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ZIMULTI SANOFI-AVENTIS NDA 21-888. Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting Silver Spring, Maryland June 13, 2007 Amy G. Egan, M.D., M.P.H. Division of Metabolism and Endocrine Products. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Outline. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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NDA 21-888NDA 21-888 Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee MeetingCommittee MeetingSilver Spring, MarylandSilver Spring, MarylandJune 13, 2007June 13, 2007
Amy G. Egan, M.D., M.P.H. Amy G. Egan, M.D., M.P.H. Division of Metabolism and Endocrine ProductsDivision of Metabolism and Endocrine Products
Center for Drug Evaluation and ResearchCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research
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Outline
• Efficacy findings and conclusions for the indication of weight management
• Safety concerns– Neurological adverse events– Seizures– Psychiatric adverse events– Suicidality
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FDA Guidance Criteria for Efficacy FDA Guidance Criteria for Efficacy of Weight-Management Drugsof Weight-Management Drugs
1. The drug’s effect is significantly greater than that of placebo with the mean drug-associated weight loss exceeding mean placebo weight loss by at least 5%.
2. The proportion of subjects who reach and maintain a loss of at least 5% of their initial body weight is significantly greater in subjects on drug than in those on placebo.
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Efficacy ConclusionsEfficacy Conclusions
• Rimonabant 20 mg daily along with a hypocaloric diet was shown to reduce body weight by approximately 5% relative to hypocaloric diet plus placebo
• Rimonabant-associated weight loss was accompanied by improvement in levels of triglycerides, HDL-C, and HbA1c in subjects with type 2 DM
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Efficacy Conclusions (cont’d)Efficacy Conclusions (cont’d)
• Relative to placebo, rimonabant had no effect on levels of total cholesterol or LDL-C
• For unclear reasons, reductions in systolic and diastolic blood pressure were less than expected given the degree of weight loss
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CaveatsCaveats• High attrition
– Year 1 drop out rates: ~ 32% to 49%– Year 2 drop out rates: ~ 23% to 58%– No systematic follow-up of dropouts
• Last observation carried forward (LOCF) was used in this study as the 1° analytic method
• Generalizability– Middle-aged Caucasian females– Greater efficacy in Caucasian vs. African-
American and younger vs. older– Subjects with a history of significant depression
excluded
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CaveatsCaveats• High attrition
– Year 1 drop out rates: ~ 32% to 49%– Year 2 drop out rates: ~ 23% to 58%– No systematic follow-up of dropouts
• Last observation carried forward (LOCF) was used in these studies as the 1° analytic method
• Generalizability– Middle-aged Caucasian females– Greater efficacy in Caucasian vs. African-
American and younger vs. older– Subjects with a history of significant depression
excluded
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CaveatsCaveats• High attrition
– Year 1 drop out rates: ~ 32% to 49%– Year 2 drop out rates: ~ 23% to 58%– No systematic follow-up of dropouts
• Last observation carried forward (LOCF) was used in this study as the 1° analytic method
• Generalizability– Middle-aged Caucasian females– Greater efficacy in Caucasian vs. African-
American and younger vs. older– Subjects with a history of significant depression
excluded
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Rimonabant DatabaseRimonabant DatabaseAs of 18 December 2006, the cumulative
database for rimonabant consists of:
• 1308 healthy subjects from 37 completed Phase 1 studies
• 1230 patients from 5 completed Phase 2 studies• 13,644 patients from 13 completed Phase 3 studies
– 6761 obese patients in 8 weight management/ diabetes studies
– 6883 patients in 5 smoking cessation studies)
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Exposure to RimonabantExposure to Rimonabant
• Subject exposure to rimonabant 20 mg indications as of December 18, 2006:– 0 to < 6 months: 2256 subjects – 6 to <12 months: 1619 subjects– 12 to < 18 months: 592 subjects– 18 to 24 months: 441 subjects
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Selection of Events of InterestSelection of Events of Interest
• Datasets:– Adverse event dataset– Associated psychiatric symptoms
dataset– Controlled substance dataset
• Studies with re-randomization:– Same treatment during the entire
study
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Statistical MethodologyStatistical Methodology
• Meta-analysis stratified by study• Included 14 randomized phase 2 and 3
trials• Per study sample sizes ranged from 20
