AstraZeneca/FibroGen’s Roxadustat Comparison To ESAs In Anemia May By Clarified At FDA Advisory Cmte.
Executive Summary
Payers would welcome any additional clarity provided by advisory panel review, given the perception, expressed in a recent ICER report, that the evidence is insufficient to determine whether the new drug is safer or more effective than erythropoiesis-stimulating agents.
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