New Pancreatic Cancer Drug an FDA Priority

The FDA has granted Celgene's abraxane priority review as a first-line treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer, a move that shortens the normal review period by four months. In this video, health-care analyst David Williamson discusses what these events mean for investors in Celgene and also for its competitors.

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