US FDA’s Fastest Approvals Concentrate In Oncology, Infectious Disease
Executive Summary
The agency’s quickest approvals include two in 2020 – Gilead’s Veklury and Seattle Genetics’ Tukysa – but two 1990s AIDS drugs are at the top of the list.
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