Heplisav Postmarketing Worries Push PDUFA Date Back; FDA Seeks More Details
Executive Summary
Dynavax's final pivotal trial for hepatitis B candidate was missing data from 150 patients, making its causality of myocardial infarctions unclear; the question now is whether the postmarketing trial can answer the question.
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