Accelerated Approval Program Versus NCCN Guidelines as Mechanisms for Early Drug Access

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Austin Wesevich Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Submitted July 8, 2024; accepted for publication July 10, 2024.

Disclosures: The authors have disclosed that they have no financial interests, arrangements, affiliations, or commercial interests with the manufacturers of any products discussed in this article or their competitors.

Correspondence: Austin Wesevich, MD, MPH, MS, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 2115, Chicago, IL 60637. Email: austin.wesevich@uchicagomedicine.org
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