Synta skin cancer drug granted fast track
16th Nov 2006, 16:04 GMT
Synta Pharmaceuticals has said its oncology drug candidate, STA-4783, has been granted fast track designation by the FDA for the treatment of metastatic melanoma, a serious type of skin cancer.
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