AB Science Asks For Re-examination After EMA Rejects Masitinib For Mastocytosis
Executive Summary
The EMA’s main scientific committee, the CHMP, has rejected AB Science’s potential mastocytosis drug masitinib, but the company has asked for a re-examination of the decision on a number of grounds, including the fact that it has implemented GCP corrective actions and that updated information shows the product to have “acceptable” long-term safety.
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