Communication of Survival Data in US Food and Drug Administration–Approved Labeling of Cancer Drugs

Naci et al examine how information on overall survival benefits of novel cancer drug indications is communicated in labeling. Overall survival (OS) - how long patients live after treatment - is arguably the most definitive patient-relevant outcome when evaluating cancer drugs in clinical trials. Con...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of internal medicine (1960) 2021-11, Vol.181 (11), p.1521-1522
Hauptverfasser: Naci, Huseyin, Guan, Xiaodong, Woloshin, Steven, Xu, Ziyue, Wagner, Anita K
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Zusammenfassung:Naci et al examine how information on overall survival benefits of novel cancer drug indications is communicated in labeling. Overall survival (OS) - how long patients live after treatment - is arguably the most definitive patient-relevant outcome when evaluating cancer drugs in clinical trials. Consistently communicating the association of cancer drugs with OS in US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved labeling can help inform treatment decisions.
ISSN:2168-6106
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DOI:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.3505