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Expected Date
PDUFA
Approval Decision
Jan 22, 2021
7/22/2020 FDA accepted NDA filing and granted priority review - PDUFA set for 1/22/21
Catalyst Info & Data Links
MORE INFORMATION
NDA filing accepted by FDA and priority review granted
AURORA 2 extension study data expected Q4 2021
DRUG HISTORY
11-12-2020 Aurinia Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 2020 Jefferies Virtual London Healthcare Conference
U.S. Food & Drug Administration grants Priority Review for voclosporin and sets PDUFA date of January 22, 2021
05-26-2020 Submission of NDA to the U.S. FDA for Voclosporin for the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis
05-14-2020 Pre-NDA Meeting with the U.S. FDA and Rolling New Drug Application (“NDA”) Submission
PRESENTATIONS
05-2020: Coporate Overview (slide 14-22)
06-2020: Phase 3 Study Demonstrates Voclosporin Statistical Superiority Over Standard of Care in Lupus Nephritis
PUBLICATIONS
2017: Calcineurin Inhibitors in the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis: A Hare Versus Turtle Story? JASN , 28 (12) 3435-3437; doi: 10.1681/ASN.2017080830
2018: Sin FE, Isenberg D. An evaluation of voclosporin for the treatment of lupus nephritis. Expert Opin Pharmacother.:1613-1621. doi:10.1080/14656566.2018.1516751
2019: A randomized, controlled double-blind study comparing the efficacy and safety of dose-ranging voclosporin with placebo in achieving remission in patients with active lupus nephritis. Kidney Int. 95(1):219-231. doi:10.1016/j.kint.2018.08.025
Mechanism of Action
Vaclosporin is a structural analog of cyclosporine A
Immunosuppressant with a synergistic and dual mechanism of action
It binds to calcineurin through the latch region which blocks IL-2 expression and T-cell mediated immune responses and stabilized podocytes in the kidney
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COMPETITORS
RC18 (Telitacicept) - RemeGen
Abatacept (Orencia) - Bristol-Myers Squibb
Anifrolumab - AstraZeneca/MedImmune
Blisibimod - Anthera/Amgen
Lupuzor - ImmuPharma
MARKET
~63,000 patients with LN in U.S. (source)
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