Cures 2.0 Likely To Push US FDA To Further Embrace Real-World Evidence
Executive Summary
Draft legislation, which has a good chance of getting wrapped into the next user fee bill, doesn’t give FDA any new authorities or firm mandates on real-world evidence but should nudge agency to more quickly adapt to using RWE for regulatory purposes.
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