Telavancin Review Challenges Adequacy Of FDA’s Favored Mortality Endpoint
Executive Summary
Clinical response data in Theravance’s nosocomial pneumonia studies are difficult to interpret because some patients died shortly after being deemed as cured, the agency says. However, FDA’s statistical reviewer concedes the problem may be a lack of specificity in the 28-day window for assessing mortality.
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