Failure of small NASH cirrhosis study does not present much read-through to the larger class of NASH drugs in development. Galectin hopes its ongoing Phase IIb trial will validate its galectin-3 inhibitor in a more advanced disease state than most NASH candidates are pursuing.
Despite the failure in a small Phase IIa trial, Galectin Therapeutics Inc. is hoping both that a larger ongoing trial testing its NASH candidate GR-MD-02 in NASH cirrhosis is better designed to succeed and that it can validate some non-invasive measures of liver stiffness to serve as a much-needed surrogate endpoint in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
The Norcross, Ga., company reported after market closing on Sept. 27 that GR-MD-02, a carbohydrate-based galectin-3 inhibitor, missed the primary...
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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the potential consequences for sponsors if enrollment goals are not met, stakeholders say in comments on the DAP draft guidance.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.
The US FDA commissioner also said the hub is looking for an executive director who will work with the CBER and CDER heads, who will serve as co-leads.
Brazil has also published its recent regulatory reliance regulations in English, a move designed to increase confidence in its decisions as it presses on with aligning its national practices with global best practices.
The US FDA commissioner also said the hub is looking for an executive director who will work with the CBER and CDER heads, who will serve as co-leads.
The FDA and sponsors of two new accelerated approval drugs for PBC have taken steps in study design, initiation and reporting transparency to ensure timely completion; Intercept’s COBALT trial of obeticholic acid was negatively impacted by product safety labeling changes and a high crossover rate to commercial drug.
