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FDA likely to further restrict erythropoietin use for cancer patients

FDA left no doubt after a May meeting that it plans to continue pressuring sponsors of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for more definitive clinical data.

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Fox, J. FDA likely to further restrict erythropoietin use for cancer patients. Nat Biotechnol 25, 607–608 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0607-607

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