Cancer Trials: Patient-Reported Outcomes Should Measure Five Core Concepts, US FDA Says
Executive Summary
Heterogeneity in PRO assessment strategies has lessened the regulatory utility of such data from cancer trials, the agency says; new draft guidance recommends systematic assessment of a core set of PROs in registrational studies using fit-for-purpose tools and includes examples of acceptable instruments.
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