A patient’s concern about the potentially unintended impacts of the boxed warning for CAR-T treatment may suggest a broader US Food and Drug Administration interest in revising the warning and being more thoughtful about presenting the information.
US FDA Acknowledges Patient Frustration With CAR-T Boxed Warning
An FDA question to a patient concerned about the negative impacts of the CAR-T boxed label warning during a recent listening session indicates the agency may be thinking about improving its dissemination of the information.
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