CHMP recommends expansion of EU label for Hemlibra to include people with moderate haemophilia A

Basel, 16 December 2022 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQZ: RHHBY) today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended expansion of the Hemlibra® (emicizumab) European Union (EU) marketing authorisation. If approved, Hemlibra would also be indicated for the routine prophylaxis of bleeding episodes in people with haemophilia A (congenital factor VIII deficiency) without factor VIII inhibitors, who have moderate disease (FVIII ?1% and ? 5%) with a severe bleeding phenotype. It is estimated that people with moderate haemophilia A make up 14% of the haemophilia A population.3

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CHMP recommends expansion of EU label for Hemlibra to include people with moderate haemophilia A