ctDNA Can Be Used For Patient Selection and Enrichment, But Not As Early Efficacy Endpoint, US FDA Says
Executive Summary
More data are required to establish circulating tumor DNA, a blood biomarker, as reasonably likely to predict benefit on long-term outcomes in early-stage, solid tumor trials, agency says in new draft guidance.
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