Two Years In US Accelerated Approval Withdrawals
Executive Summary
Twenty accelerated approval indications have been voluntarily withdrawn by sponsors since December 2020, most coming as a result of the FDA cancer office’s push to rid labeling of ‘dangling’ and ‘delinquent’ indications that lack confirmation of clinical benefit.
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