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Biotech / Medical : GTXi (GTXI)

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To: kenhott who wrote (67)11/2/2009 8:23:29 AM
From: kenhott  Read Replies (2) of 85
 
GTx Receives Complete Response Letter from FDA for Toremifene 80 mg New Drug Application
Last update: 11/2/2009 8:00:18 AM
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov 02, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- GTx, Inc. (GTXI) today announced that it has received a Complete Response Letter issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its New Drug Application (NDA) for toremifene 80 mg to reduce fractures in men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).
The FDA identified two deficiencies in the Complete Response Letter and recommended that the following information be provided to the FDA to address these clinical deficiencies: (i) results of a second adequate and well controlled Phase III trial demonstrating the safety and efficacy of toremifene citrate 80mg to reduce fractures in men with prostate cancer on ADT and (ii) results from an adequate and well-controlled clinical trial demonstrating that toremifene treatment to reduce fractures in men with prostate cancer on ADT does not have a detrimental effect on either time-to-disease progression or overall survival. GTx is requesting a meeting with the FDA to determine the appropriate next steps regarding the NDA.
Conference Call and Webcast
GTx will hold a conference call and webcast today at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Complete Response Letter. To listen to the conference call, please dial:
-- 888-396-2369 from the United States and Canada or
-- 617-847-8710 (International) The access code for the call is 59484869.
A playback of the call will be available beginning today at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time through November 16, 2009, and may be accessed by dialing:
-- 888-286-8010 from the United States and Canada or
-- 617-801-6888 (International) The reservation number for the replay is 47774982.
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