EU Accelerated Assessment Tracker: First Filing From Bluebird And Daiichi Keeping Mum
Executive Summary
As the European Medicines Agency gets on with its fast-track review of bluebird bio's LentiGlobin gene therapy, the Pink Sheet takes a look at the year so far in the area of accelerated assessment. Daiichi Sankyo is keeping us guessing on whether its investigational new product, quizartinib, will also be fast-tracked once filed.
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