FDA issued CRL indicating the poziotinib application cannot be approved in its present form; company to deprioritise the program

“While we are not surprised by the CRL given the ODAC recommendation in September, we are disappointed. After multiple interactions with the FDA since ODAC, and following careful consideration, we have made the strategic decision to immediately de-prioritize the poziotinib program,” said Tom Riga, President and Chief Executive Officer of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals. “We continue to believe that poziotinib could present a meaningful treatment option for patients with this rare form of lung cancer, for whom other therapies have failed.”