GSK's Mekinist recommended in Europe as Novartis looks on
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended GlaxoSmithKline's Mekinist (trametinib) as a single agent treatment for melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation. Mekinist is part of GSK's $16bn sale of its oncology division to Novartis through the mega asset swap deal announced earlier this week (scripintelligence.com, 22 April 2014).