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confirmatory

[kuhn-fur-muh-tawr-ee] / kənˈfɜr məˌtɔr i /




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The accelerated approval pathway still requires a drug approved on an interim measure of benefit to be studied in a more rigorous confirmatory trial, a step uniQure will still have to take.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

“This order is another strong signal of Aehr’s solution for AI end-markets and confirmatory of our thesis,” the analysts wrote.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

If that proves positive, a confirmatory blood test is required - but that can take laboratories weeks to analyse.

From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025

"I think the urgency and importance of doing the confirmatory work can't be overstated."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2025

But note Sabra’s judgement: ‘It remains true, however, that the confirmatory experiments in I. H.’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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