US FDA Plans To Get Tougher On Oncology Dose Optimization
Executive Summary
FDA’s Rick Pazdur notes that while the agency recently allowed Amgen to conduct a key dose comparison study for its landmark KRAS inhibitor post-market it will be less willing to do this in the future, particularly in settings that are less refractory.
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