Health Canada provided conditional approval of Ibrance (palbociclib) for the treatment of postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative advanced breast cancer as initial endocrine-based therapy for metastatic disease. The Health Canada approval of Ibrance is based on the final results of the phase II PALOMA-1/TRIO 18 trial (n=165), which studied...
Richard Pazdur, FDA’s top oncologist who last week received a battlefield promotion to the role of director of the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, is described as a stabilizing figure respected by major patient groups, oncology professional societies, and the industry.
