FDA's Avastin Breast Cancer Withdrawal Sets New Standard, Deters Drug Development
• By Sandra Horning, Michael Labson, and Paul Schmidt
FDA’s proposal to withdraw the approval of Avastin for MBC is based on a new standard for the efficacy showing that a therapy must make in first-line MBC. The Agency previously -- and appropriately -- followed a more flexible approach based on data showing a medicine’s effect on PFS [progression-free survival] or other disease progression endpoints, together with data on OS [overall survival].
Sandra Horning, Michael Labson, Paul Schmidt
On January 16, Genentech formally requested a hearing on FDA's proposed withdrawal of the accelerated approval for Avastin in metastatic...
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