Genzyme's LEMTRADA Application for MS Accepted for Review by FDA - InvestingChannel

Genzyme’s LEMTRADA Application for MS Accepted for Review by FDA

Genzyme,

a Sanofi Company (NYSE: SNY), announced that

the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the

company’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) file seeking

approval of LEMTRADA (alemtuzumab) for the treatment of relapsing

multiple sclerosis (RMS). The company also reported key highlights from

the U.S. launch of once-daily, oral AUBAGIO (teriflunomide).

LEMTRADA sBLA Accepted by FDA

The FDA has accepted for standard review the company’s sBLA file seeking

approval of LEMTRADA. Genzyme expects FDA action on the application in

the second half of 2013. Genzyme has already submitted its marketing

authorization application for LEMTRADA to the European Medicines Agency

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