Chronicle of the development and FDA review of Gilead’s fixed-dose combination of sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for hepatitis C.
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The company’s failure to show its potency assays measured attributes directly related to the mesenchymal stromal cell product’s therapeutic effect highlights the importance of a robust CMC program for complex cell therapies.
Agency staff repeatedly said the BLA based on a single-arm study in 55 patients lacked substantial evidence of effectiveness in steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease and a randomized trial was needed, but changed course “based on additional consideration” after a second CRL.
The Pink Sheet’s Drug Review Profile looks at the timeline for the clinical development and US FDA review of Mesoblast’s remestemcel for graft-versus-host disease.
The Pink Sheet drug review profile investigates the long and rigorous process behind the FDA’s recent relaxation of the cardiovascular safety warning for testosterone products.
The European Medicines Agency’s chief medical officer Steffen Thistrup argued that patients are able to understand the “complex regulatory and scientific issues” that the EMA committees discuss when they assess drugs.
The European Medicines Agency has OKd 10 new medicines for EU-wide approval, including a CAR-T therapy for treating acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Two drugs were, however, rejected.
In the infrequent cases when EU authorization precedes US FDA approvals of new products, biologics manufacturing issues are usually to blame, a Pink Sheet analysis found.
