The European Medicines Agency has been formally notified by Ferrer Internacional of its decision to withdraw its application for a centralised marketing authorisation for the medicine Egrifta (tesamorelin), 2 mg, powder for solution for injection. Egrifta was intended to be used for the treatment of excess visceral adipose tissue (VAT), defined as a level greater than 130 cm2 by imaging procedures, in treatment-experienced HIV-infected patients.
The application for the marketing authorisation for Egrifta was submitted to the Agency on May 31, 2011. At the time of the withdrawal it was under review by the Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP).
In its official letter, the company stated that they decided to withdraw the application because the CHMP considers that the provided data do not allow it to conclude on a positive benefit-risk balance.
EP News Bureau – Mumbai