Ability to use beta amyloid plaque reduction to support a traditional approval in Alzheimer’s, or for use with other drug classes, needs to be evaluated case-by-case based on the available data, agency says. In the HIV/AIDS space, it took FDA decades to declare a surrogate endpoint validated.
US FDA likely to take its time in making a validation decision about amyloid reduction as a surrogate endpoint. • Source: Shutterstock
Despite the full approval of Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen, Inc.’s Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb), the US Food and Drug Administration is not rushing to declare amyloid plaque reduction as a validated surrogate for clinical benefit in Alzheimer’s disease.
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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the potential consequences for sponsors if enrollment goals are not met, stakeholders say in comments on the DAP draft guidance.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.
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.
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