US FDA’s Project Orbis Could Streamline Global Clinical Trials In Cancer
Executive Summary
Richard Pazdur tells the Pink Sheet that program for concurrent submission of oncology applications and collaborative review by global regulators also could speed approval in smaller countries; first applications under Project Orbis were for use of Lenvima/Keytruda combination for endometrial cancer in US, Canada, and Australia.
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