Blame The Science, Not Regulation, For Targeted Therapy Shortfalls – FDA

In a report both boastful and defensive in tone, the agency explains why some disease areas are rife with targeted therapies while others have few or none.

Complaints about FDA regulatory requirements are not going to solve the underlying reason why some therapeutic areas lack targeted treatments, the agency says in a new report.

In "Targeted Drug Development: Why Are Many Diseases Lagging Behind?," the agency explains that shortfalls in the science, not FDA...

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