Company is coming into its second panel meeting with new data analyses from the CENTAUR trial, advisory committee experience under its belt, and a recent Health Canada approval. In an interview with the Pink Sheet, co-CEOs Cohen and Klee highlight clinical outcomes data with AMX0035 and say they are not too worried about the lack of effect on neurofilament biomarker.
Amylyx will get a second chance to make the case for its ALS drug to an FDA advisory committee. • Source: Shutterstock
In the eyes of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. co-CEOs Josh Cohen and Justin Klee, a lot has happened since a US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee narrowly recommended against approval of the company’s amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug in late March.
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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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Proposal to have panelists rate the strength of efficacy and safety evidence on a numeric scale also draws support in written comments on ways to optimize the advisory committee process.
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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