to 3,000 per group• Study durations ranged from 4 to 104
weeks• Primary treatment comparison:
rimonabant 20 mg vs. placebo
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Statistical MethodologyStatistical Methodology• RR, OR, RD• Safety outcomes with relatively rare events
(seizure, suicidality): an exact meta-analysis and a fixed-effects meta-analysis were used
• Safety outcomes with more common events (neurological AEs and psychiatric AEs): Fixed and random effects meta-analyses were used
• Primary analysis used first randomization data only
• Sensitivity analyses were performed using second randomizations
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Neurological Adverse Neurological Adverse EventsEvents
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Endocannabinoids and the Endocannabinoids and the Nervous SystemNervous System
• CB1 receptors abundant in the cerebellum, cortex, hippocampus, hypothalamus, and basal ganglia (involved in memory, motor function and reward behaviors)
• CB1 receptors also present on the peripheral nerves
• Neuroprotection of CNS and PNS
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Neurological Adverse EventsNeurological Adverse Events
• Occurred in 27.4% of rimonabant 20 mg treated subjects vs. 24.4% of placebo treated subjects
• Responsible for 3.5% of discontinuations in the rimonabant 20 mg treated subjects vs. 1.3% of placebo treated subjects
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Sensory ChangesSensory Changes
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Motor ImpairmentMotor Impairment
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Cognitive DisordersCognitive Disorders
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Relative Risk for Neurological Relative Risk for Neurological Adverse EventsAdverse Events
RIO StudiesRIO Studies
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Relative Risk for Neurological Relative Risk for Neurological Adverse Events Adverse Events Diabetes StudiesDiabetes Studies
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Multiple SclerosisMultiple Sclerosis
• Clinical trials data: Cannabinoids can reduce the spasms, spasticity, or tremor of MS
• Pre-clinical data: Mouse models of MS suggest that CB receptor activation may oppose the progression of MS– Slows neurodegenerative process– Reduces inflammation– Promotes remyelination
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Multiple SclerosisMultiple Sclerosis
• Numbers small to date– RIO
• 2 confirmed MS cases on Rim 5 mg• 1 un-confirmed MS case on placebo
– Smoking cessation• 2 suspected cases on Rim 20 mg
– Post-marketing• 1 case of optic neuritis; MRI suggestive of MS• 1 case in subject with MS with exacerbation on Rim
• Lag time to diagnosis• Initial vague symptomatology• Theoretic possibility• Biologically plausible
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SeizuresSeizures
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Endocannabinoids and Seizure Endocannabinoids and Seizure PotentialPotential
• Endocannabinoid system has been implicated in regulating seizure duration and frequency.
• Seizure activity elicits an increase in endocannabinoids which activate pre-synaptic CB1 receptors with subsequent regulation of neuronal hyperexcitability and seizure termination
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Pre-Clinical Data Supporting Pre-Clinical Data Supporting Seizure RiskSeizure Risk
• 6% of rats and mice and 20% of monkeys developed seizures while receiving long-term treatment with doses of rimonabant 0.5-2 times the 20 mg dose versus 1.5% of control mice and no control rats or monkeys
• Rimonabant accumulates 2-fold in the brain with multiple dosing
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Exclusion Criteria Relevant to the Exclusion Criteria Relevant to the Evaluation of SeizureEvaluation of Seizure
• Presence of any clinically significant neurological disease
• Presence of treated epilepsy• Prolonged administration (> 1 week) of
neuroleptics within 3 months prior to screening visit
• Subjects discontinued from the trials if treated with a neuroleptic
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Cases of SeizureCases of Seizure
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Relative Risk for All Reported Relative Risk for All Reported SeizuresSeizures
Rim 20 mg
Rim5 mg
Placebo RR(CI)
All studies 9/3527.3(0.255%)
2/3204.8(0.062%)
5/2811.2(0.178%)
1.43(0.48, 4.72)
Obesity Studies
7/2608(0.268%)
2/2438.7(0.082%)
1/2259.3(0.044%)
6.06(0.94,
137.71)
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Seizures in Ongoing StudiesSeizures in Ongoing Studies
• 8 cases of seizure in ongoing studies– 6 on rimonabant 20 mg– 2 on placebo
• Ongoing studies all have a 1:1 randomization
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Seizure ConclusionsSeizure Conclusions• Biological plausibility linking rimonabant to
