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After an FDA advisory committee voted 9-3 on Wednesday against recommending Capricor Therapeutics’ Duchenne muscular dystrophy cardiomyopathy drug for approval, stakeholders allege an “ulterior motive” and “biased intentions.”
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The FDA will hold advisory committee meetings this week for previously rejected investigational therapies from Replimune and Capricor Therapeutics. Some industry leaders were surprised the meetings were called at all, while many have questioned the rationale behind them and other adcomms on deck.
The biopharma industry would do well to re-embrace the 505(b)(2) path, which allows sponsors to draw on previous findings around an existing drug even as they propose modifications to it.
Having started to publish CRLs without consulting the public, the FDA is under pressure to change course amid concerns it failed to openly and fully evaluate a complex issue.
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