NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: STML), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and potential commercialization of novel oncology therapeutics, announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted accelerated assessment for the upcoming centralized Marketing Authorization Application (MAA), which Stemline expects to complete in the first quarter of 2019, for ELZONRISTM (tagraxofusp; SL-401) in blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN).
Under European Union legislation, a medicinal product of major public health interest may be reviewed under an accelerated assessment procedure. Accelerated assessment can significantly reduce the timeframe for the EMA Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) to review an MAA.
In the U.S., ELZONRIS was granted breakthrough therapy designation for the treatment of patients with BPDCN. The Biologics License Application (BLA) for ELZONRIS in BPDCN has received Priority Review status from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with a target action date of February 21, 2019, under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA).
Ivan Bergstein, M.D., Stemline’s CEO, commented, “The granting of accelerated assessment to the ELZONRIS planned MAA underscores the robust clinical data, clear unmet medical need, and the heightened awareness of BPDCN worldwide. We look forward to working closely with the EMA to ensure that this important new treatment reaches patients in the European Union as quickly as possible. In the U.S., we are continuing our interactions with the FDA, and our commercial team is poised to rapidly execute a U.S. launch following possible approval of ELZONRIS for BPDCN.”
About BPDCN
Please visit the BPDCN disease awareness booth (#205) at ASH 2018, and the BPDCN disease awareness website at www.bpdcninfo.com.
About Stemline Therapeutics
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and potential commercialization of novel oncology therapeutics. Stemline is developing three clinical stage product candidates, ELZONRISTM (tagraxofusp; SL-401), SL-801, and SL-701. ELZONRIS is a targeted therapy directed to the interleukin-3 receptor (CD123) present on a range of malignancies. ELZONRIS has successfully completed a pivotal trial in blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN), for which it was granted breakthrough therapy designation (BTD). A Biologics License Application (BLA) has been accepted for filing and granted Priority Review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted ELZONRIS accelerated assessment for the upcoming marketing authorization application (MAA) submission, which is expected in the first quarter of 2019. ELZONRIS is also being evaluated in clinical trials in additional indications including chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), myelofibrosis (MF), and others. SL-801 is a novel oral small molecule reversible inhibitor of XPO1 that is currently in a Phase 1 trial of patients with advanced solid tumors; dose escalation is ongoing. SL-701, an immunotherapeutic, has completed a Phase 2 trial in patients with second-line glioblastoma; data and next steps for the program are being evaluated.
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