Biosimilars Statistical Guidance Reflects Early Development Approach
Executive Summary
US FDA's long-awaited draft guidance on statistical approaches for analytical similarity testing appears to echo what agency has been telling biosimilar product sponsors in private about ranking and testing reference product attributes according to criticality.
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