Progression-Free Survival Must Be Tied To Survival For Oncologic Approval
Executive Summary
Progression-free survival will have to be validated as a surrogate for survival on a cancer-by-cancer basis for PFS to be considered as a valid endpoint for approval, comments by FDA and members of its Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee suggest
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