FDA's Gottlieb Pushing 'Seamless' Clinical Trials For Faster Development

US FDA Commissioner notes that combined-phase clinical trials could be expanded beyond oncology as one way of reducing drug development costs.

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US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb touted the use of combined-phase studies, or "seamless trials," by oncology sponsors, indicating that the method could become more widely adopted beyond the field of cancer drug development.

Speaking at the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society Regulatory Convergence Conference Sept. 11 in Oxon Hill, Md., Gottlieb pointed to seamless trials as part of a broader plan for the agency...

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