pSivida Reports Receipt by Alimera Sciences of Complete Response Letter from FDA for ILUVIEN® for DME

pSivida Corp. PSDV today reported that its licensee Alimera Sciences, Inc. received a complete response letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the New Drug Application (NDA) for ILUVIEN® for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) associated with diabetic retinopathy. The FDA stated in the CRL that it was unable to approve the ILUVIEN NDA because the NDA did not provide sufficient data to support that ILUVIEN is safe and effective in the treatment of patients with DME. The FDA stated that the risks of adverse reactions shown for ILUVIEN in the FAME® Study were significant and were not offset by the benefits demonstrated by ILUVIEN in these clinical trials. The FDA stated that Alimera will need to conduct two additional clinical trials to demonstrate that the product is safe and effective for the proposed indication. Alimera reported that it will be requesting a meeting with the FDA to clarify next steps.