On July 26, 2018, the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA’s) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion, recommending granting a marketing authorization for the medicinal product gefitinib mylan, intended for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The applicant for this medicinal product is MYLAN SAS.

Gefitinib mylan will be available as 250-mg film-coated tablets. The active substance of gefitinib mylan is gefitinib, an antineoplastic medicinal product (ATC code: L01XX31), which targets the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase and acts as an inhibitor of cell growth by competing with ATP and blocking activation through the receptor.

Gefitinib mylan is a generic of Iressa, which has been authorized in the EU since June 24, 2009.

Studies have demonstrated the satisfactory quality of gefitinib mylan and its bioequivalence to the reference product Iressa.

The full indication is: gefitinib mylan is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with activating mutations of EGFR.

It is proposed that gefitinib mylan be prescribed by physicians experienced in the use of anticancer therapies.

Detailed recommendations for the use of this product will be described in the summary of product characteristics, which will be published in the European public assessment report and made available in all official European Union languages after the marketing authorization has been granted by the European Commission.

Summaries of positive opinion are published without prejudice to the Commission decision, which will normally be issued 67 days from adoption of the opinion.