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The Accelerated Approvals Process: Are Drugmakers Fulfilling Their Promises?

EVERETT, WA -­ JUNE 24, 2022: Photos of the late Michael Alcayaga, Kristi Alcayaga's son, with his three siblings at their home on Friday, June 24, 2022, in Everett, Wash. Alcayaga's teenage son, Michael, had leukemia and was able to try a new drug, Clofarabine, through the accelerated approvals process. Michael died on May 20, 2014, a few weeks after his 16th birthday. (Jovelle Tamayo for NPR)
EVERETT, WA -­ JUNE 24, 2022: Photos of the late Michael Alcayaga, Kristi Alcayaga's son, with his three siblings at their home on Friday, June 24, 2022, in Everett, Wash. Alcayaga's teenage son, Michael, had leukemia and was able to try a new drug, Clofarabine, through the accelerated approvals process. Michael died on May 20, 2014, a few weeks after his 16th birthday. (Jovelle Tamayo for NPR)

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