Food Allergy Efficacy Studies Should Focus On Unintentional Exposures
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Primary goal of allergy immunotherapy studies should be to mitigate risk of life-threatening reactions from accidental exposures, not demonstrating long-term tolerance, FDA advisory committee members say.
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