Aduhelm Shows Need For More FDA Transparency On Approval Decisions, Surrogate Endpoints, Critics Say
Executive Summary
But Center for Drug Evaluation and Research leaders stand their ground at a National Academies meeting, asserting the Phase III data for a different Alzheimer’s drug, Leqembi, are likely to confirm their views on utility of amyloid as a surrogate endpoint.
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