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north40000

03/25/15 2:47 PM

#189145 RE: biomaven0 #189144

"If the proposed trial is one-up[sic: one,] against an approved therapy, then I could see the FDA showing more interest in whether there were plausible signs of efficacy."[I did not understand meaning of one-up, sounded like a tennis match or baseball game]

Has that not occurred with PPHM's Phase III trial? Your 2 "if" examples cover PPHM phase 3 trial in either alternative.
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vinmantoo

03/25/15 4:39 PM

#189161 RE: biomaven0 #189144

{{If you are testing a drug with little in the way of a safety signal in combination with an approved therapy, then I very much doubt the FDA would ever try to second-guess you on efficacy in deciding on a Phase III. So in that context the FDA OK to proceed to a Phase III has little (if any) significance.

If the proposed trial is one-up against an approved therapy, then I could see the FDA showing more interest in whether there were plausible signs of efficacy. }}

Peter, that is exactly what I was saying. Thanks for spelling it out more clearly.