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MediWound Announces FDA Acceptance of Biologics License Application for NexoBrid for the Treatment of Severe Thermal Burns
YAVNE, Israel, Sept. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediWound Ltd. (Nasdaq: MDWD) (the “MediWound”), a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company bringing
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[{"type":"text","content":"YAVNE, Israel, Sept. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediWound Ltd. (Nasdaq: MDWD) (the “MediWound”), a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company bringing innovative therapies to address unmet needs in severe burn and wound management, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review its recently submitted Biologics License Application (BLA) for NexoBrid® for eschar removal (debridement) in adults with deep partial-thickness and/or full-thickness thermal burns. The FDA assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target date of June 29, 2021. In addition, the FDA communicated that it is not currently planning to hold an advisory committee meeting to discuss the application.\n “The FDA’s acceptance of the NexoBrid BLA submission for review is a major milestone for MediWound, and it is gratifying to know NexoBrid is one step closer to being available to help burn victims in the United States,” said Sharon Malka, CEO of MediWound. “We thank all our partners for their commitment to this important program, and we look forward, together with BARDA and Vericel, to working with the FDA during the regulatory review process as we seek marketing approval for NexoBrid in the United States.” Nick Colangelo, President and CEO of Vericel, added, “The FDA's acceptance of the NexoBrid BLA for review represents another important milestone toward our goal of providing a new standard of care for eschar removal in patients with severe burns and brings us one step closer to providing NexoBrid as a treatment option for the thousands of patients each year who suffer deep-partial and full-thickness burns that require debridement.” The BLA submission includes a comprehensive set of manufacturing data, multiple preclinical and clinical studies including the pivotal U.S. Phase 3 (DETECT) study of NexoBrid in adult patients with deep partial and/or full-thickness thermal burns up to 30% of total body surface area. The DETECT study successfully met its primary endpoint and all secondary endpoints, with a comparable safety profile. NexoBrid is approved in the European Union and other international markets and has been designated as an orphan biologic drug in the United States, European Union and other international markets. NexoBrid is currently an investigational product in the United States. Vericel Corporation (NA...