seizure risk• Pre-clinical data indicate proconvulsant effect
of rimonabant• Exclusion criteria screened out high-risk
individuals from clinical trials• Although the current clinical data perhaps
suggest an increased seizure risk with rimonabant, only clinical experience will clarify this potential risk
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Psychiatric Adverse Psychiatric Adverse EventsEvents
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Endocannabinoids and Psychiatric Endocannabinoids and Psychiatric Disorders Disorders
• Endocannabinoids act as modulators in pathological conditions – Anxiety, phobia, depression, post-traumatic
stress disorder• CB1 receptors are abundant in the pre-frontal
cortex– Regulation of mood, aggression and/or
impulsivity and decision making• CSF levels of the endogenous cannabinoid
anandamide correlate inversely with psychotic symptoms in schizophrenic patients
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Exclusion Criteria Relevant to the Exclusion Criteria Relevant to the Evaluation of Psychiatric Adverse Evaluation of Psychiatric Adverse
EventsEvents• Presence of any clinically significant psychiatric disease
• History of severe depression defined as:– Depression necessitating hospitalization or;– History of 2 or more recurrent episodes of depression or;– History of suicide attempt or;– Prolonged administration (more than 1 week) of anti-
depressants within 3 months prior to screening
• Subjects discontinued from the trials if started on an anti-depressant
• 11,225 subjects were screened for RIO; 113 (1%) failed screening due to these exclusion criteria
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Baseline History of Depressed Baseline History of Depressed Mood Disorders and DisturbancesMood Disorders and Disturbances
Study Rimonabant20 mg
Rimonabant5 mg
Placebo
Pooled 179/25037%
201/25208%
95/16026%
RIO Europe 33/5995.5%
24/6034.0%
10/3053.3%
RIO Lipids 20/3465.8%
30/3458.7%
12/3423.5%
RIO Diabetes 13/3393.8%
17/3584.7%
24/3486.9%
RIO NorthAmerica
113/12199.3%
130/121410.7%
49/6078.1%
•Ongoing at randomization: 1.4% on rimonabant 20 mg vs. 1.1% on placebo
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Psychiatric Adverse Event TermsPsychiatric Adverse Event Terms• Primary System Organ Class (SOC): Psychiatric Disorders
– High Level Group Terms (HLGT)» Preferred Terms (PT)
– Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms » (anxiety, nervousness, stress, tension)
– Depressed Mood Disorders and Disturbances » (depression, depressed mood, anhedonia,
dysthymic disorder)– Sleep Disorders and Disturbances
» (insomnia, parasomnia, somnolence)– Mood Disorders and Disturbances
» (affect alteration, crying, mood altered)
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Psychiatric Adverse Event Rates Psychiatric Adverse Event Rates by High Level Group Term (RIO)by High Level Group Term (RIO)
High Level Group Term
Rimonabant 20 mg(N=2176)
N (%)
Placebo(N=1602)
N (%)
Pooled 569 (26) 225 (14)Anxiety Disorders
and Symptoms233 (11) 79 (5)
Depressed Mood Disorders and Disturbances
196 (9) 83 (5)
Sleep Disorders and Disturbances
170 (8) 67 (4)
Mood Disorders and Disturbances
60 (3) 12 (0.8)
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Relative Risk of Psychiatric AE Relative Risk of Psychiatric AE (RIO)(RIO)
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Relative Risk of Psychiatric Relative Risk of Psychiatric Adverse Event by SubgroupsAdverse Event by Subgroups
• Age– 65 years or older RR = 3.1– Less than 65 years RR =1.7
• Geographic location– US studies RR = 1.7 – Non-US studies RR = 1.8
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Relative Risk of Psychiatric Relative Risk of Psychiatric Adverse Event – by Subgroups Adverse Event – by Subgroups
• Gender– Males RR = 2.1 – Females RR = 1.7
• 5% Weight-Loss Response– Responders RR = 1.9– Non-responders RR=1.9
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Psychiatric Adverse Event by Psychiatric Adverse Event by Baseline History of Depressed Baseline History of Depressed
Mood (RIO)Mood (RIO)
•1082/1235 (88%) of subjects who experienced a psychiatric adverse event did not have a baseline history of Depressed Mood Disorders and Disturbances
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Treatment of Psychiatric Adverse Treatment of Psychiatric Adverse EventsEvents
Rimonbant 20 mg Placebo
Discontinuation 8.5% 3%
Anxiolytic or hypnotic
8.5% 4.1%
Anti-depressant 4.8% 2.9%
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Psychiatric Adverse Events Psychiatric Adverse Events ConclusionsConclusions
• Rimonabant 20 mg was associated with an ~ 2-fold increase in the risk of psychiatric adverse events– Anxiety disorders and symptoms– Depressed mood disorders and
disturbances– Sleep disorders and disturbances
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SuicidalitySuicidality
