Two members of a panel of outside advisors to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have resigned in protest at the agency's decision to approve Biogen Inc's (BIIB.O) Aduhelm for treatment of Alzheimer's disease despite the committee’s recommendation against doing so.
A sign marks a Biogen facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Aduhelm for treatment of Alzheimer's disease despite the committee’s recommendation against doing so. "I was very disappointed at how the advisory committee input was treated by the FDA," Dr. Knopman told Reuters. "I don't wish to be put in a position like this again.”
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