GSK's Nucala For COPD Needs Better-Defined Patient Population, US FDA Panel Says
Executive Summary
Unclear data on monoclonal antibody's efficacy caused many members of Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee to vote against recommending approval.
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