Confirmatory Trial Worries Clouded Tazverik’s Accelerated Approval

Given the rarity of epithelioid sarcoma, ‘the possibility exists that this trial will not be completed,’ Division of Oncology 3 acting director Steven Lemery said in recommending approval; confirmatory trial is not expected to complete until 2029, and FDA reviewers suggest it may be underpowered to show an effect on progression-free survival. (Part 2 of our Drug Review Profile on the product.)