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May 2017

FDA D.I.S.C.O.: Rucaparib in Ovarian Can...

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FDA medical oncologists discuss the agency’s accelerated approval of rucaparib for treatment of patients with deleterious BRCA mutation-associated advanced ovarian cancer who have been treated with two or more chemotherapies.

Released May 17, 2017

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