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MS drug Lemtrada does not benefit patients, FDA panel says

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 1:22 am
by MSUK
Lemtrada hasn’t proven to help against disability in the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis, said U.S. advisers who questioned whether the company’s studies were conducted well enough to assess the drug.

While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel decided that potential safety risks don’t preclude approval of Lemtrada, its members voted 14-2 that the drug didn’t help improve a patient’s disability. The agency isn’t required to accept the recommendations of its advisers..... Read More - http://www.ms-uk.org/lemtrada