Amarin’s Vascepa: US FDA Panel To Scrutinize Breadth Of CV Risk Reduction

REDUCE-IT enrolled a higher risk group than the broad population targeted by Amarin’s proposed indication statement, agency says; although reviewers conclude an interaction between the mineral oil placebo and statins cannot be excluded, any impact would have been small and unlikely to change overall treatment effect.

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Amarin is hoping to finally reel in the big indication for its fish oil-derived drug Vascepa. • Source: Shutterstock

Heading into a pivotal advisory committee meeting for Amarin Corp. PLC’s Vascepa (icosapant ethyl), the US Food and Drug Administration is questioning whether the REDUCE-IT cardiovascular outcomes trial results support the breadth of the CV risk reduction indication sought by the sponsor.

In a briefing document released ahead of a 14 November meeting of the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee,...

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