PI3K Inhibitors For Hematology Indications Need Randomized Data, FDA Panel Says
Executive Summary
Vote can be seen as an endorsement of the Oncology Center of Excellence’s push for use of a single, ongoing randomized trial to serve as the basis for both accelerated approval and confirmatory evidence. OCE director Richard Pazdur says agency will be flexible in applying randomization requirements to future drugs that have a cleaner safety profile.
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