Approvals and designations made by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the week ended May 11.
Approvals
* Astellas Pharma Inc.'s Myrbetriq-Vesicare combo, to treat overactive bladder. The drugs are already approved as monotherapies for treating overactive bladder.
* Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.'s Plenvu, a bowel preparation therapy for patients who will undergo colon cancer screening. The company is a unit of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.
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| FDA headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. |
| Source: Associated Press |
Complete response letters
* Lipocine Inc.'s Tlando, a potential testosterone replacement therapy for adult male patients with hypogonadism — diminished functional activity of the gonads. The FDA rejected the application due to insufficient and unreliable data.
Priority review
* Roche Holding AG's Tecentriq combo, as a first-line treatment for non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. The application, which has a Sept. 5 target action date, covers treatment comprising Tecentriq, Avastin and chemotherapy.
Other designations: orphan drug
* Sellas Life Sciences Group Inc.'s galinpepimut-S, for multiple myeloma.
* Cellectar Biosciences Inc.'s CLR 131, for rhabdomyosarcoma. The FDA previously granted CLR 131 rare pediatric disease status to treat neuroblastoma.

