Title: orBec
1 orBec (oral beclomethasone dipropionate)
NDA 22-062
- DOR BioPharma, Inc.
- Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee
- May 9, 2007
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2Christopher Schaber, Ph.D
- President CEO
- DOR BioPharma, Inc.
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3Agenda
- Introduction
- orBec beclomethasone dipropionate
- Acute Graft-vs-Host Disease (GVHD)
- Rationale for oral BDP
- Randomized, placebo-controlled trials of oral BDP
- Summary of clinical trial results
- Benefit/Risk
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4Presenter
- George B. McDonald, MD
- Professor of Medicine, University of Washington
- Head, Gastroenterology/Hepatology Section, Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Moderator
Timothy C. Rodell, MD Medical MonitorDOR
BioPharma, Inc.
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5External Advisors
David Hockenbery, MD Member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Lead Investigator, Study ENT 00-02
Theodore Gooley, PhD Member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Lead Statistician, Study 875
Keith Sullivan, MD Duke University Medical Center Chief, Medical Oncology and Transplantation
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6DOR BioPharma, Inc.
- Focused on treatments for
- Life-threatening side effects of cancer
treatments - Serious GI diseases
- Enteron Pharmaceuticals is a wholly owned
subsidiary of DOR BioPharma, Inc.
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7Beclomethasone Dipropionate
- Diester of beclomethasone, a potent synthetic
corticosteroid - Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects
- Widely used in topical applications
- Inhaled
- Intranasal
- Enema
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8Nomenclature
- BDP
- Beclomethasone dipropionate
- Oral BDP
- Formulation
- Immediate-release (IR) tablet (1 mg)
- Delayed-release, enteric-coated (EC) tablet (1
mg) - Proposed dosing
- 1 IR and 1 EC 4 times daily
- orBec
- Proposed trade name for oral BDP
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9Development History
1991 Oral BDP development began (Investigator-Initiated IND)
1991 Development funded by FDA Orphan Drugs Division
1995 Phase 1 trial completed (Study 615)
1998 Phase 2 trial completed (Study 875)
1998 Orphan Indication Designation
1999 Ownership was transferred to Enteron Pharmaceuticals
2000 Fast Track Designation
2005 Pivotal Phase 3 trial completed under Special Protocol Assessment (SPA), Division of Gastrointestinal and Coagulation Drug Products (Study ENT 00-02)
2006 NDA 22-062 submitted September 21, 2006
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10Studies of Oral BDP in Patients with GI GVHD
Patients enrolled Patients enrolled Patients enrolled
Study Phase Description Sponsor Placebo BDP Total
615 1 Uncontrolled Investigator initiated 0 42 42
1500 1 Uncontrolled Investigator initiated 0 16 16
875 2 Single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled Investigator initiated 29 31 60
ENT 00-02 3 Multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled Enteron Pharmaceuticals (subsidiary of DOR BioPharma, Inc.) 67 62 129
Total 96 151 247
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11Basis for Approval
- Approval is merited based on a favorable safety
profile and clinical benefits as measured by
reductions in - GVHD treatment failure
- Mortality at transplant Day 200
- Mortality 1 year post-randomization
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12Proposed Indication for orBec (oral BDP)
- orBec is indicated for the treatment of graft
versus host disease (GVHD) involving the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract in conjunction with
an induction course of high-dose prednisone or
prednisolone.
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