Draft guidance describes seven types of confirmatory evidence that can be used with one adequate and well-controlled clinical study to demonstrate substantial evidence of effectiveness, including evidence from expanded access, real-world data, and studies of other drugs in the same class.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has clarified what evidence sponsors can submit to support approval of a drug that has been studied in a single clinical trial.
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