FDA gets out its red pen again, rejecting BioMarin's gene therapy valrox amid durability worries

FDA gets out its red pen again, rejecting BioMarin's gene therapy valrox amid durability worries

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Fierce Biotech
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BioMarin’s shares plummeted in early Wednesday trading after the FDA refused to approve its hemophilia A gene therapy valoctocogene roxaparvovec.

The U.S. regulator, which had earlier said there was no need for an AdComm for the drug, also known as valrox, has issued a complete response (CRL) letter that could cause a major delay for any future approval.