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Pazdur’s PD-1 plea

FDA oncology chief calls on companies to cut the redundancy and collaborate in the checkpoint stampede

December 17, 2021 12:42 AM UTC

FDA’s Richard Pazdur is making a plea to the biopharma industry to stop running in parallel lanes on PD-1 and work together.

With 15 anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 mAbs approved globally, and at least 38 in clinical development being tested in more than 2,000 clinical trials, the field has drawn criticism both inside and outside the industry...