Ninety-five percent of novel cancer treatments approved in both the US and Europe received the FDA’s OK first, but Europe usually followed within a year, a Pink Sheet analysis shows.

Only three of the 10 new therapies approved by the US FDA also have been approved in the European Union, while both of the EU gene therapy approvals followed FDA clearance, a Pink Sheet analysis shows.

A Pink Sheet analysis finds US approval preceded European Union clearance for 80% of products approved in both areas, but when EU approval came first, it beat the FDA by a median of 13 months. US-first approvals came close to six months before the EU.

While Lupin is “truly excited with the potential” ahead, the uncertainty around upcoming product launches paints a different financial picture.