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FDA advisory panel nixes approval of drug-device for liver metastases


 

AT AN FDA ADVISORY PANEL MEETING

About 2,000 cases of ocular melanoma are diagnosed annually in the United States and about 50% metastasize, most often to the liver, according to Delcath. In Europe and Australia, the company markets the device for a broad range of liver metastases, not just those caused by ocular melanoma, according to the company.

emechcatie@frontlinemedcom.com

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