CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH APPLICATION NUMBER: 209939Orig1s000 209940Orig1s000 CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY/VIROLOGY REVIEW(S) DIVISION OF ANTIVIRAL PRODUCTS (HFD-530) VIROLOGY REVIEW NDA: 209939 SDN: 000 Addendum DATE REVIEWED: September 22, 2017 Clinical Virology Reviewers: Takashi E. Komatsu, Ph.D., RAC, Eric F. Donaldson, Ph.D. & Anamaris M. Colberg Poley, Ph.D. NDA #: 209939 and 209940 Supporting Document Numbers: 000 and 000 (Addendum to Original NDA Review) Applicant Name and Address: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. 351 North Sumneytown Pike, PO Box 1000 North Wales, PA 19454-2505 Laurie J. MacDonald, M.D. Executive Director (267)305-5540 (tel.) (267)305-6407 (fax) Reviewers: Takashi E. Komatsu, Ph.D., RAC Eric F. Donaldson, Ph.D. Anamaris M. Colberg Poley, Ph.D. Initial Submission Dates: Correspondence Date: March 8, 2017 CDER Receipt Date: March 8, 2017 Reviewer Receipt Date: March 8, 2017 Review Complete Date: October 11, 2017 PDUFA Date: November 8, 2017 Amendments reviewed: SDN Date Received Date Assigned 032 August 22, 2017 August 22, 2017 034 September 07, 2017 September 07, 2017 040 September 22, 2017 October 5, 2017 041 September 25, 2017 October 5, 2017 043 October 10, 2017 October 10, 2017 044 October 10, 2017 October 10, 2017 051 October 31, 2017 October 31, 2017 052 November 3, 2017 November 3, 2017 Related/Supporting Documents: IND 104706, IND 118361, NDA 209940, DMF (b) (4) Product Name(s): Proprietary: Prevymis® Non-Proprietary/USAN: letermovir Code Name/Number: MK-8228, AIC246, AIC090027, BAY 73-6327 Chemical Name: (S)-{8-fluoro-2-[4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]-3-[2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)- phenyl]-3,4-dihydro-4-quinazolinyl} acetic acid 1 Reference ID: 4177492 DIVISION OF ANTIVIRAL PRODUCTS (HFD-530) VIROLOGY REVIEW NDA: 209939 SDN: 000 Addendum DATE REVIEWED: September 22, 2017 Clinical Virology Reviewers: Takashi E. Komatsu, Ph.D., RAC, Eric F. Donaldson, Ph.D. & Anamaris M. Colberg Poley, Ph.D. Structure: LETERMOVIR Molecular formula: C29H28F4N4O4 Molecular weight: 572.56 Drug category: Antiviral Indication(s): Prophylaxis of cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection or disease in adult HCMV-seropositive recipients [R+] of an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) Dosage Form(s): 480 mg administered once daily orally or as an intravenous (IV) infusion over 1 hour through 100 days post-transplant Route(s) of Administration: Tablet: 240 mg; 480 mg or Injection: 240 mg/12 mL or 480 mg/24 mL in a single-dose vial for intravenous infusion Recommended Dosage: 480 mg administered once daily Dispensed: Rx _X_ OTC ___ (Discipline relevant) Abbreviations: ASAT, all subjects as treated; BAC, bacterial artificial chromosome; CPE, cytopathic effect; EC50, half maximal efficacy concentration; FAS, full analysis set; FC, fold change; GVHD, graft versus host disease; HCMV, human cytomegalovirus; HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplant; i.v., intravenous; LLoQ, lower limit of quantification; LOD, limit of detection; NGS, next-generation DNA sequencing; PET, preemptive therapy; SOT, solid organ transplant; Table of Contents 1. Introduction and Background.............................................................................................................3 2. Final Agreed Labeling for Section 12.4 Microbiology.........................................................................3 3. Final Agreed PMRs............................................................................................................................4 4. Administrative ....................................................................................................................................4 4.1. Reviewers’ Signatures ...........................................................................................................4 4.2. Concurrence...........................................................................................................................5 Appendix: ...............................................................................................................................................6 2 Reference ID: 4177492 DIVISION OF ANTIVIRAL PRODUCTS (HFD-530) VIROLOGY REVIEW NDA: 209939 SDN: 000 Addendum DATE REVIEWED: September 22, 2017 Clinical Virology Reviewers: Takashi E. Komatsu, Ph.D., RAC, Eric F. Donaldson, Ph.D. & Anamaris M. Colberg Poley, Ph.D. CLINICAL VIROLOGY REVIEW ADDENDUM 1. Introduction and Background The purpose of this review addendum is to document the following: Final agreed labeling for Section 12.4 Microbiology Final agreed PMRs/PMCs related to Clinical Virology 2. Final Agreed Labeling for Section 12.4 Microbiology The final agreed Microbiology section of the label (12.4 Microbiology) is shown below. Note that additional Clinical Virology-related edits such as the highlights and section 12.1 have been suggested and incorporated into other sections of the label as appropriate (reviewed in SDN 000). 