FDA Tightens Accelerated Approval Timelines Under New FDORA Authorities
Regulators are requiring confirmatory Phase 3 trials to be actively enrolling before granting accelerated approval, eliminating years of post-market clinical uncertainty.
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Trials, approvals, and the drugs behind them.
Regulators are requiring confirmatory Phase 3 trials to be actively enrolling before granting accelerated approval, eliminating years of post-market clinical uncertainty.
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