FDA “Regulatory Flexibility” On Accelerated Approval Must Result In Some Withdrawals
Executive Summary
If all drugs cleared for accelerated approval succeed in their confirmatory studies, then FDA is being overly conservative in its use of the expedited approval pathway, FDA Office of Hematology and Oncology Products Director Richard Pazdur says at the AACR annual meeting.
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