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Regulatory News
The FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee agreed with the agency’s forcefully stated view that Lynparza (olaparib), a PARP inhibitor, should be given only to metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients whose tumors have a BRCA mutation.
In Brief
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Funding Opportunities
Clinical Roundup
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Drugs & Targets
NCI Trials
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NCI Trials for May 2023
The National Cancer Institute approved the following clinical research studies last month. Â
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