CHMP Adopts Positive Opinions for Kymriah and Carvykti; Tecartus Absent From March’s CHMP Highlights
On Friday, March 25, the CHMP meeting highlights were released following Monday’s CHMP agenda. Of note, the CHMP adopted a positive opinion for Kymriah (Novartis’s CD19 CAR-T) in ≥3L r/r FL and a positive conditional marketing authorization for Carvykti (JNJ / Legend’s BCMA CAR-T) in ≥4L r/r MM. Additionally, Tecartus (Gilead / Kite’s CD19 CAR-T) was absent from the CHMP highlights. Below, the Celltelligence team provides thoughts on Kymriah’s and Carvykti’s positive opinion, while providing updated EU timelines for Tecartus.