Immunocore’s advanced uveal melanoma drug, Kimmtrak, and Hansa’s Idefirix for increasing the chances of a successful kidney transplant are among the latest treatments that NICE has appraised regarding their cost-effectiveness.

Companies such as Novartis, Roche or Takeda are heavily invested in the advanced therapeutics field, usually spreading their bets across multiple modalities. The remaining challenges offer opportunities for the next wave of innovation to transform the field once again and make a dent in the larger market of common diseases and solid tumors.

An insomnia drug to improve daytime functioning, a treatment for a rare type of eye cancer, and an oral migraine drug for both acute and preventive treatment are among 13 new products recommended for pan-EU approval.

The European Medicines Agency will likely decide this week whether to recommend for pan-EU approval new treatments for insomnia, uveal melanoma, migraine and advanced prostate cancer.