Dapagliflozin Cancer Signal Weighs Heavily In FDA Panel's Negative Vote
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee votes 9-6 against approval of the first-in-class SGLT-2 inhibitor, with panelists citing the need for more pre-approval data on the risk of bladder and breast cancer with the diabetes drug.
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