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U.S. Food and Drug Administration


  • New FDA Commissioner Confirmed

    New FDA Commissioner Confirmed

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    Regulatory Agency Perspective

    Posted: February 12, 2020 December 12, 2019—Stephen M. Hahn, MD, FASTRO, was confirmed as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by a Senate vote of 72 to 18. Dr. Hahn will vacate his current position as chief executive officer of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, which he has held since…


  • Dr. Richard Pazdur Discusses Project Facilitate and the Expanded-Access Program

    Dr. Richard Pazdur Discusses Project Facilitate and the Expanded-Access Program

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    Regulatory Agency Perspective

    Posted: December 11, 2019 In June 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncology Center of Excellence launched Project Facilitate, a call center that assists oncology healthcare professionals with the submission process involved in obtaining unapproved therapies for individual patients with cancer via the Expanded Access program.1 Richard Pazdur, MD, director of the FDA…