The FDA issued a Refusal to File letter in Nov 2009 in response to the original NDA submission (#msg-44040202). Merck KGaA refused to divulge what the problem was, leading to speculation that the FDA had insisted on another phase-3 trial (#msg-46949655, #msg-46954975).
Merck KGaA expects a ruling on Cladribine from the EMEA in 3Q10.
“The efficient-market hypothesis may be the foremost piece of B.S. ever promulgated in any area of human knowledge!”