Accelerated approval has brought life-changing drugs to market years earlier than traditional pathways. Here's how it works and the tradeoffs involved.
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FDA accelerated approval allows promising drugs to reach patients based on surrogate endpoints, pending confirmatory trials. Here's how it works and what it means for patients.
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