Ahead Of Sarepta Advisory Committee, FDA Feels Congressional Pressure About Public Participation
Executive Summary
Senators write US FDA commissioner seeking ‘fulsome public input’ at panel review of DMD gene therapy. The open public hearing is scheduled to run an average amount for a neurodegenerative advisory committee – but less than half the time of the OPH at the last Sarepta meeting.
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