en-cphi.cnOctober 13, 2017
Tag: FDA , NDA , Blockbuster
Three quarters of 2017 have passed. Time is the most objective judge and good things will always stand its tests. I have introduced in detail and shared many of the high-profile drugs approved by FDA in 2017 Q3. In general, FDA approved 11 new drugs in total (see the attached table for the details) in 2017 Q3, including one CAR T-cell product KYMRIAH approved by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). Next, I will summarize and share information of the 11 drugs approved by FDA in 2017 Q3, and introduce some that attract much attention therein.
2017 Q3: New drugs "born with a silver spoon in their mouth"
There were 11 new drugs approved for marketing in 2017 Q3, flat with those of the previous two quarters. There were 34 new drugs in total approved for marketing by September 27, 2017, wherein, market prospects of many drugs are expected to be good, such as J & J’s new psoriasis drug IL-23 monoclonal antibody (Mab): guselkumab, world’s first CAR T-cell product KYMRIAH produced by Novartis, and HCV cocktail therapy of Gilead/AbbVie.
1. J & J’s new psoriasis drug: guselkumab, the first IL-23 mAb in its class
Humira, Ustekinumab, Etanercept, Daivobet (calcipotriol/betamethasone) and Infliximab are now dominating the psoriasis drug market, and guselkumab will continue to increase J & J’s voice in the psoriasis market: it brings patients clinical benefits better than those of Humira, and is forecast by the market research institution EvaluatePharma to reach USD 1.6 billion sales in 2022.
2. First extended adjuvant therapy for breast cancer: neratinib maleate will reduce mortality risk by 33%
This drug is the first extended adjuvant therapy approved for this type of breast cancer: HER2-positive breast cancer. The adjuvant therapies for patients with such cancer are an important part of the treatment plan. This drug also has received very positive market expectations and is expected to exceed USD 1.25 billion sales in 2022.
3. Cocktail therapy of Gilead/AbbVie
As noted by me repeatedly, the U.S. HCV drug market is undergoing a sharp contraction, and effective patients are decreasing rapidly due to the excellent complete remission rate of the direct-acting antivirals (DAA). How to survive the crisis? 1. Develop new HCV products to treat patients with refractory hepatitis C; 2. Actively develop overseas HCV drug markets, such as China. Gilead and AbbVie competing to land the Chinese market recently is a prelude.
The HCV cocktail therapies of Gilead and AbbVie provide new treatment options for patients with chronic hepatitis C and patients treated with sofosbuvir or NS5A inhibitor. Evaluatepharma is also full of hope about those two products and forecasts that Gilead’s Vosevi will exceed USD 1.14 billion sales while AbbVie’s Mavyret will reach USD 1.25 billion in 2022.
4. A new era: Novartis’ KYMRIAH goes down in history
The CBER approved world’s first CAR T-cell product KYMRIAH for marketing on August 30, 2017. Novartis‘ product and Kite Pharma’s product of the same kind have been the focus of attention, and the above cell product is still imperfect with a controversial price, however, Novartis’ KYMRIAH has led us into a new era and brought life miracles to some leukemia patients, and is expected to have nearly USD 1.0 billion sales in 2022.
Each new drug approved in 2017 Q3 is commendable, however, I cannot detail each of them due to the length limitations. In general, the quality of those 11 new drugs is quite high, including 4 that are first in their class, 3 with breakthrough therapy designation, 1 with orphan drug designation, and 5 with priority review.
By Tang
|
Trade name |
Generic name |
Company |
Mechanism of action |
Indication |
Approval time |
Description |
1 |
TREMFYA |
guselkumab |
J & J |
Mab that selectively targets and blocks the cytokine IL-23, and improves psoriasis symptoms |
Psoriasis |
July 13, 2017 |
First-in-class, the only biologic approved to selectively target and block the cytokine IL-23 |
2 |
Nerlynx |
neratinib maleate |
Puma Biotechnology |
An oral, irreversible pan-ErbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor that can effectively inhibit ErbB1 and ErbB2 |
Extended adjuvant treatment of adult patients with early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer |
July 17, 2017 |
First extended adjuvant therapy approved for this type of breast cancer, of significance to controlling breast cancer |
3 |
Vosevi |
sofosbuvir, velpatasvir and voxilaprevir |
Gilead Sciences |
NS5B/NS5A/NS3 inhibitor |
Adult patients with HCV |
July 18, 2017 |
Vosevi is the first therapeutic regimen approved by FDA for patients treated with DAA sofosbuvir or NS5A inhibitor |
4 |
Idhifa |
enasidenib |
Celgene |
An isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 (IDH2) inhibitor that works by blocking several enzymes that promote cell growth |
Treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia who have IDH2 genetic mutation |
August 1, 2017 |
First oral inhibitor for IDH2 in its class |
5 |
Mavyret |
glecaprevir and pibrentasvir |
AbbVie |
NS3/4A/NS5A protease inhibitor |
Treatment of patients with all chronic HCV genotypes 1-6 |
August 3, 2017 |
Receiving breakthrough therapy designation and priority review, as a pan-genotypic therapy |
6 |
Besponsa |
inotuzumab ozogamicin |
J & J |
An anti-CD22 antibody-drug conjugated to calicheamicin that targets malignant B cells and releases calicheamicin to kill cancer cells |
Treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
August 17, 2017 |
Receiving breakthrough therapy designation and priority review |
7 |
Vabomere |
meropenem and vaborbactam |
Rempex Pharmaceuticals |
meropenem: a penem antibiotic that can inhibit cell wall synthesis; vaborbactam: a β-lactamase inhibitor that protects meropenem from degrading by some serine β-lactamases |
Patients with complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including patients with pyelonephritis caused by specific bacteria |
August 29, 2017 |
The compound provides a therapeutic regimen for patients with cUTI |
8 |
n.a. |
benznidazole |
CHEMO RESEARCH SL |
Producing free radicals that can damage the parasite DNAs or cells |
Children aged 2 to 12 with Chagas disease |
August 29, 2017 |
Receiving priority review and orphan drug designation |
9 |
KYMRIAH |
tisagenlecleucel |
Novartis |
Using a patient's own T cells for in vitro genetic engineering, and after that, infusing them in vivo, to kill cancer cells |
Relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
August 30, 2017 |
Receiving breakthrough therapy designation and priority review, approved by CBER |
10 |
Aliqopa |
copanlisib |
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals |
A PI3K inhibitor that can inhibit PI3K-α and PI3K-δ kinase isoforms, with such cellular pathway inhibition able to inhibit cell growth, survival and metabolism |
Adults with relapsed follicular lymphoma who have received at least two prior treatments known as systemic therapies |
September 14, 2017 |
Receiving priority review |
11 |
Solosec |
secnidazole |
Symbiomix Therapeutics |
Able to inhibit DNA synthesis, degrade synthesized DNA, damage DNA’s double helix or blocking its transcription and replication, thereby killing cells |
Bacterial vaginosis of adult females |
September 15, 2017 |
First-in-class, the only single-dose oral therapy for the disease |
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