Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Can Skip Cardiovascular Outcome Trials, But Phase III Must Be Longer, Broader
Executive Summary
US FDA withdraws controversial 2008 guidance that required sponsors to exclude threshold levels of cardiovascular risk before and after approval; new draft guidelines emphasize duration of exposure and breadth of safety evaluations in more diverse Phase III trial population, consistent with advisory committee recommendations.
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