Accelerated Approval Conversion Could Mean ‘Breakthrough’ Loss
Executive Summary
Sponsors of ‘breakthrough therapy’-designated investigational oncology products may need to identify a niche subpopulation that remains underserved when a competing product with accelerated approval in the same indication completes confirmatory trials.
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