Indevus Receives Approvable Letter From FDA for VALSTAR(R) for Bladder Canc...( LEXINGTON Mass. Aug. 17 /- Indevu...),Health

LEXINGTON, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDEV) today announced that it has received an approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for VALSTAR(R). VALSTAR, a sterile solution of valrubicin for intravesical instillation, is the only product approved by the FDA for therapy of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-refractory carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the urinary bladder.

VALSTAR was removed from the market in 2002 due to impurities in the original formulation and was placed on the FDA Drug Shortages List. Indevus solved the impurity issue and submitted a chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) NDA supplement to the FDA in May 2007. The FDA approvable letter was in response to this chemistry supplement.

In the approvable letter, the FDA asked for clarification regarding manufacturing validation protocols and for additional data on the manufacturing process.

"VALSTAR offers an effective alternative for bladder cancer patients who have failed BCG therapy and are not candidates for immediate cystectomy," stated Glenn L. Cooper, M.D., chairman and chief executive officer of Indevus. "The FDA requests in the approvable letter are easily addressable with existing data and the completion of a few brief process related investigations. We expect to supply the FDA with a complete response within the next two months. We remain on track for a late 2007 or early 2008 re- introduction."

About VALSTAR(R)

VALSTAR is indicated for intravesical therapy of BCG-refractory carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the urinary bladder in patients for whom immediate cystectomy would be associated with unacceptable morbidity or mortality.

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