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Iressa failure raises fears about accelerated approvals

Concerns that the regulatory bar might be raised for oncology drugs.

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Frantz, S. Iressa failure raises fears about accelerated approvals. Nat Rev Drug Discov 4, 94 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd1649

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