EU/3/18/2098: Orphan designation for the treatment of papillary thyroid cancer
Larotrectinib
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Overview
Please note that this product (marketed as Vitrakvi) was withdrawn from the Community Register of designated orphan medicinal products in July 2019 upon request of the marketing authorisation holder at the time of the granting of a marketing authorisation.
On 19 November 2018, orphan designation (EU/3/18/2098) was granted by the European Commission to Bayer AG, Germany, for larotrectinib for the treatment of papillary thyroid cancer.
Key facts
Active substance |
Larotrectinib
|
Intended use |
Treatment of papillary thyroid cancer
|
Orphan designation status |
Withdrawn
|
EU designation number |
EU/3/18/2098
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Date of designation |
19/11/2018
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Sponsor |
Bayer AG |
Review of designation
The Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products reviewed the orphan designation of Vitrakvi at the time of marketing authorisation.
The sponsor formally requested the withdrawal of the orphan designation prior to the Committee’s final opinion. More information is available in the
orphan designation withdrawal assessment report
.
Patients' organisations
For contact details of patients’ organisations whose activities are targeted at rare diseases, see:
Orphanet, a database containing information on rare diseases, which includes a directory of patients’ organisations registered in Europe.
EU register of orphan medicines
The list of medicines that have received an orphan designation in the EU is available on the European Commission's website: