Three orphan drugs were among the eight products recommended for pan-EU marketing approval by the European Medicines Agency this week, while Novartis withdrew its filing for Vijoice.
GSK’s orphan drug Omjjara (momelotinib) is on track to receive a marketing authorization in the EU after the European Medicines Agency recommended the drug for approval following the November meeting of its human medicines committee, the CHMP.
During the meeting, which took place on 6 to 9 November, the CHMP determined that Omjjara should be authorized...
Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee will consider whether open-label extension data from a randomized trial that failed its primary endpoint, along with a historical control comparison, are enough to support approval in the ultra-rare disease.
The US FDA commissioner also said the hub is looking for an executive director who will work with the CBER and CDER heads, who will serve as co-leads.
Under current law, drugs or biologics must receive rare pediatric disease designation before 1 October to be eligible for a priority review voucher. The sunset provisions have led to a spike in designation requests at the FDA and a push by pediatric and rare disease advocates for an extension, either through a continuing resolution or reauthorizing legislation.
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.
Revised recommendation is based on most recent data on circulating strains in US, where KP.3 is now dominant. Novavax sticks with plans targeting the JN.1 ‘parent strain.’
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