End Of ‘Phase I’: The Case To Re-Name First-In-Human Oncology Trials
Executive Summary
US FDA’s push to re-think oncology dosing should begin by renaming the initial human trials to de-emphasize toxicity, a National Cancer Institute official suggests.
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