Posted in ‘thepharmaletter.com’ 19 November 2010 The US Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee has advised that the data presented support an indication for drug giant Merck & Co’s (NYSE: MRK) Gardasil ([Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent [Types 6, 11, 16, and 18] Vaccine, Recombinant) for the prevention of anal cancer and […]
FDA Posts Gardasil Briefing Documents
Published on Friday, October 29, 2010 FDA said in briefing documents posted ahead of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting on Nov. 17 that data support approval of Gardasil HPV vaccine from Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) to prevent anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) and anal cancer caused by HPV types 6, […]
FDA and CDC to Consider Gardasil for Anal Cancer Prevention
By: Sue Sutter 16 November 2010 A clinical reviewer for the Food and Drug Administration Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research sees no problem with using an anal dysplasia end point, or extrapolating male data to females, to support approval of Merck’s human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil for prevention of anal cancer. Nevertheless, the agency is […]
