In my earlier blog, I have mentioned about the NDA (new drug application) of this drug Cladribine as drug to treat Multiple Sclerosis. Now as per the report by Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that a recent "refuse to file" (RTF) letter issued by the FDA regarding Merck Serono's oral cladribine has heightened the competition between oral cladribine and its primary competitor, Novartis/Mitsubishi Tanabe's FTY-720 (fingolimod), to be the first oral disease-modifying multiple sclerosis therapy to reach the market in the United States.
Although oral cladribine's first-to-market advantage over FTY-720 will be reduced as a result of a likely delay to market caused by the FDA's action, oral cladribine is still expected to launch in the U.S. in 2010 while FTY-720 remains on track to launch in early 2011. .....
Ref : http://www.decisionresources.com/News-and-Events/Press-Releases/Multiple-Sclerosis-010510
