Mepolizumab would be first drug for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder to use eosinophil count as a biomarker, but FDA’s complete response letter says more clinical data are needed.
Prospects for GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s Nucala in COPD look dim but not stamped out after a complete response letter from the US FDA, amid regulatory unease about the use of eosinophil count as a biomarker to guide treatment for this condition.
Nucala (mepolizumab) – a monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin-5 (IL-5) – was initially approved by the FDA in November 2015 as...
Sponsor of psychedelic PTSD treatment will try rarely successful formal dispute resolution process after receiving a complete response letter.
US FDA would need to approve 44 novel agents by year-end to match 2023’s big total, but only 40 candidates are known to have user fee goals in the second half of 2024.
A Pink Sheet analysis finds US approval preceded European Union clearance for 80% of products approved in both areas, but when EU approval came first, it beat the FDA by a median of 13 months. US-first approvals came close to six months before the EU.
<p>Executive Summary</p> <p>Zanidatamab, Jazz and BeiGene’s investigational treatment for biliary tract cancer, is among the latest products that have been filed for review by the European Medicines Agency for potential EU marketing approval.</p>
<p>Executive Summary</p> This is an update of recommendations from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use on the authorization of new medicines in the EU, and updates on EU marketing authorization changes recommended by the CHMP.
<p>Executive Summary</p> <p>A list of EU biosimilar filings, CHMP opinions and EU marketing authorizations, including details of the biosimilar company, the brand name/INN, indication(s), the reference product/company, and the date and type of event.</p>
