Complete response letter
Outlook Therapeutics, Inc.bevacizumab-vikg injection
BLA 761320 ·
- Company
- Outlook Therapeutics, Inc.
- Product
- bevacizumab-vikg injection
- Application
- BLA 761320
- Letter date
- FDA file
- CRL_BLA761320_20250827.pdf
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As published in FDA’s complete response letter transparency release (export 2026-08-26). The text is machine-read from FDA’s PDF, so spacing and spelling errors are artifacts of that process; (b) (4) marks FDA’s own redactions.
BLA 761320 COMPLETE RESPONSE
Outlook Therapeutics, Inc. Attention: Jennifer Kissner, PhD Senior Vice President, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs 111 South Wood Avenue Unit #100 Iselin, NJ 08830
Dear Dr. Kissner:
Please refer to your biologics license application (BLA) oe
or bevacizumab-vikg injection. (b) (4) , action letter.
We acknowledge receipt of your amendment dated constituted a complete response to our om
, which
We have completed our review of this application, as amended, and have determined that we cannot approve this application in its present form. We have described our reasons for this action below and, where possible, our recommendations to address these issues.
There is a lack of substantial evidence consisting of adequate and well-controlled investigations, as defined in § 314.126, that the product will have the effect it purports or is represented to have under the conditions of use prescribed, recommended, or suggested in its proposed labeling. NORSE 2 met its primary endpoint for effectiveness. In NORSE EIGHT, !®) (bevacizumab-vikg) injection did not meet the primary efficacy endpoint of mean change from baseline in ETDRS BCVA score at the Week 8 visit in comparison to ranibizumab using a non-inferiority margin of -3.5 letters. Therefore, there is not sufficient evidence to demonstrate that by (bevacizumab-vikg) 1.25 mg is noninferior to ranibizumab 0.5 mg dosed monthly to treat wet-AMD. It is recommended that confirmatory evidence of efficacy be submitted to support the application.
PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
We reserve comment on the proposed labeling until the application is otherwise adequate. We encourage you to review the labeling review resources on the Prescription Drug Labeling Resources’ and Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Final
1 https://www.fda.gov/drugs/laws-acts-and-rules/prescription-drug-labeling-resources
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CARTON AND CONTAINER LABELING We reserve comment on the proposed labeling until the application is otherwise adequate.
PROPRIETARY NAME
Please refer to our correspondence dated, oe , which addresses the proposed proprietary name," This name was found conditionally acceptable pending approval of the application in the current review cycle. Please resubmit the proposed proprietary name when you respond to all the application deficiencies that have been identified in this letter.
SAFETY UPDATE When you respond to the above deficiencies, include a safety update as described at 21 CFR 314.50(d)(5)(vi)(b). The safety update should include data from all nonclinical and clinical studies/trials of the product under consideration regardless of indication, dosage form, or dose level.
(1) Describe in detail any significant changes or findings in the safety profile.
(2) When assembling the sections describing discontinuations due to adverse events, serious adverse events, and common adverse events, incorporate new safety data as follows:
e Present new safety data from the studies/clinical trials for the proposed indication using the same format as in the original submission.
e Present tabulations of the new safety data combined with the original application data.
e Include tables that compare frequencies of adverse events in the original application with the retabulated frequencies described in the bullet above.
e For indications other than the proposed indication, provide separate tables for he frequencies of adverse events occurring in Clinical trials.
(3) Present a retabulation of the reasons for premature trial discontinuation by incorporating the drop-outs from the newly completed trials. Describe any new trends or patterns identified.
2 https://www.fda.gov/drugs/labeling-information-drug-products/pregnancy-and-lactation-labeling-drugs- final-rule
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD 20993
www.fda.gov
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(4) Provide case report forms and narrative summaries for each subject who died during a Clinical trial or who did not complete a trial because of an adverse event. In addition, provide narrative summaries for serious adverse events.
(5) Describe any information that suggests a substantial change in the incidence of common, but less serious, adverse events between the new data and the original application data.
(6) Provide updated exposure information for the clinical studies/trials (e.g., number of subjects, person time).
(7) Provide a summary of worldwide experience on the safety of this product. Include an updated estimate of use for product marketed in other countries.
(8) Provide English translations of current approved foreign labeling not previously submitted.
OTHER
Within one year after the date of this letter, you are required to resubmit or take other actions available under 21 CFR 601.3(b)). If you do not take one of these actions, we may consider your lack of response a request to withdraw the application under
21 CFR 601.3(c). You may also request an extension of time in which to resubmit the application.
A resubmission must fully address all the deficiencies listed in this letter and should be clearly marked with "RESUBMISSION" in large font, bolded type at the beginning of the cover letter of the submission. The cover letter should clearly state that you consider this resubmission a complete response to the deficiencies outlined in this letter. A partial response to this letter will not be processed as a resubmission and will not start a new review cycle.
You may request a meeting or teleconference with us to discuss what steps you need to take before the application may be approved. If you wish to have such a meeting, submit your meeting request as described in the draft guidance for industry Formal Meetings Between the FDA and Biosimilar Biological Product Sponsors or Applicants.
The product may not be legally marketed until you have been notified in writing that this application is approved.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Silver Spring, MD 20993 www.fda.gov
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Sincerely,
{See appended electronic signature page}
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Silver Spring, MD 20993 www.fda.gov
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(b) (4)
08/27/2025 01:00:37 PM
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