“Complete Response” Letters Might Include Benefit-Risk Framework Discussion

FDA official says idea could be helpful; meanwhile, sponsors and others remain concerned about the framework’s undefined decision-making methods.

Including FDA’s benefit-risk calculus may eventually inform a “complete response” letter in addition to an approval.

An agency official said it likely would be helpful for the completed framework to be included in “complete response” letters,...

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