CADTH Pharmaceutical Reviews Update — Issue 1

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New Canada's Drug Agency Pharmaceutical Reviews Update

Canada's Drug Agency is pleased to announce the launch of the Canada's Drug Agency Pharmaceutical Reviews Update, a new consolidated publication that will be used to communicate updates to our drug review processesThis new update replaces the following individual communications: CDR Update, pCODR Update, Therapeutic Review Update, and Updates for Patient Groups.

Blincyto for Philadelphia Chromosome positive B-cell precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia – Details

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‡ Patient Advocacy Groups (or individual patients and caregivers when there is no patient group) and Clinicians who are registered with pCODR are eligible to provide Input and Feedback. Deadlines for Input and Feedback are by the end of the pCODR business day (5P.M. Eastern Time) of the date noted.

Adcetris for Hodgkin Lymphoma Resubmission – Details

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‡ Patient Advocacy Groups (or individual patients and caregivers when there is no patient group) and Clinicians who are registered with pCODR are eligible to provide Input and Feedback. Deadlines for Input and Feedback are by the end of the pCODR business day (5P.M. Eastern Time) of the date noted.

Opdivo for Melanoma Adjuvant Therapy – Details

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‡ Patient Advocacy Groups (or individual patients and caregivers when there is no patient group) and Clinicians who are registered with pCODR are eligible to provide Input and Feedback. Deadlines for Input and Feedback are by the end of the pCODR business day (5P.M. Eastern Time) of the date noted.

buprenorphine

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Key Milestones2

Call for patient input posted July 25, 2018
Patient group input closed September 14, 2018
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- No patient input submission received

Submission received December 20, 2018
Submission accepted for review January 11, 2019
Review initiated January 14, 2019
Draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) sent to applicant March 28, 2019
Comments from applicant on draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) received April 08, 2019
Redaction requests from applicant on draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) received April 15, 2019
Canada's Drug Agency review team's comments on draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) sent to applicant May 03, 2019
Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) meeting May 15, 2019
CDEC recommendation & redacted Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) sent to applicant and drug plans May 29, 2019
Embargo period ended and validation of redacted Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) received June 12, 2019
CDEC Final Recommendation issued to applicant and drug plans June 19, 2019
CDEC Final Recommendation posted June 21, 2019
Final Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) posted July 16, 2019

erenumab

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Call for patient input posted April 04, 2019
Clarification:

Canada's Drug Agency initially posted the call for patient from July 12, 2018 to August 31, 2018. The pending submission was subsequently delayed and Canada's Drug Agency re-posted the call for patient input when the revised filing date was received.

Patient group input closed May 27, 2019
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- Patient input submission received from Migraine Canada Migraine Quebec

Patient input summary sent for review to patient input groups June 03, 2019
Patient group comments on input summary closed June 10, 2019
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- Patient input summary feedback received

Submission received May 02, 2019
Submission accepted May 16, 2019
Review initiated May 17, 2019
Draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) sent to sponsor August 01, 2019
Comments from sponsor on draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) received August 13, 2019
Canada's Drug Agency review team's comments on draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) sent to sponsor October 03, 2019
Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) meeting October 16, 2019
CDEC recommendation sent to sponsor and drug plans October 30, 2019
Embargo period ended December 11, 2019
Clarification:

- Request for extension to embargo period received from the manufacturer

- Embargo extension request granted

- Reconsideration requested

Sponsor's request for reconsideration placed on CDEC agenda March 18, 2020
CDEC recommendation sent to sponsor and drug plans March 25, 2020
Embargo period ended May 13, 2020
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- Request for extension to embargo period received from the sponsor

- Embargo extension request granted

- Reconsideration requested

- Sponsors request for reconsideration placed on the July 15, 2020 CDEC agenda

CDEC Final Recommendation & Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) issued to sponsor and drug plans July 22, 2020
CDEC Final Recommendation posted July 24, 2020
Redaction requests from sponsor on draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) received August 06, 2020
Redacted Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) sent to sponsor and drug plans August 18, 2020
Validation of redacted Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) received August 25, 2020
Final Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) posted September 18, 2020

efinaconazole

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Key Milestones2

Call for patient input posted July 04, 2018
Patient group input closed August 23, 2018
Clarification:

- Patient input submission received from the Canadian Skin Patient Alliance in collaboration with Wounds Canada

Patient input summary sent for review to patient input groups August 31, 2018
Patient group comments on input summary closed September 10, 2018
Submission received August 02, 2018
Submission accepted for review August 17, 2018
Review initiated August 24, 2018
Draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) sent to applicant November 08, 2018
Comments from applicant on draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) received November 19, 2018
Redaction requests from applicant on draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) received November 26, 2018
Canada's Drug Agency review team's comments on draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) sent to applicant January 04, 2019
Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) meeting January 16, 2019
CDEC recommendation & redacted Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) sent to applicant and drug plans January 29, 2019
Embargo period ended and validation of redacted Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) received March 13, 2019
Clarification:

- Request for extension to embargo period received from the manufacturer

- Embargo extension request granted

- Reconsideration requested

Applicant's request for reconsideration placed on CDEC agenda May 15, 2019
CDEC Final Recommendation issued to applicant and drug plans May 23, 2019
CDEC Final Recommendation posted May 27, 2019
Final Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) posted June 17, 2019

Nusinersen

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Key Milestones2

Call for patient input posted June 22, 2018
Patient group input closed August 14, 2018
Patient input summary sent for review to patient input groups September 04, 2018
Patient group comments on input summary closed September 11, 2018
Clarification:

- Patient input summary feedback received

Submission received July 24, 2018
Submission accepted for review August 08, 2018
Review initiated August 09, 2018
Clarification:

- Selected for participation in Canada's Drug Agency/INESSS Clinical Engagement Pilot

Draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) sent to applicant October 15, 2018
Comments from applicant on draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) received October 29, 2018
Redaction requests from applicant on draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) received November 20, 2018
Canada's Drug Agency review team's comments on draft Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) sent to applicant November 09, 2018
Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) meeting November 21, 2018
CDEC recommendation & redacted Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) sent to applicant and drug plans December 05, 2018
Embargo period ended and validation of redacted Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) received December 19, 2018
Clarification:

- Reconsideration requested

- Clarification requested by CDR-participating drug plans

Applicant's request for reconsideration placed on CDEC agenda February 20, 2019
Drug plans' request for clarification placed on CDEC agenda February 20, 2019
Response to request for clarification and CDEC Final Recommendation sent to applicant and drug plans February 27, 2019
CDEC Final Recommendation posted March 01, 2019
Final Canada's Drug Agency review report(s) posted April 05, 2019

Blincyto for MRD-positive B-cell precursor ALL

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‡ Patient Advocacy Groups (or individual patients and caregivers when there is no patient group) and Clinicians who are registered with pCODR are eligible to provide Input and Feedback. Deadlines for Input and Feedback are by the end of the pCODR business day (5P.M. Eastern Time) of the date noted.

Beleodaq for Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma – Detail

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‡ Patient Advocacy Groups (or individual patients and caregivers when there is no patient group) and Clinicians who are registered with pCODR are eligible to provide Input and Feedback. Deadlines for Input and Feedback are by the end of the pCODR business day (5P.M. Eastern Time) of the date noted.