Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., a developer of innovative RNA-targeted therapeutics, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require additional time to complete its review of the New Drug Application (NDA) for eteplirsen, for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) amenable to exon 51 skipping.
In a notice received from the FDA, the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date for eteplirsen has been extended to May 26, 2016. The rescheduled date for the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Advisory Committee meeting has not yet been determined.
The FDA notified Sarepta that its January 8, 2016 submission of 4-year clinical effectiveness data, which included additional six minute walk test (6MWT) and loss of ambulation data compared to a historical control, has been designated as a major amendment to the NDA. The FDA stated that the PDUFA goal date has been extended by three months to allow for a full review of the submission.
