Inflectra's Label Won't Depend On Continuing Study In IBD

Advisory committee members anxious about extrapolating Remicade's inflammatory bowel disease indications to biosimilar Inflectra wanted to wait for an ongoing trial, but FDA says idea misses the point of biosimilar pathway.

Arthritis Advisory Committee members saw a lifeline to deal with extrapolation concerns for Celltrion Inc.'s biosimilar Inflectra in an ongoing trial in inflammatory bowel disease.

However, FDA said simply hoping for reassurance by waiting for additional clinical data is not the purpose of the abbreviated...

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