“Not Another Avastin,” FDA Panel Warns Genentech At Perjeta Review
Executive Summary
Under questioning from FDA’s Richard Pazdur, VP Sandra Horning says company would be willing to withdraw pertuzumab’s neoadjuvant indication if results from ongoing adjuvant study are “clearly negative”; advisory committee members say they expect sponsor to bow out more gracefully than it did in the fight over bevacizumab’s breast cancer claim.
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