Pfizer's Staph Vaccine: Can Narrow Trial Population Support Broader Claim?
Executive Summary
US FDA advisory committee will weigh in on clinical development plan for SA4Ag, an S. aureus vaccine for prophylactic use, including whether safety and efficacy data from an ongoing, Phase II trial in spinal surgery patients are generalizable to other elective orthopedic surgical populations.
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