The US FDA showed off its speed last week with its review of Eli Lilly & Co.'s breast cancer treatment Verzenio (abemaciclib), approving the cyclin dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor in 4.76 months. It marks the agency's fastest approval so far of 2017.
A few companies, conversely, faced setbacks. Intarcia Therapeutics Inc. was hit with a complete response letter (CRL) for its...








