FDA Opens Oncology Website

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 9 No 9
Volume 9
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ROCKVILLE, Md-The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has opened a new “Oncology Tools” website. It provides specialized information for health professionals, and allows patients and other consumers to access such information as cancer drug labels, approval summations, and Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) meeting transcripts. The website may be found at http://www.fda.gov/cder/cancer.

ROCKVILLE, Md—The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has opened a new “Oncology Tools” website. It provides specialized information for health professionals, and allows patients and other consumers to access such information as cancer drug labels, approval summations, and Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) meeting transcripts. The website may be found at http://www.fda.gov/cder/cancer.

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