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Columbia Suicidality Categories Columbia Suicidality Categories
Category1 Completed suicide2 Suicide attempt 3 Preparatory acts toward imminent
suicide behavior 4 Suicidal ideation 5 Self-injurious behavior, intent
unknown 6 Not enough information (fatal) 9 Not enough information (non-fatal)
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Suicidality AssessmentSuicidality Assessment• 1201 patient narratives assessed by the
Posner group• 91 suicidality cases identified:
– Definitely (Columbia categories 1, 2, 3, or 4)– Possibly (Columbia categories 5, 6, or 9)
• Majority of cases were assessed suicidal ideation (Columbia Category 4): – Placebo: 14– Rim 5 mg: 10– Rim 20 mg: 40
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Statistical methodologyStatistical methodology• 13 studies used in the analysis• RIO North America and EFC4796 re-
randomized patients– First randomization used in primary
analysis– EFC4796 used the Rim 5 mg group as the
control group (no placebo group in first randomization)
– Sensitivity analyses performed for the 2nd randomization
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Suicidality Cases in the AnalysesSuicidality Cases in the Analyses
• Total number of suicidality cases contributing to the analyses is 74
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Odds Ratio of SuicidalityOdds Ratio of SuicidalityAll Studies All Studies
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Odds Ratio of SuicidalityOdds Ratio of SuicidalityObesity StudiesObesity Studies
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Completed SuicidesCompleted Suicides• Four completed suicides reported to date - 3 in entire
rimonabant clinical trial database; 1 post-marketing
• All three in clinical trials have occurred in subjects taking rimonabant:– RIO North America: 63 year-old male on Rim 5 mg– STRADIVARIUS: 36 year-old male on Rim 20 mg– CRESCENDO: 77 year-old male on Rim 20 mg
• Post-marketing: 33 year-old male on Rim 20 mg
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Rimonabant and SuicidalityRimonabant and SuicidalityWhat is the Nature of the Association?What is the Nature of the Association? • Bias
– Ascertainment• Confounding
– Weight loss itself• “Semi-starvation neurosis”
• Chance– Can never exclude the possibility of chance– Replication of findings across 9 of 13 studies
• Causal– Biologically plausible
• ECS and CB1 receptor functions in CNS– Increased incidence of depression in clinical trials– Suicidality is a symptom of depression
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Ascertainment BiasAscertainment Bias• Patients who report common drug-related adverse events may be
questioned more about other adverse events compared with placebo patients– e.g., increased reporting of sexual dysfunction in depressed
patients taking an antidepressant might lead to further questions about other adverse events and possibly increase the odds of reporting suicidal symptoms
• Most common adverse event in rimonabant-treated patients is nausea
• Would increased reporting of nausea in a population of non-depressed patients on rimonabant lead to increased reporting of suicidal symptoms?
– Depressive and anxiety events were reported on average 2 months later than nausea events
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Ascertainment Bias (cont’d)Ascertainment Bias (cont’d)• Increased contact of rimonabant-treated patients
with investigators (for any reason) would provide more opportunity to voice suicidal symptoms compared with placebo-treated patients
– The mean and median number of study visits were 11.6 and 15 respectively, for both the placebo and rimonabant groups
– All datasets with unscheduled visits recorded were reviewed – no disproportionately between treatment groups in the number of unscheduled visits
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Ascertainment Bias (cont’d)Ascertainment Bias (cont’d)• Would have to be operative in 9 of 13 studies and explain
odds ratios varying in magnitude from 1.4 to 16.7
• Assumes an equal background rate of depression in placebo and rimonabant-treated subjects
– Recall:• Depressed mood disorders: 9% for rimonabant
subjects vs. 5% for placebo• Discontinuation due to depressive disorders: 4.2%
for rimonabant vs. 1.9% for placebo• Required anti-depressant therapy: 5% for rimonabant
vs. 3% for placebo
• Background rate should obscure differences over time
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Rimonabant and SuicidalityRimonabant and SuicidalityWhat is the Nature of the Association?What is the Nature of the Association?• Bias
– Ascertainment• Confounding
– Weight loss itself• “Semi-starvation neurosis”
• Chance– Can never exclude the possibility of chance– Replication of findings across 9 of 13 studies
• Causal– Biologically plausible
• ECS and CB1 receptor functions in CNS– Increased incidence of depression in clinical trials– Suicidality is a symptom of depression
