FDA accepts application to expand Merck's RSV antibody ENFLONSIA into new season

6 August 2026

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Merck & Co's (NYSE: MRK) supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antibody Enflonsia (clesrovimab-cfor), seeking to expand its indication to children under two years old at increased risk of severe RSV disease through their second RSV season.

According to Merck, the FDA has set a target action date of March 22, 2027. The European Medicines Agency accepted a matching application for the European Union (EU) in July 2026.

This article is accessible to registered users, to continue reading please register for free.  A free trial will give you access to exclusive features, interviews, round-ups and commentary from the sharpest minds in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space for a week. If you are already a registered user please login. If your trial has come to an end, you can subscribe here.

Login to your account

Become a subscriber

 

£820

Or £77 per month

Subscribe Now
  • Unfettered access to industry-leading news, commentary and analysis in pharma and biotech.
  • Updates from clinical trials, conferences, M&A, licensing, financing, regulation, patents & legal, executive appointments, commercial strategy and financial results.
  • Daily roundup of key events in pharma and biotech.
  • Monthly in-depth briefings on Boardroom appointments and M&A news.
  • Choose from a cost-effective annual package or a flexible monthly subscription
The Pharma Letter is an extremely useful and valuable Life Sciences service that brings together a daily update on performance people and products. It’s part of the key information for keeping me informed

Chairman, Sanofi Aventis UK

Company News Directory



Companies featured in this story

More ones to watch >






Company Spotlight



More Features in Biotechnology