FDA Offers Possible Reasons For Vectibix Failure To Show Survival Benefit
Executive Summary
FDA review documents for Amgen's Vectibix (panitumumab) outline possible factors that may have lead to the epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor's failure to show an overall survival benefit in a pivotal trial, including the possibility that the trial was not powered to show a modest effect
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