Most Biosimilars Would Need Clinical Trials, ASCO Tells House Panel
Executive Summary
While urging Congress to write legislation that allows FDA to decide which scientific data are needed to approve follow-on biologics, comments from the American Society of Clinical Oncology to a House subcommittee note that clinical trials will be necessary for most FOBs
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