ODE I director Ellis Unger chafed at the notion of approving the Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug golodirsen on the same unvalidated surrogate marker, this time in the face of infection and renal toxicity concerns; OND’s Peter Stein granted Sarepta’s appeal while also calling attention to the company’s failure to timely conduct the eteplirsen confirmatory trial.
For some at the US Food and Drug Administration, the review of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug Vyondys 53 (golodirsen) provided an opportunity to try to right the wrongs they saw with the accelerated approval of Exondys 51 (eteplirsen) three years earlier.
The mere fact of eteplirsen’s approval, and the precedent it set, was wrong in the eyes of some agency staffers....
The Pink Sheet Drug Review Profile explores the US FDA’s approval of vadadustat to treat anemia in chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis. A complete response letter cited the risk of drug-induced liver injury, but postmarketing data from Japan reassured reviewers.
The Pink Sheet’s Drug Review Profile looks at the timeline behind the development and US FDA approval of Akebia’s Vafseo, a treatment for anemia in chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis.
Manufacturers likely will have to determine when to provide a 340B discount on a drug assigned a Medicare negotiated price under CMS guidance. PhRMA anticipates the job will not be easy.
<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>
