Oncology Stakeholders Offer Niche Recommendations To US FDA, But Who Will Ultimately Get Their Way?

Advocates, industry give wish lists for changes to Office of Oncology Excellence, but Commissioner Scott Gottlieb will ultimately determine who gets what.

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A slew of oncology stakeholders have offered the US FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE) a series of niche recommendations for improvement. OCE officials have sat and listened, which now shifts the question to who will get what they want.

In a March 15 OCE listening session, advocates and industry representatives gave their wish lists to OCE with regard to...

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