'Project Orbis' Oncology Pilot Eventually Will Target 'Major Impact' Applications

But US FDA is starting small, OCE Director Pazdur says. Program will hand-select approve high-priority oncology treatments that have to potential to change the standard of care.

The US Food and Drug Administration’s Oncology Center of Excellence will hand-select applications to enroll in its “Project Orbis” multi-national parallel review pilot program, with a focus on those that are expected to have a major impact on the standard of care – including “Breakthrough”-designated projects and novel treatments.

OCE announced the Orbis pilot at the same time it approved the first application in conjunction with Australian and Canadian...

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