Podcast: A Conversation With Friends Of Cancer Research CEO Jeff Allen

Topics on the table include the new 21st Century Cures law, PDUFA VI, the Trump Administration and more.

Friends of Cancer Research CEO Jeff Allen sits down with Ramsey Baghdadi to discuss passage of the 21st Century Cures Act – signed into law by President Obama Dec. 13; implementation of the measure and FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence; what could be added to PDUFA VI; working with the Trump Administration; and the ideal profile of the next FDA Commissioner.

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