12.4 Microbiology Mechanism of Action Letermovir inhibits the CMV DNA terminase complex (pUL51, pUL56, and pUL89) which is required for viral DNA processing and packaging. Biochemical characterization and electron microscopy demonstrated that letermovir affects the production of proper unit length genomes and interferes with virion maturation. Genotypic characterization of virus resistant to letermovir confirmed that letermovir targets the terminase complex. Antiviral Activity The median EC50 value of letermovir against a collection of clinical CMV isolates in a cell-culture model of infection was 2.1 nM (range = 0.7 nM to 6.1 nM, n = 74). There was no significant difference in EC50 value by CMV gB genotype (gB1=29; gB2=27; gB3=11; and gB4=3). Combination Antiviral Activity No antagonism of the antiviral activity was seen when letermovir was combined with CMV DNA polymerase inhibitors (cidofovir, foscarnet, or ganciclovir). Viral Resistance In Cell Culture CMV mutants with reduced susceptibility to letermovir have been selected in cell culture and the resistance mutations map to UL56. Resistance-associated substitutions occur between amino acid positions pUL56 231 and 369 (V231A/L, V236L/M, E237D, L241P, T244K/R, L257I, F261C/L/S, Y321C, C325F/R/Y, M329T, R369G/M/S). EC50 values for virus expressing these substitutions are 13- to 5,870- fold higher than those for the wild-type reference virus. In Clinical Studies In a Phase 2b trial evaluating letermovir or placebo in 131 HSCT recipients, DNA sequence analysis of a select region of UL56 (amino acids 231 to 369) was performed on samples obtained from 12 letermovir- treated subjects who experienced prophylaxis failure and for whom on-treatment samples were available for analysis. One subject had a letermovir resistance substitution, pUL56 V236M. In a Phase 3 trial (P001), DNA sequence analysis of the entire coding regions of UL56 and UL89 was performed on samples obtained from 28 letermovir-treated subjects who had received at least one dose of study drug and experienced prophylaxis failure and for whom samples were available for analysis. Two subjects were identified as having a letermovir-resistance substitution, pUL56 V236M or C325W. 3 Reference ID: 4177492 DIVISION OF ANTIVIRAL PRODUCTS (HFD-530) VIROLOGY REVIEW NDA: 209939 SDN: 000 Addendum DATE REVIEWED: September 22, 2017 Clinical Virology Reviewers: Takashi E. Komatsu, Ph.D., RAC, Eric F. Donaldson, Ph.D. & Anamaris M. Colberg Poley, Ph.D. 4. Administrative 4.1. Reviewers’ Signatures ___________________________ Takashi E. Komatsu, Ph.D., RAC Clinical Virology Reviewer ___________________________ Eric F. Donaldson, Ph.D. Clinical Virology Reviewer ___________________________ Anamaris M. Colberg Poley, Ph.D. Clinical Virology Reviewer 4.2. Concurrence _________________________ HFD-530/Clin.Virol.TL/J. O’Rear, Ph.D. CC: HFD-530/NDA # 209939 HFD-530/Division File HFD-530/PM/Tyson 5 Reference ID: 4177492 DIVISION OF ANTIVIRAL PRODUCTS (HFD-530) VIROLOGY REVIEW NDA: 209939 SDN: 000 Addendum DATE REVIEWED: September 22, 2017 Clinical Virology Reviewers: Takashi E. Komatsu, Ph.D., RAC, Eric F. Donaldson, Ph.D. & Anamaris M. Colberg Poley, Ph.D. Please include previously identified substitutions with a range of susceptibilities from low fold change (e.g. pUL56 L257I) to high fold change (e.g. pUL56 C325Y) as references. Sponsor’s response: The Applicant agrees to perform phenotypic analysis of the following HCMV mutants using bacterial artificial chromosome technology: pUL56: M3V, E237G, C325W, E485G, E485G + SNS445-447 deletion, S255L, Y575C, and R816W pUL89: I531T (b) (4) 9 Reference ID: 4177492 DIVISION OF ANTIVIRAL PRODUCTS (HFD-530) VIROLOGY REVIEW NDA: 209939 SDN: 000 Addendum DATE REVIEWED: September 22, 2017 Clinical Virology Reviewers: Takashi E. Komatsu, Ph.D., RAC, Eric F. Donaldson, Ph.D. & Anamaris M. Colberg Poley, Ph.D. (b) (4) 10 Reference ID: 4177492 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a representation of an electronic record that was signed electronically and this page is the manifestation of the electronic signature. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /s/ ---------------------------------------------------- TAKASHI E KOMATSU 11/06/2017 ERIC F DONALDSON 11/06/2017 ANAMARIS M COLBERG POLEY 11/06/2017 JULIAN J O REAR 11/07/2017 Reference ID: 4177492 DIVISION OF ANTIVIRAL PRODUCTS (HFD-530) VIROLOGY REVIEW NDA: 209939 SDN: 000 DATE REVIEWED: August 8, 2017 Clinical Virology Reviewers: Takashi E. Komatsu,