FDA wants more data on AZ’s motavizumab

The FDA has asked AstraZeneca's (NYSE: AZN) MedImmune for more data on motavizumab, a monoclonal antibody being considered to help prevent serious respiratory syncytial virus. The disease is a major cause of lower respiratory tract infection and hospital visits in infants and children. In the complete response letter, the agency said it would need data from an additional trial of the drug to support a satisfactory risk/benefit profile for which the prophylaxis indication is being...