Avastin, Lucentis Assumed Comparable In DME Absent More Data, MEDCAC Members Say
Executive Summary
In a vote, the panel expressed little confidence in the adequacy of the available evidence on whether there are clinically meaningful differences in outcomes among the anti-VEGF agents.
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