CHMP Recommends Against Approval For Mipomersen In Europe

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency today recommended that mipomersen (Kynamro, Isis and Genzyme) not be approved for use in Europe. The novel antisense oligonucleotide works by inhibiting the synthesis of apo-B and is under development in the United States and Europe for the treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia.