ae\u00a0and Opdivo\u00ae\u00a0was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as first-line treatment for patients living with advanced renal cell carcinoma in January 2021.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday\u2019s news is welcomed by physicians treating people living with advanced renal cell carcinoma,\u201d said Dr. Cristina Su\u00e1rez, Medical Oncologist at the Vall d\u00b4Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, and a lead investigator on the Phase III CheckMate -9ER trial. \u201cThe positive CHMP opinion brings us one step closer to the promise of a new approach that combines improved treatment outcomes, a favorable tolerability profile and superior health-related quality of life for patients.\u201d<\/p>\n
About renal cell carcinoma<\/b>
There are over 400,000 new cases of kidney cancer diagnosed worldwide each year.4\u00a0Of these, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer, accounting for approximately 90% of cases.5,6\u00a0It is twice as common in men, and male patients account for over two thirds of deaths.4\u00a0If detected in the early stages, the five-year survival rate is high, but for patients with advanced or late-stage metastatic RCC the survival rate is much lower, around 12%, with no identified cure for this disease.7,8<\/p>\n
About the CheckMate -9ER trial<\/b>
CheckMate -9ER is an open-label, randomized, multi-national Phase III trial evaluating patients with previously untreated advanced or metastatic RCC. A total of 651 patients (23% favorable risk, 58% intermediate risk, 20% poor risk; 25% PD-L1 \u22651%) were randomized to Cabometyx\u00ae\u00a0plus Opdivo\u00ae\u00a0(n= 323) versus sunitinib (n= 328). The primary endpoint is progression-free survival (PFS). Secondary endpoints include overall survival (OS) and objective response rate (ORR). The primary efficacy analysis is comparing the doublet combination versus sunitinib in all randomized patients. The trial is sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb and Ono Pharmaceutical Co and co-funded by Exelixis, Ipsen and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.<\/p>\n
About Cabometyx<\/b>\u00ae<\/b>\u00a0(cabozantinib)<\/b>
Cabometyx\u00ae\u00a0is currently approved in 57 countries, including\u00a0 in the European Union, the U.K., Norway, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, South Korea, Canada, Brazil, Taiwan, Hong-Kong, Singapore, Macau, Jordan, Lebanon, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Israel, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Panama, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Thailand for the treatment of advanced RCC in adults who have received prior VEGF-targeted therapy; in the European Union, the U.K., Norway, Iceland, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Lebanon, Jordan, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Panama, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Thailand for previously untreated intermediate- or poor-risk advanced RCC; and in the European Union, the U.K., Norway, Iceland, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Israel, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Jordan, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Turkey, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Peru, Panama, Guatemala, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Thailand \u00a0for HCC in adults who have previously been treated with sorafenib.<\/p>\n
The detailed recommendations for the use of Cabometyx\u00ae\u00a0are described in the\u00a0Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and in the\u00a0U.S. Prescribing Information (PI)<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n Cabometyx\u00ae\u00a0is marketed by Exelixis, Inc. in the United States and by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited in Japan. Ipsen has exclusive rights for the commercialization and further clinical development of Cabometyx\u00ae\u00a0outside of the U.S. and Japan. Cabometyx\u00ae\u00a0is a registered trademark of Exelixis, Inc.<\/p>\n About Ipsen\u00a0<\/b> Opdivo\u00ae\u00a0is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.<\/p>\n Ipsen\u2014Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements<\/b> For further information:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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