Cancer 'Moonshot' Recommendations On R&D Have Strong Patient Focus
Executive Summary
Blue ribbon panel has plenty of industry-friendly recommendations on ways to accelerate oncology science, but with the clock ticking down on the Obama Administration, the question is whether the recommendations have any political traction.
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