Intarcia Gets Chance For AdComm Review Of ITCA 650; Hearing For Sotagliflozin Shot Down

FDA chief scientist encourages Intarcia to request advisory committee review of CDER’s proposal to refuse approval of its drug-device diabetes treatment. CDER again denies Lexicon request for hearing on proposal to deny approval of its SGLT2 inhibitor.

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FDA advisory committe may consider Intarcia's drug implant application for treatment of type 2 diabetes • Source: Shutterstock

Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. has the chance to make its case before a US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee as to why the agency should not refuse to approve its new drug application for ITCA 650 (exenatide implant) for treatment of type 2 diabetes.

The company has been in a lengthy dispute with the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research over the risk of...

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