Accelerated Approval: US FDA Wants Comprehensive Development Plan From Oncology Sponsors
Executive Summary
Cancer drug developers should come to the agency early with a package of clinical trials to support accelerated approval and confirm clinical benefit rather than with plans to sequentially conduct such studies, Oncology Center of Excellence’s Richard Pazdur says; he also suggests closer scrutiny ahead of whether postmarketing trials are being conducted with ‘due diligence.’
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