14 July 2017Americas

FDA advisory committee backs first trastuzumab biosimilar

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee has recommended approval of the first biosimilar version of trastuzumab, a breast cancer-fighting monoclonal antibody.

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