Regenerative Medicine In Cures: Conditional Approval Dropped In Lieu Of ‘Breakthrough’-Style Approach
Executive Summary
Push to open up new US pathway for regenerative medicine helped the 21st Century Cures bill make it to the finish line in the lame duck Congress – but only after the proposal has been dramatically revised to fit into the established BLA pathway.
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