Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee also favors earlier use of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Abecma in multiple myeloma, although some members raise concerns about lack of plateau in progression-free survival benefit and equivocable overall survival data.
US Food and Drug Administration advisors voted unanimously in favor of expanding the use of Janssen Biotech Inc.’s CAR-T Carvykti to earlier lines of multiple myeloma treatment, saying the benefit of a potential long durable response that allows patients time off toxic treatment outweighs the upfront risks of treatment initiation.
In a separate 8-3 vote, the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee also voted that Celgene Corporation's (Bristol Myers Squibb...
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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