Amylyx’s Relyvrio Withdrawal May Trigger More Public Pledges Based On Confirmatory Trial Data

Company makes good on vow at a September 2022 advisory committee meeting to withdraw the ALS drug if the PHOENIX trial failed. That pledge served as a backstop to FDA’s approval decision based on a single study and created a level of sponsor accountability that often is missing when postmarketing studies fail.

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Amylyx's withdrawal pledge provided a nonbinding backstop to FDA's decision to approve Relyvrio on the basis of a single study. • Source: Shutterstock

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