Aduhelm’s ‘Complex’ Circumstances Drove Extensive In-House Advice Process Before Accelerated Approval, Cavazzoni Says
Executive Summary
Accelerated approval was considered as option in response to the negative advisory committee vote, but it was not a ‘default,’ CDER officials say. ‘It fit like a glove.’
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