FDA's AdComm Panel Favors Innoviva's Drug For Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections


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  • The FDA's Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee unanimously voted 12-0 in support of approval of Innoviva Inc's (NASDAQ:INVA) sulbactam-durlobactam for hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia caused by susceptible strains of Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex (Acinetobacter). 
  • The sulbactam-durlobactam marketing application was accepted and granted Priority Review by the FDA in November 2022, with a PDUFA target action date of May 29, 2023.
  • Entasis Therapeutics, acquired by Innoviva last year, is developing the drug in partnership with Zai Lab Ltd (NASDAQ:ZLAB).
  • Also Read: Innoviva Bolsters Its Infectious Disease, Hospital Portfolio With La Jolla Deal.
  • The Committee based its recommendation on the totality of scientific evidence, including results from the landmark Phase 3 trial. 
  • In the trial, sulbactam-durlobactam demonstrated statistical non-inferiority versus colistin for the primary endpoint of 28-day all-cause mortality and a significant difference in clinical cure rates. 
  • Sulbactam-durlobactam also exhibited a favorable safety profile with a statistically significant lower incidence of nephrotoxicity.
  • If approved, the company will "look to explore commercial availability sometime later in the year," David Altarac, chief medical officer of Entasis Therapeutics, told Reuters ahead of the panel meeting.
  • Price Action: INVA shares are down 1.13% at $13.07 during the premarket session on the last check Tuesday.

27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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