Accelerated Approval Could Spur Development Of Patient-Reported Outcomes Tools
Executive Summary
A subtle takeaway from the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee’s March 20 review of GlaxoSmithKline’s Votrient (pazopanib) for treatment of advanced soft tissue sarcoma was that accelerated approval, with a post-marketing requirement to confirm clinical benefit in a difficult-to-treat population, could incentivize sponsors to develop instruments for assessing symptom improvement.
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