ChemoCentryx Announces Results of FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on Avacopan in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

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ChemoCentryx (CCXI) Crashes 55% on Mixed AdComm Results, Gets Downgraded at Five Firms

May 7, 2021 9:36 AM EDT

Shares of ChemoCentryx (NASDAQ: CCXI) crashed 55% in pre-open Friday after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised concerns over the approval application of the product avacopan.

We are grateful to the Committee for their careful deliberations and look forward to working with the FDA as its review of our application continues, said Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of ChemoCentryx. Discussion from patients and clinicians during the public forum portion of the meeting underscored the need for new treatment options.

The FDA is primarily concerned that the therapy could not... More