Descovy demonstrated noninferiority to Truvada in men and transgender women who have sex with men, but pharmacokinetic data do not support a demonstration of pre-exposure prophylaxis efficacy in cisgender women, US FDA says in advisory committee briefing document.
The US Food and Drug Administration is asking its Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee whether Gilead Sciences Inc. has more work to do before Descovy (emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide) can be approved for use as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in cisgender women.
In briefing document released ahead of a 7 August meeting, the agency suggests Gilead’s pharmacokinetic data are insufficient to...
A real-world evidence study also does not meet the regulatory standard for an adequate and well-controlled clinical investigation, the agency said. The FDA should allow the accelerated approval drug to remain available like other treatments that failed their confirmatory trials, Intercept said.
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A real-world evidence study also does not meet the regulatory standard for an adequate and well-controlled clinical investigation, the agency said. The FDA should allow the accelerated approval drug to remain available like other treatments that failed their confirmatory trials, Intercept said.
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