Regulatory Flexibility: BrainStorm’s Problematic NurOwn BLA May Be A Bridge Too Far For US FDA
Executive Summary
Litany of deficiencies, including product quality shortcomings and a failed Phase III clinical efficacy study, may make it impossible for the agency to exercise the type of flexibility it has with the approval of other treatments for ALS and neurodegenerative diseases.
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