Any remaining hopes for an expanded indication for Amarin’s Vascepa were largely dashed today by the FDA. Although it hasn’t yet rejected the proposed indication, the FDA today essentially overturned the foundation of the application, leaving little doubt as to the ultimate fate of the proposed new indication. As veteran biotechnology reporter Adam Feuerstein tweeted:
“The chance of FDA approval for Anchor went from 0.00000001% to 0.00000000001%.”
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