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FDA Panel recommends Cimzia for Axial Spondyloarthritis

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Last updated:24th Jul 2013
Published:24th Jul 2013
Source: Pharmawand

UCB announced the outcome from their participation in the FDA�s Arthritis Advisory Committee to discuss its supplemental biologics application (sBLA) for Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) for the proposed indication of treatment of adults with active Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA), including patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The Arthritis Advisory Committee voted seven to six, with one Committee member abstaining, to recommend approval of Cimzia for the proposed indication.

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