Unmet Need Can Trump Anything At US FDA Panels, Even An Ill-Prepared Sponsor
Executive Summary
Emmaus was unable to answer several questions about its product and was also missing several pieces of data, but FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee didn't criticize the sponsor, and instead praised it for paying attention to the largely neglected sickle cell disease.
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