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Suicidality and Weight ChangeSuicidality and Weight Change
RIO suicidality patients (n=28)-20
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Mean= -4.5 kg (no suicidality patients n=4007)Weight change (Mean=-2.14 kg, suicidality patients)Upper (1 SD)Lower (1 SD)
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Rimonabant and SuicidalityRimonabant and SuicidalityWhat is the Nature of the Association?What is the Nature of the Association?• Bias
– Ascertainment• Confounding
– Weight loss itself• “Semi-starvation neurosis”
• Chance– Can never exclude the possibility of chance– Replication of findings across 9 of 13 studies
• Causal– Biologically plausible
• ECS and CB1 receptor functions in CNS– Increased incidence of depression in clinical trials– Suicidality is a symptom of depression
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Rimonabant and SuicidalityRimonabant and SuicidalityWhat is the Nature of the Association?What is the Nature of the Association?• Bias
– Ascertainment• Confounding
– Weight loss itself• “Semi-starvation neurosis”
• Chance– Can never exclude the possibility of chance– Replication of findings across 9 of 13 studies
• Causal– Biologically plausible
• ECS and CB1 receptor functions in CNS– Increased incidence of depression in clinical trials– Suicidality is a symptom of depression
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Rimonabant and Suicidality Rimonabant and Suicidality SummarySummary
• Meta-analysis indicates an increased risk for suicidality, specifically suicidal ideation, in subjects taking rimonabant 20 mg vs placebo– ↑ Relative risk ~ 80 to 100%– ↑ Absolute risk ~ 0.3%– NNH ~ 1 in 300 patients
• Estimates may be low given that:– Higher percentage of rimonabant patients
dropped out of studies due to psychiatric adverse events
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European ExperienceEuropean Experience• Rimonabant approved in 30 countries• As of March 1, 2007, an estimated 100,000 people (mostly from the
UK and Germany) have been prescribed rimonabant• Top 10 Preferred Terms:
– Depression– Nausea– Depressed mood– Anxiety– Fatigue– Dizziness– Sleep disorder– Suicidal ideation– Agitation– Asthenia
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EMEA PostMarketing DataEMEA PostMarketing Data(Cumulative Since Approval)(Cumulative Since Approval)
Drug # Psych AE cases
Total AE cases
Psych/Total
Rim (2006)
208 384 54%
Sib (1999)
117 567 21%
Orl (1998)
208 2734 8%
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EMEA PostMarketing DataEMEA PostMarketing Data(Cumulative Since Approval)(Cumulative Since Approval)
• Cases of suicidal ideation:
– Orlistat (1998) 14 cases– Sibutramine (1999) 15 cases– Rimonabant (2006) 27 cases
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Benefit vs. HarmBenefit vs. Harm
• Weight loss • TG, HDL• HbA1C• Fasting insulin• Yet to be identified
• Psychiatricsuicidalitydepressionanxiety
• Neurological dizzinessparesthesia/dysesthesiatremorseizure?Nausea/vomiting
• Yet to be identified
Potential Benefits Potential Harms
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CRESCENDOCRESCENDO• Comprehensive Rimonabant Evaluation Study of
Cardiovascular Endpoints and Outcomes• 17,000 abdominally obese patients at risk for
cardiovascular disease• Rimonabant 20 mg vs. placebo• ~ 5 years in duration• Primary outcome: myocardial infarction, stroke,
or cardiovascular death• To be completed in 2010
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AcknowledgementsAcknowledgementsMedical Review Team Pharmacology/Toxicology
Eric Colman, M.D. John Gong, Ph.D.Mary Parks, M.D. Karen Davis-Bruno, Ph.D.
Statistical Review Team Lee Ping Pian, Ph.D. J. Todd Sahlroot, Ph.D.
Project Manager Patricia Madara
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Questions for the Advisory Questions for the Advisory CommitteeCommittee
1. Please discuss your level of concern regarding rimonabant and psychiatric adverse events, in particular depression and suicidality, and neurological adverse events, in particular seizures, and the reasons behind your thinking on these issues.
2a. Do you believe that the currently available data sufficiently characterize rimonabant’s safety profile (vote requested)?
2b. If no, please discuss what additional data should be obtained.
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Questions for the Advisory Questions for the Advisory CommitteeCommittee
3a. Based on the currently available data, do you believe rimonabant has a favorable risk-benefit profile and should be approved for the indication of weight management in individuals with a body mass index of > 30 kg/m2 and > 27 kg/m2 when accompanied by at least one comorbid condition (vote requested)?
3b. If no, please explain why and discuss what additional information the sponsor could obtain that might improve rimonabant’s risk-benefit profile.