AstraZeneca Tagrisso, Pfizer Xalkori Stand Out Among US FDA’s Single-Arm Oncology Approvals, JAMA Suggests
Executive Summary
Only two US approvals based on single-arm trials met the European Society for Medical Oncology’s threshold for substantial clinical benefit, according to an analysis of cancer drugs approved over a decade.
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