Boehringer's Ofev Likely Needs More Data For SSc-ILD, But Might Get It Postapproval

US FDA's Arthritis Advisory Committee narrowly votes to expand label for BI's nintedanib for treatment of systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease, with panelists split on whether further data on its risk/benefit profile can be gathered post-approval.

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The US Food and Drug Administration's Arthritis Advisory Committee narrowly supported approving Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH's Ofev (nintedanib) for the supplemental indication of systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD), leaving the agency to ponder whether it should require more data in the pre- or postapproval phase.

The committee specifically voted 10-7 to recommend backing Ofev at the proposed dose of 150 mg twice daily for the treatment of SSc-ILD

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