Tarlatamab greenlighted by MHRA for small cell lung cancer

31 December 2024

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today approved Imdyllytra (tarlatamab) for the treatment of adult patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) that has spread throughout the lungs and/or to other parts of the body.

The drug was developed by US biotech major Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN).

The Agency said this approval has been granted under Project Orbis, an innovative program that allows participating regulators to review and approve applications for promising cancer treatments quickly and efficiently. SCLC is one of the two main forms of primary lung cancer, accounting for around 1 in 7 of all lung cancers. It is less common than non-small-cell lung cancer and spreads more quickly.

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