The ODAC Losing Streak Ends
Executive Summary
US FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee’s endorsement of a first-line indication for Genentech’s Polivy is the first time the panel has voted ‘yes’ on a cancer drug application in almost three years.
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