Dealing with Rejection, the Regulatory Kind
The ubiquitous CRL in biotech has made its way into the news headlines again. But is the Complete Response Letter a game-changing hurdle for a biotech, or is it par for the course these days?
It turns out that almost half of NDA/BLA filings get rejected by the FDA on the 1st round. However, most companies resubmit their application, and by the 2nd review 75% of drugs gain FDA approval. After heading for a 3rd attempt, the cumulative percentage climbs to 83%. After that there is little data to support that subsequent submissions materially impact the probability of approval.