Article: House Inquiry Into ImClone Could Lead To FDA Changes.

Washington Editor

WASHINGTON - A congressional investigation into ImClone Systems Inc.'s handling of the cancer drug Erbitux eventually could end in a more transparent FDA.

Initiated by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the investigation started about six months ago when Samuel Waksal, former CEO of New York-based ImClone, said the FDA issued a refuse-to-file letter for the Erbitux rolling biologic license application because it was missing "the train of documentation leading from the raw data to the conclusions."

If the problem were as simple as some missing material, then why not submit the information and be done with it, Rep. Diana ...

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