ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GTC Biotherapeutics (“GTC”, NASDAQ: GTCB) and OVATION Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the Blood Products Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted that ATryn is safe and efficacious for the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism in hereditary antithrombin deficient patients undergoing surgery or childbirth procedures. The FDA considers the recommendations of its Advisory Committees when making its determinations. If approved, ATryn will be the first recombinant human antithrombin available in the U.S.
