Astex Pharma (ASTX) sNDA for Dacogen Declined by FDA; Did Not Show Statistical Superiority

March 7, 2012 6:50 AM EST
Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTX) reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Complete Response Letter to partner Eisai for their supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for DacogenĀ® (decitabine) for Injection for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults 65 years of age or older who are not considered candidates for induction therapy.

The FDA declined to approve the application because the pre-specified analysis of the primary endpoint in the study (DACO-016) did not demonstrate statistically significant superiority of Dacogen over the control arm (p=0.11).


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