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Richard Pazdur, MD, on the Launch of Project Facilitate

2019 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Richard Pazdur, MD, Director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncology Center of Excellence and Acting Director of the Office of Hematology and Oncology Products in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, discusses the launch of Project Facilitate, a new pilot program to assist oncology health-care professionals in requesting access to unapproved therapies for patients with cancer.

Contact Information for Project Facilitate

Health-Care Professionals

Call: 1-240-402-0004
Email: OncProjectFacilitate@fda.hhs.gov

Patients and Their Families

Call: 301-796-3400
Email: druginfo@fda.hhs.gov

 



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