FDA Briefing Docs: Calcitonin Cancer Risk 'Appears Plausible'
By Jennifer Boggs
Managing Editor
Managing Editor
Friday, March 1, 2013
Briefing documents released ahead of Tuesday's FDA advisory meeting to discuss the risk-benefit profile of calcitonin-containing drugs in osteoporosis said the cancer risk associated with the polypeptide hormone "appears plausible" and "cannot be ignored," signaling another potential blow to the drug class.
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