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Mar 11, 2021 12:08pm
Who will lead the FDA under President Joe Biden? Former FDA chiefs are urging Biden to hurry up and make a choice. (FDA)
The clock is ticking on an FDA commissioner nomination, with public pressure on President Joe Biden to pick up the pace.
Six former FDA commissioners wrote the White House this week urging Biden to make a choice, according to several media reports.
The letter, signed by Robert Califf, Scott Gottlieb, Margaret Hamburg, Jane Henney, Mark McClellan and Andrew von Eschenbach, pushed Biden to act in the face of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. They noted vaccine, drug and testing issues related to the pandemic, as well as the need to implement new tobacco regulations, according to The Washington Post.
Strategy: What will it take to get there?
What does success look like?
The panel’s recommendations are alos summarized in a short version and long version of the report, as well as in a video:
The recommendations include:
Create a clinical trials network devoted exclusively to immunotherapy
Develop ways to overcome resistance to therapy
Build a national cancer data ecosystem
Intensify research on the major drivers of childhood cancers
Minimize cancer treatment’s debilitating side effects
Expand use of proven prevention and early detection strategies
Mine past patient data to predict future patient outcomes
Develop a 3D cancer atlas