EMA's CHMP Recommends AbbVie's Upadacitinib For Ulcerative Colitis
- The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approving AbbVie Inc's NYSE:ABBV upadacitinib (Rinvoq, 45 mg [induction dose] and 15 mg and 30 mg [maintenance dose]) for ulcerative colitis.
- The opinion covers the adult UC patients who have had an inadequate response, lost response, or were intolerant to either conventional therapy or a biologic agent.
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- AbbVie's application for the approval of upadacitinib in UC is supported by data from two induction studies and one maintenance study.
- Across all three Phase 3 studies, significantly more patients treated with upadacitinib achieved the primary endpoint of clinical remission and all secondary endpoints.
- Price Action: ABBV shares closed lower by 0.13% at
$150.73 on Friday.