FDA accepts NDA for CC-486 in AML indication

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FDA has accepted a New Drug Application for CC-486, an investigational oral hypomethylating agent, for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia who achieved complete remission, or CR with incomplete blood count recovery, following induction therapy with or without consolidation treatment, and who are not candidates for, or who choose not to proceed to, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

CC-486 is sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb. FDA granted the application Priority Review and set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act goal date of Sept. 3, 2020.

The NDA submission was based on the efficacy and safety results of the phase III QUAZAR AML-001 study, which met the primary endpoint of improved overall survival for patients receiving AML maintenance treatment with CC-486 versus placebo.

“Often, newly diagnosed adult patients with AML achieve a complete response with induction therapy, however many patients will relapse and experience a poor outcome. Patients in remission are seeking treatment options that decrease the likelihood of relapse and extend overall survival,” Noah Berkowitz, senior vice president of Global Clinical Development, Hematology, at Bristol Myers Squibb, said in a statement.

CC-486 is an investigational therapy that is not approved for any use in any country.

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