Committee discussion reflects tension between desire for indication-specific efficacy data and recognition of benefits of 351(k) pathway.
FDA's Arthritis Advisory Committee overwhelmingly endorsed approval of Celltrion Inc.'s Inflectra (CT-P13) as a biosimilar to Janssen Biotech Inc.'s Remicade (infliximab) despite panelists' discomfort with some aspects of the 351(k) approval pathway and the lack of clinical efficacy data in all indications.
The committee voted 21-3 that based on the totality of evidence, CT-P13 should be licensed as a biosimilar to Remicade...
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Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee will consider whether open-label extension data from a randomized trial that failed its primary endpoint, along with a historical control comparison, are enough to support approval in the ultra-rare disease.
Recent ODAC meetings suggest the FDA will expand focus beyond applications with pending approval decisions to refining trial designs and drug labels for competitors.
Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee will consider whether open-label extension data from a randomized trial that failed its primary endpoint, along with a historical control comparison, are enough to support approval in the ultra-rare disease.
Recent ODAC meetings suggest the FDA will expand focus beyond applications with pending approval decisions to refining trial designs and drug labels for competitors.
The agency also should explain the potential consequences for sponsors if enrollment goals are not met, stakeholders say in comments on the DAP draft guidance. Some commenters urged the FDA to apply waiver criteria flexibly, especially for rare diseases.
