The FDA’s relationship with Biogen is under scrutiny following the controversial approval granted to the company’s Aduhelm Alzheimer’s drug.
According to a report from Endpoints News, the House Energy & Commerce and Oversight committee chairs issued a letter this week requesting that acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock and the FDA provide very specific information by Sept. 16, having told the agency that the information “was helpful, but significant questions remain.”
Last month, the HHS Office of Inspector General said it would review FDA’s accelerated approval pathway following the controversy surrounding the agency’s approval of the Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm (aducanumab) from Biogen and Eisai. FDA officials went on to defend the use of the accelerated approval pathway in correspondence in NEJM, arguing that amyloid reduction is a “reasonably likely” surrogate.
The committees requested information regarding the …