PatientsLikeMe Developing Platform To Validate Patient-Reported Outcomes
Executive Summary
While the primary objective will be to help members of the online patient community better manage their health, the new platform will offer an opportunity for pharmaceutical companies to validate patient-reported outcomes that they develop, something that could be useful as PROs gain more traction in the FDA review process.
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