US FDA May Prioritize Pediatric Cancer Studies By Level Of 'Substantial Relevance'
Executive Summary
Assessing the extent of a molecular target's substantial relevance to pediatric cancer could give sponsors more regulatory certainty as to whether they likely would be required to conduct pediatric investigations early in a drug’s development, US FDA's Gregory Reaman says at advisory committee review of molecular target candidate lists.
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