FDA’s Benlysta Approval: A Lesson In Overcoming Unvalidated Endpoints
This article was originally published in Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly
Executive Summary
A novel composite primary endpoint created by Human Genome Sciences with FDA’s blessing helped Benlysta (belimumab) obtain approval for lupus – one of contemporary drug development’s most challenging indications – despite the absence of a standard disease outcome measure.
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