A Tale Of Two Advisory Panels: The Divergent Fates Of Pretomanid And Plazomicin
Executive Summary
The TB Alliance and Achaogen both presented their drugs to US FDA's Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee with small patient populations in pivotal trials. Why did one fare better than the other?
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