Gefapixant 45 mg had a 15% to 17% relative reduction in 24-hour cough frequency compared to placebo from baseline to week 24 or week 12. Advisory committee to vote on whether this decrease along with results from patient-reported outcomes demonstrate a clinically meaningful benefit.
Merck & Co., Inc.’s gefapixant may have difficulty winning the support of an advisory committee given its limited effect in reducing chronic cough, but the lack of any approved treatment for the condition may give it an edge.
The US Food and Drug Administration’s Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee is to consider the evidence of effectiveness for gefapixant, an...
Returning FDA biologics center director Vinay Prasad used the Papzimeous approval announcement to reinforce his flexibility on rare disease therapies after several complete response letters and his brief departure from the agency.
The FDA could act on 17 applications, including 10 novel agents, during August. Only one would be a second-cycle review.
Replimune's RP1 oncolytic immunotherapy became the third regenerative medicine to receive an FDA complete response letter this month as the agency appears to re-visit previous agreements about accelerated approval.
The 43 novel agents with user fee goal dates in the remainder of 2025 have fewer oncologics and infectious disease drugs than the first half of the year.
Replimune's RP1 oncolytic immunotherapy became the third regenerative medicine to receive an FDA complete response letter this month as the agency appears to re-visit previous agreements about accelerated approval.
The 43 novel agents with user fee goal dates in the remainder of 2025 have fewer oncologics and infectious disease drugs than the first half of the year.
US FDA's 25 novel approvals in 2025 fell short of the agency's five-year average count, driven by a drop in drugs center approvals; 45 user fee goals remain in second half of year.
