FDA has approved Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel), a genetically modified cell therapy, to treat adult patients with certain types of large B cell lymphoma who have not responded to or have relapsed after at least two other kinds of treatment.
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.
