FDA Offers Possible Reasons For Vectibix Failure To Show Survival Benefit
This article was originally published in Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly
Executive Summary
FDA review documents for Amgen's epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor Vectibix (panitumumab) outline possible factors that may have led to the biologic's failure to show an overall survival benefit in a pivotal trial.
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