Xiaflex is first drug approved for Peyronie’s disease; initial marketing will focus on physicians that already provide invasive treatment.
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. will focus its initial marketing efforts of Xiaflex (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) for Peyronie’s disease patients to the small population of urologists who currently treat the disease invasively, before branching out to target the majority of urologists.
The Dec. 6 approval of Auxilium’s sBLA makes Xiaflex the first medicine and non-surgical option to treat men with the...
US FDA critics have long decried the practice of using informal communications to convey regulatory expectations as podium policy. In the Makary era, the phrase may need to be updated because the agency now seems to be specializing in policy by podcast.
Tala Fakhouri said the agency’s use of the AI tool in the review process has generated lots of questions.
Kumar takes over as acting director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research’s Office of Therapeutic Products days after director Nicole Verdun was ousted.
Recent and upcoming US FDA advisory committee meetings and a summary of the topics covered.
Highlights from Day Four of the BIO International Convention include policy concerns helping constrain dealmaking, Novartis discussing its approach to partnering, and Generate looking for funding to move into Phase III.
The former CDER director said she tells sponsors not to conduct an FDA-recommended study design or randomized trial if it will not work.
Artificial intelligence tools used for clinical research should be developed with input from patients and focus on their needs and abilities, FDA experts said.
