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Survival Benefit For Hypotension Shock Drug Nice But Not Needed By FDA, La Jolla Says

 
• By Emily Hayes

La Jolla Pharmaceutical's angiotensin II drug LJPC-501 is on track for NDA via SPA this year, after meeting blood pressure increase primary endpoint in ATHOS-3, but also showing a trend toward an overall survival benefit.

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La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co. says a trend toward overall survival in hypotension patients is a nice result for LJPC-501, but not needed for an upcoming filing. Under a special protocol assessment (SPA) with the US FDA, the company is now on track to file an NDA in the second half of this year, with hopes of securing priority review, based on meeting the primary endpoint related to blood pressure increase in patients with catecholamine-resistant hypotension (CRH) in the pivotal ATHOS-3 study.

LJPC-501 is a formulation of synthetic human angiotensin II administered to increase blood pressure. The company has developed the treatment for patients who go into shock, that is when organs and tissues do not receive enough oxygen due to low blood pressure

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