EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended not renewing the conditional marketing authorisation for Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin), a medicine used to treat multiple myeloma (a cancer of the bone marrow). Blenrep is given to adults who have received at least four previous treatments and whose disease does not respond to certain other types of cancer treatment, and whose cancer has worsened since receiving the last treatment.
This recommendation follows a review of available data by the CHMP as part of the renewal of Blenrep’s marketing authorisation. In its review, the CHMP considered that results from a new study (DREAMM-3) did not confirm the effectiveness of Blenrep as agreed when conditional marketing authorisation was granted…
