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CHMP issues positive opinion for five new medicines and nine extensions

EMA’s CHMP has published its meeting highlights from 20–23 April 2026.

Key takeaways from the update
Five new medicines were recommended for approval.
Nine medicines were recommended for extensions of their therapeutic indications.

Examples of new medicine recommendations mentioned
Cenrifki (tolebrutinib): recommended for marketing authorisation for the treatment of non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Itvisma (onasemnogene abeparvovec): recommended for marketing authorisation as a gene therapy for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy.

The EMA page also lists sections covering CHMP statistics, recommendations for a new biosimilar medicine and a new generic medicine, and notes on withdrawals and other updates.

Read more at https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/meeting-highlights-committee-medicinal-products-human-use-chmp-20-23-april-2026

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