Given Imaging’s PillCam Colon 2 Strategy Shift Will Delay Screening Claim
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Firm initially will pursue diagnostic imaging claim for its PillCam Colon 2 video capsule, rather than a screening claim, as the fastest route to U.S. market. The strategy shift follows preliminary clinical trial data review.
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