Can US FDA's Talk Therapy Cure What Ails Mental Health R&D?
Executive Summary
By reducing regulatory uncertainty, US FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation is helping adventurous sponsors try new trial designs and new mechanism in the long-stagnant field of psychiatry drug development.
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