US FDA’s Woodcock Sees Clinical Trial Reform Coming, But ‘Not Wholly Optimistic’
Executive Summary
Acting FDA commissioner says there are a lot of strong forces in the research and pharma industries that could curb efforts to make pandemic-related clinical trial reforms permanent.
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