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Vinay Prasad, a MAHA-aligned hematologist-oncologist with an avid cyber following, was named director of the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, where he will be responsible for the agency’s regulation of vaccines and biologics, including cell and gene therapies.

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Rewriting the rules of cancer treatment one nanobody at a time

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Trump administration is removing the mainstays of NCI and the federal government’s cancer programPeer review, registries, and evidence-based patient information take a big hit

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Trump administration is removing the mainstays of NCI and the federal government’s cancer program
Peer review, registries, and evidence-based patient information take a big hit

Cyber-iconoclast Vinay Prasad named head of FDA’s CBER
An oncologist, Prasad has criticized accelerated approval, next-gen sequencing, and targeted therapies