FDA’s Califf Calls For Return To Large, Simple Trials Without The ‘Useless Stuff’ That Slows Development
Executive Summary
US FDA Commissioner Califf praises both Project Pragmatica and the ‘very powerful’ partnership between OCE Director Rick Pazdur and National Cancer Institute Director Monica Bertagnolli.
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