Risks of serious thrombotic events, seizures and infection make the benefits of the first-in-class oral drug for treating anemia related to chronic kidney disease ‘difficult to calculate’ despite demonstrated improvements in hemoglobin, FDA says in advisory committee briefing document.
The US Food and Drug Administration has concerns about “obvious” and “prominent” signals for serious thrombotic events, seizures and infection with FibroGen, Inc.’s anemia drug roxadustat.
Roxadustat demonstrated efficacy in treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease in adults on, and not on, dialysis. However,...
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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