FDA panel votes in favor of approving The Medicines Co's cangrelor in periprocedural thrombotic events

16 April 2015

A committee of the US Food and Drug Administration has voted 9-2 in support of the approval of The Medicines Company’s (Nasdaq: MDCO) cangrelor as an adjunct to percutaneous coronary intervention to reduce the risk of periprocedural thrombotic events

This is further to recent news that the FDA is backing the approval of the same drug for preventing blood clots in angioplasty. Loretta Itri, executive vice president of The Medicines Company, said: “We look forward to continuing to work with the FDA in the coming weeks to bring this product to patients.”

The FDA will issue its final decision on the approval of cangrelor by June 23, while European regulators have already cleared the drug for marketing under the name Kengrexal.

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