Oncology Approvals At US FDA Could Pick Up Over Summer

Only two novel oncologics have cleared the FDA’s approval bar in 2019, but the Pink Sheet’s user fee tracker shows at least eight candidates under review, along with seven significant new indications and formulations.

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As the pharma world turns its eyes to the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, the US Food and Drug Administration has at least eight novel oncology agents under review, according to data from the Pink Sheet’s US FDA Performance Tracker.

In terms of novel approvals, oncology has had a slow start in 2019. The approval of Novartis AG’s Piqray...

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