Actelion has bagged European Union Approval for Ledaga, its treatment for mycosis fungoides-type cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (MF-CTCL), a rare potentially life-threatening immune system cancer that appears in the skin.
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has backed seven new medicines for approval at its December meeting, bringing the total number recommended during the year to 81, dropping from 2015’s tally of 93.