Koplan Named New Head of CDC
WASHINGTON--President Clinton has appointed Dr. Jeffrey P. Koplan, an epidemiologist, as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, replacing Dr. David Satcher, who left last February to become Surgeon General. Dr. Koplan was with the CDC for most of his career, starting in 1972, until leaving 4 years ago to join Prudential Healthcare as president of its Center for Health Care Research.
WASHINGTON--President Clinton has appointed Dr. Jeffrey P. Koplan, an epidemiologist, as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, replacing Dr. David Satcher, who left last February to become Surgeon General. Dr. Koplan was with the CDC for most of his career, starting in 1972, until leaving 4 years ago to join Prudential Healthcare as president of its Center for Health Care Research.
FDA Approves Encorafenib/Cetuximab Plus mFOLFOX6 for Advanced BRAF V600E+ CRC
December 20th 2024The FDA has granted accelerated approval to encorafenib in combination with cetuximab and mFOLFOX6 for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved test.
