AbbVie’s TEPKINLY + R2 Becomes First Bispecific Therapy Approved In Europe For Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma Following Phase 3 Success

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  • TEPKINLY® (epcoritamab) plus lenalidomide and rituximab (R2) is the first and only bispecific-based therapy approved in Europe for the treatment of relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma in the second-line setting, offering a chemotherapy-free option
  • In the Phase 3 EPCORE® FL-1 trial, fixed-duration TEPKINLY + R2 achieved statistically significant improvement of progression-free survival and overall response rates compared to R2, with approximately three out of four patients achieving a complete response

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) today announced that the European Commission (EC) granted marketing authorization for TEPKINLY® (epcoritamab) in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab (TEPKINLY + R2) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma (FL). The approval is based on results from the pivotal Phase 3 EPCORE® FL-1 trial, which evaluated fixed-duration TEPKINLY in combination with R2 compared to standard of care R2.