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Communication & influence · Persuasion under skepticism

You're at a pre-IND meeting and an FDA reviewer signals the agency won't accept your surrogate endpoint. You have the room's attention for the next few minutes. How do you make the case without appearing to argue past their concern?

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You're at a pre-IND meeting and an FDA reviewer signals the agency won't accept your surrogate endpoint. You have the room's attention for the next few minutes. How do you make the case without appearing to argue past their concern?

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