Complete response letter
AFT Pharmaceuticals Ltdsirolimus cream
NDA 218528 ·
- Company
- AFT Pharmaceuticals Ltd
- Product
- sirolimus cream
- Application
- NDA 218528
- Letter date
- FDA center
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
- FDA file
- CRL_NDA218528_20240125.pdf
The letter
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.
NDA 218528 COMPLETE RESPONSE
AFT Pharmaceuticals Ltd
c/o: Chesapeake Regulatory Group, Inc Attention: David Zuchero, MS, JD
6574 River Clyde Drive
Highland, MD 20777
Dear David Zuchero: Please refer to your new drug application (NDA
for sirolimus cream We also acknowledge receipt of your amendment dated. which was not reviewed for this action. You may incorporate applicable sections of the amendment by specific reference as part of your response to the deficiencies cited in this letter. 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.
PRODUCT QUALITY
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FACILITY INSPECTIONS
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CLINICAL
29) Depending on the data that you provide to address these deficiencies, you may need to conduct additional adequate and well controlled clinical trial(s).
PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
30) 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 Rule? websites, including regulations and related guidance documents and the Selected Requirements for Prescribing Information (SRPI) — a checklist of important format items from labeling regulations and guidances.
If you revise labeling, use the SRPI checklist to ensure that the Prescribing Information conforms with format items in regulations and guidances. Your response must include updated content of labeling [21 CFR 314.50(I)(1)(i)] in structured product labeling (SPL) format as described at FDA.gov.>
To facilitate review of your submission, provide a highlighted or marked-up copy that shows all changes, as well as a clean Word version. The marked-up copy should include annotations that support any proposed changes.
1 https:/|www.fda.gov/drugs/laws-acts-and-rules/prescription-drug-labeling-resources
2 https://www.fda.gov/drugs/labeling-information-drug-products/pregnancy-and-lactation-labeling-drugs- final-rule
3 http://www. fda.gov/Forlndustry/DataStandards/StructuredProductLabeling/default.htm
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Your proposed Prescribing Information (Pl) must conform to the content and format regulations found at 21 CFR 201.56(a) and (d) and 201.57. As you develop your proposed PI, we encourage you to review the labeling review resources on the Prescription Drug Labeling Resources* and Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Final Rule® websites, which include:
e The Final Rule (Physician Labeling Rule) on the content and format of the Pl for human drug and biological products
e The Final Rule (Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule) on the content and format of information in the PI on pregnancy, lactation, and females and males of reproductive potential
e Regulations and related guidance documents
e Asample tool illustrating the format for Highlights and Contents, and
e The Selected Requirements for Prescribing Information (SRPI) - a checklist of important format items from labeling regulations and guidances.
e FDA's established pharmacologic class (EPC) text phrases for inclusion in the Highlights Indications and Usage heading.
e Additional resources for the PI, patient labeling, and carton/container labeling.
CARTON AND CONTAINER LABELING
31) | We reserve comment on the proposed labeling until the application is otherwise adequate.
MEDICATION GUIDE
32) Add the following bolded statement or appropriate alternative to the carton and container labeling per 21 CFR 208.24(d): "ATTENTION PHARMACIST: Each patient is required to receive the enclosed Medication Guide."
PROPRIETARY NAME
33) Please refer to 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.
4 https://www.fda.gov/drugs/laws-acts-and-rules/prescription-drug-labeling-resources
5 https://www.fda.gov/drugs/labeling-information-drug-products/pregnancy-and-lactation-labeling-drugs- final-rule
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Please resubmit the proposed proprietary name when you respond to all of 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 drug 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 the 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.
(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 drug. Include an updated estimate of use for drug marketed in other countries.
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(8) Provide English translations of current approved foreign labeling not previously submitted. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
The following CMC comments/recommendations that are not approvability issues should be addressed in your resubmission:
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OTHER
Within one year after the date of this letter, you are required to resubmit or take other actions available under 21 CFR 314.110. 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 314.65. 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 Sponsors or Applicants of PDUFA Products.
The product may not be legally marketed until you have been notified in writing that this application is approved.
If you have any questions, email oe
Sincerely,
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