After repeatedly advising against tivozanib NDA submission on the basis of interim overall survival data that suggested a negative trend, agency ultimately concluded the final analysis did not suggest a detrimental effect in third-line renal cell carcinoma even though median overall survival was shorter than for the comparator agent, Bayer’s Nexavar.
Questions about the impact of AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Fotivda (tivozanib) on overall survival in renal cell carcinoma continued to plague the kinase inhibitor in its second Phase III study and threatened to once again derail the drug’s regulatory path to market in the US.
After repeatedly advising AVEO not to submit for approval on the basis of interim overall survival data from TIVO-3 that...
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 House Appropriations Committee wants an analysis of how issues that led to CRLs could have been resolved within the first review cycle and seeks an agency crackdown on counterfeit GLP-1 agonists.
With a 25-27 June meeting looming, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can fill all 17 spots on the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices with people he says will "exercise independent judgment."
The Pink Sheet explores how regulatory approvals for Leqembi differ around the world, and looks at what is coming next.
