The Next Phase In Oncology: FDA’s Pazdur On “Breakthrough” Drug Development
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
At a small press briefing on personalized medicine, FDA’s top cancer drug reviewer paints a picture of the next phase in cancer drug development.
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