CTI's Pixuvri Strategy After FDA Rejection: Pursue Expanded Access, Start Combination Trial
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
FDA's "complete response" letter follows ODAC's vote against the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drug in March because CTI had insufficient data.
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