Hitachi Healthcare Americas Corp. and MD Anderson Cancer Center announced an agreement to collaborate on a randomized clinical trial comparing the outcomes and side-effects of intensity-modulated proton beam therapy versus intensity-modulated photon therapy for the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer of the head and neck.
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.
