By proposing to stipulate that findings from the PROLONG study do not verify Makena’s clinical benefit on neonatal morbidity and mortality from complications of preterm birth, Covis could avoid what would likely be a highly negative vote on the first question posed to the advisory committee at the 17-19 October public hearing on withdrawal of the application.
Covis Pharma is requesting that a discussion and voting question related to the PROLONG confirmatory trial be eliminated from the October public hearing on potential withdrawal of Makena’s (hydroxyprogesterone caproate, or 17-0HPC) accelerated approval.
For Covis, getting this question eliminated from advisory committee consideration at the public hearing could head off what likely would...
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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