Oncology Endpoint Guidance: US FDA Reaffirms Support For EFS, MRD In Update

Update of 2007 guidance includes discussion on use of newer endpoints and clarifies that oncology endpoints can serve different purposes.

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In an updated final guidance on endpoints for the approval of oncology drugs and biologics, the US FDA provided a written, formal reaffirmation of a series of outcome measures.

The new guidance, published Dec. 19, is an update to final guidance from May 2007, and specifically adds discussion...

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