Juno ROCKETs On Fast Clinical Hold Resolution
Executive Summary
The FDA lifted a clinical hold on the Phase II ROCKET clinical trial for Juno's lead CAR-T therapy candidate JCAR015 less than a week after it was instituted, allowing the company to proceed without using fludarabine in a pre-conditioning chemotherapy regimen.
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