FDA rejects injectable form of J&J’s lung cancer drug

After a priority review, the FDA did not approve an injectable form of Rybrevant, a Johnson & Johnson medication for non-small cell lung cancer. 

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The rejection is not due to the therapy’s formulation, safety or efficacy, according to the drugmaker. Instead, the FDA’s response “is related to observations as part of a standard pre-approval inspection at a manufacturing facility,” J&J said in a Dec. 16 statement.  

Rybrevant (amivantamab) is currently approved in an intravenous presentation. The experimental injection drug combines amivantamab and recombinant human hyaluronidase. 

J&J said it is working with the FDA to bring the formulation to market. 

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