Pharmaceutical Reviews Update — Issue 48

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Program Updates

1. Expanding Our Scientific Advice Services for Canada’s Life Sciences Sector

Canada’s Drug Agency is launching a new 1-year learning period in our Scientific Advice program that will expand the type of guidance we offer to drug manufacturers to include those that are seeking advice after a “do not reimburse” recommendation is made for their product.

clascoterone

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Procedural review: Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA-AMC) accepted a procedural review request, submitted by Sun Pharma Canada Inc., for the Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) final recommendation for clascoterone.

Status: Concluded. 

Key Milestones2
Call for patient/clinician input openJune 24, 2024
Call for patient/clinician input closedAugust 19, 2024
Submission receivedAugust 06, 2024
Submission acceptedAugust 20, 2024
Review initiatedAugust 21, 2024
Draft CDA-AMC review report(s) provided to sponsor for commentAugust 23, 2024
Deadline for sponsors commentsAugust 30, 2024
CDA-AMC review report(s) and responses to comments provided to sponsorSeptember 13, 2024
Expert committee meeting (initial)September 25, 2024
Draft recommendation issued to sponsorOctober 08, 2024
Draft recommendation posted for stakeholder feedbackOctober 17, 2024
End of feedback periodOctober 31, 2024
Clarification:

- Reconsideration: major revisions requested by sponsor

Expert committee meetingJanuary 22, 2025
Final recommendation issued to sponsor and drug plansFebruary 06, 2025
Final recommendation postedFebruary 25, 2025
Deadline for sponsor to submit redaction requests on draft CDA-AMC review report(s)February 21, 2025
CDA-AMC review report(s) postedJune 20, 2025
Procedural Review acceptedApril 14, 2025
Procedural review concludedJune 19, 2025
Clarification:

- Final Recommendation upheld

blinatumomab

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Key Milestones2
Milestones TitleDate
Call for patient/clinician/industry input open20-Jun-24
Call for patient/clinician/industry input closed12-Aug-24
Submission received19-Jun-24
Review initiated20-Jun-24
Expert committee meeting (initial)21-Nov-24
Draft recommendation posted for stakeholder feedback12-Dec-24
End of feedback period03-Jan-25
Final recommendation posted04-Feb-25
CADTH review report(s) posted29-Jan-25

donanemab

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Key Milestones2
Call for patient/clinician input open19-Jun-24
Call for patient/clinician input closed12-Aug-24
Submission received28-Aug-24
Submission accepted12-Sep-24
Review initiated13-Sep-24
Draft CADTH review report(s) provided to sponsor for comment29-Nov-24
Deadline for sponsors comments10-Dec-24
Clarification:

- Submission temporarily suspended

CDA-AMC review report(s) and responses to comments provided to sponsor-
Expert committee meeting (initial)-
Draft recommendation issued to sponsor-
Draft recommendation posted for stakeholder feedback-
End of feedback period-

garadacimab

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Key Milestones2
Call for patient/clinician input openJune 10, 2024
Call for patient/clinician input closedAugust 02, 2024
Submission receivedJuly 31, 2024
Submission acceptedAugust 15, 2024
Review initiatedAugust 16, 2024
Draft CADTH review report(s) provided to sponsor for commentNovember 01, 2024
Deadline for sponsors commentsNovember 13, 2024
CDA-AMC review report(s) and responses to comments provided to sponsorDecember 06, 2024
Expert committee meeting (initial)December 18, 2024
Draft recommendation issued to sponsor-
Clarification:

- CDEC recommendation held pending receipt of NOC and evaluation of the finalized submission requirements.

Cutaneous Melanoma

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Review Type: Rapid

Provisional Funding Algorithm

Draft Report Posted: 20-Jun-2024
Stakeholder Feedback Deadline: 27-Jun-2024
Final Report Posted : 01-Aug-2024

Prostate Cancer

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Review Type: Rapid

Provisional Funding Algorithm

Draft Report Posted: 15-Aug-2024
Stakeholder Feedback Deadline: 22-Aug-2024
Final Report Posted: 9-Oct-2024

Rescheduled due to reconsideration of a reimbursement review file