Adcetris Review Adds Some Clarity To Principles For Accelerated Approval
Executive Summary
Sponsors seeking insight into when a single-arm trial will be deemed acceptable support for accelerated approval by FDA and its Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee can look to the recent review of Seattle Genetics’ Adcetris (brentuximab) for clues.
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