US FDA has not had a new drug application focused advisory committee meeting in more than two months, and none are currently scheduled in 2024. After a blistering pace in the first half of 2023, FDA’s sudden slowdown in expert panels is perplexing.
Drug sponsors are facing considerable uncertainty about the US Food & Drug Administration’s posture on advisory committees heading into 2024 after a wildly different set of experiences during the two halves of 2023.
The first half of the year saw a remarkable and dramatic change in the FDA’s use of advisory committee meetings, with the agency convening many more application-focused reviews than in recent years – and
Advisory committee for Capricor’s deriamocel planned, regenerative medicine advanced therapy designations proliferate for osteoarthritis, and the ranks of dual RMAT/breakthrough therapy designation holders grow.
The 31 May goal date for Moderna’s next-generation COVID-19 vaccine looms over the month, but the US FDA's decision lineup includes three more novel agents, including AbbVie's Teliso-V antibody-drug conjugate, as well as supplemental indications like GSK's bid for Nucala in COPD.
Antabio’s next-generation, broad-spectrum antibacterial, MEM-ANT3310, has made it onto the European Medicines Agency’s priority medicines scheme. The company says its product is designed to make a significant impact on the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance.
Organizational turmoil has not yet affected reviews of novel agent applications, with Q1 2025 approvals coming in low, but the first quarter share of the entire year is variable.
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Organizational turmoil has not yet affected reviews of novel agent applications, with Q1 2025 approvals coming in low, but the first quarter share of the entire year is variable.
This is an update of recommendations from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use on the authorization of new medicines in the EU, and updates on EU marketing authorization changes recommended by the CHMP.
