Law360, New York (June 16, 2008, 12:00 AM ET) -- Medical review staff at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have raised the possibility that long-term use of ustekinumab, an experimental treatment for psoriasis from Johnson & Johnson, could increase the risk of cancer.
In documents prepared for a meeting of the FDA's Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee on Tuesday, June 17, the FDA staff said that there were no clinical studies showing a correlation between long-term ustekinumab treatment and cancer, but that “[d]ue to the mechanism of action of ustekinumab ... there is a...
J&J Psoriasis Drug Might Pose Risk: FDA Staff
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