Medivation files NDA for prostate cancer drug enzalutamide
US drug developer Medivation (Nasdaq: MDVN) says it has submitted a New Drug Application to the US Food and Drug Administration for its investigational cancer drug enzalutamide (formerly MDV3100).
The compound, which is partnered with Japanese pharma major Astellas (TYO: 4503), has been studied in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer who have received docetaxel therapy. The companies stopped the Phase III AFFIRM study of enzalutamide last fall after good results (The Pharma Letter November 4, 2011).
Under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), the FDA is expected to determine within 60 days whether to accept the filing for review. Medivation has requested Priority Review, a designation given to drugs that offer a significant improvement in treatment or provide treatment where no satisfactory alternative therapy exists. If a Priority Review is granted, the FDA goal for completing a review is six months.
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