THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES elected 84 new members in recognition of their achievements in original research. The academy also elected 21 foreign associates from 15 countries. Foreign associates are nonvoting members from outside the U.S.
In a unanimous vote, the FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee advised the agency to accept the metric of “minimal residual disease,” or MRD, as a basis for accelerated approvals of therapies in all settings of multiple myeloma.
