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STAT+: Replimune skin cancer drug that became FDA flashpoint is rejected again

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday rejected — again — an experimental treatment for advanced skin cancer developed by Replimune Group. 

Replimune’s treatment, an engineered virus designed to rev up the immune system against melanoma, has been a flashpoint in a simmering debate over shifting standards at the agency.

The drug was initially rejected in July, just two months after Vinay Prasad was appointed the FDA’s head of biologics. As an academic oncologist, Prasad criticized regulators for approving drugs with limited data, and the Replimune decision was viewed as a possible sign of the stricter stance he might take at the agency.

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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday rejected — again — an experimental treatment for advanced skin cancer developed by Replimune Group. 

Replimune’s treatment, an engineered virus designed to rev up the immune system against melanoma, has been a flashpoint in a simmering debate over shifting standards at the agency.

The drug was initially rejected in July, just two months after Vinay Prasad was appointed the FDA’s head of biologics. As an academic oncologist, Prasad criticized regulators for approving drugs with limited data, and the Replimune decision was viewed as a possible sign of the stricter stance he might take at the agency.

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Amgen shores up Tavneos’ FDA defense with Duke data analysis

Amgen shores up Tavneos’ FDA defense with Duke data analysis

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After the FDA flagged patient deaths linked to Amgen’s rare disease drug Tavneos and called for its voluntary removal, the pharma recruited an independent data analysis from Duke researchers to help build the case for the drug’s continued market approval.​ ​Read More

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Chile offers new data on food warning label efficacy

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So much news today that I didn’t have space to write an item about hot tubs as a breeding ground for Legionnaires’ disease. Here’s the CDC report, if you’re curious.

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So much news today that I didn’t have space to write an item about hot tubs as a breeding ground for Legionnaires’ disease. Here’s the CDC report, if you’re curious.

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Novartis’ $12B Avidity buy pays dividends with Phase 1/2 muscular dystrophy win

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The RNA-based medicine is one of a handful of antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates that Novartis acquired last October when it took over neuromuscular-focused Avidity Biosciences.

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