So -- just a short link to FiercePharma, which coverage, I think, overstates the negativity of this development:
. . . .Two years’ ago [Kenilworth] announced it was to delay a filing with the FDA after Phase III results showed that while the drug could reduce fractures, it also increased the risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke.
It had hoped for a 2015 U.S. approval, but was forced to hold fire on the safety concerns. Today, finally, Merck has officially said it will bury the program. Odanacatib works by inhibiting cathepsin K, an enzyme that plays a key role in bone resorption.
It had once been touted as a major blockbuster potential for Merck. . . .
I'll be silent a bit -- rewriting the previous post, based on a very well-taken anonymous comment, from a true FDA regulatory maven (i.e., not my longest suit, by any stretch). Be excellent to one another -- today and always -- much barbequed rib competition ahead, for the long weekend!
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