Biosimilar User Fee Agreement Allows For Reliance On Foreign Clinical Data, FDAer Says
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Agency interactions with sponsors under BsUFA are not dependent upon opening an IND. Sponsors may be able to demonstrate similarity to an FDA-licensed reference product by bridging to foreign clinical data, Associate Director for Biosimilars Leah Christl says.
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