Insmed gets FDA panel nod for lung disease med

-Advisory committee supports surrogate endpoint of sputum culture conversion--

--ALIS currently under FDA Priority Review; PDUFA action date set for September 28, 2018--

Insmed Incorporated (Nasdaq:INSM), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the unmet needs of patients with rare diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee voted 12 to 2 in favor of the safety and effectiveness of ALIS (amikacin liposome inhalation suspension) for adults with nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) who have limited or no treatment options. The committee also voted in favor of the surrogate endpoint of sputum culture conversion used in the Phase 3 CONVERT study being reasonably likely to predict clinical benefit. If approved, ALIS will be the first and only therapy in the U.S. specifically indicated for the treatment of patients with NTM lung disease caused by MAC.
“We are very pleased by the outcome of today’s advisory committee meeting, which recognized the role ALIS may be able to play in addressing the significant unmet medical need among patients suffering from NTM lung disease caused by MAC, a chronic, debilitating and potentially fatal infection,” said Will Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Insmed.
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