FDA should reassess postmarket trials for cancer drugs approved via accelerated pathway, researchers say

FDA should reassess postmarket trials for cancer drugs approved via accelerated pathway, researchers say

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The FDA may need to reassess how confirmatory trials are conducted after just one-fifth of such trials for cancer drug indications approved via the FDA’s accelerated approval pathway have demonstrated improvements in overall survival (OS), researchers reported Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine research.