Insmed’s Amikacin Gains US FDA Panel Nod For Refractory Lung Disease
Executive Summary
But advisory committee recommends against sponsor's broader indication that would include first-line use in adults with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex; panel narrowly endorses surrogate endpoint of sputum culture conversion.
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