–In RELAX-AHF-2 serelaxin didn’t improve clinical outcomes. Yet another promising drug for acute heart failure has failed to improve long-term outcomes. In the RELAX-AHF-2 trial 6,600 patients hospitalized for acute heart failure were randomized to a 48-hour infusion of serelaxin or placebo. There was no significant difference between the two groups in either of the…
FDA Rejects Novel Novartis Drug For Acute Heart Failure
May 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Novartis said today that the FDA had issued a complete response letter for the biologics license application for RLX030. The drug, also known as serelaxin, is a recombinant form of the naturally occurring human hormone relaxin-2, which has been found to help women adjust to the cardiovascular changes that occur during pregnancy. … Click here to read the full post…
FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Against Approval Of Novartis Heart Failure Drug
March 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The FDA’s Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee voted unanimously (11-0) against approval of the biologics license application (BLA) for serelaxin (proposed trade name Reasanz). The novel drug from Novartis was intended to be used in patients with acute heart failure. The once highly-promising drug, which received a ”breakthrough therapy” designation from the FDA last…
FDA Reviewers Recommend Against Approval For Novartis Heart Failure Drug
March 25, 2014 by 1 Comment
Ahead of an important advisory panel FDA reviewers have recommended against approval of a novel drug for acute heart failure from Novartis. The once highly-promising drug, which received a ”breakthrough therapy” designation from the FDA last year, was turned down for approval in Europe earlier this year. On Thursday the FDA’s Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs…
European Setback For Novartis Heart Failure Drug
January 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
European regulators have dealt a setback to a novel heart failure drug under development by Novartis. The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended against giving market approval to serelaxin (Reasanz) for the treatment of acute heart failure. The recommendation is based largely on the committee’s analysis of the RELAX-AHF trial, which…
FDA Advisory Panel To Review New Heart Failure Drug From Novartis
January 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A novel acute heart failure drug from Novartis will be evaluated next month by an FDA advisory committee, perhaps countering a long string of crash-and-burn cardiology drugs. On February 13 the FDA’s Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee will discuss the biologics license application (BLA) for serelaxin injection from Novartis. The indication is for the improvement of the…
Novel Heart Failure Drug From Novartis Gains ‘Breakthrough Therapy’ Designation From FDA
June 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
Serelaxin, the novel therapy under development for the treatment of acute heart failure, has received a “breakthrough therapy” designation from the FDA, according to Novartis, the company developing the drug. The designation, the FDA explains, “is intended to expedite the development and review of drugs for serious or life-threatening conditions” and requires “preliminary clinical evidence that demonstrates the…
Richard Lehman On ICDs In Clinical Practice And Serelaxin For HF
January 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This week in CardioExchange Richard Lehman is not quite as funny as most weeks (perhaps he’s still recovering from New Years’ celebrations?), but he has some interesting and useful comments on a JAMA study comparing real world patients garcinia cambogia plant uses in registries to patients in clinical trials and an impressive Lancet study testing the role of…
RELAX-AHF Stirs Interest In Novel Drug For Acute Heart Failure
November 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A new drug modelled on a hormone active in pregnancy may prove beneficial to patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Serelaxin is a recombinant form of human relaxin-2, which is known to mediate the hemodynamic changes that occur during pregnancy. The drug is under development by Novartis for use in acute heart failure. In the…
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