Forbes November 18, 2021
Russell Flannery

The death of son Beau Biden from cancer spurred an effort by then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to organize a “National Cancer Moonshot Initiative” to support research to “end cancer as we know it.” As Biden looks for ways to build momentum from his video gathering with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, collaboration in healthcare and the fight against cancer may be an attractive target.

The Food and Drug Administration Oncology Center of Excellence notably runs a “Project Orbis” that seeks to encourage countries to jointly review cancer drugs, helping to expand clinical trials worldwide and reducing the time it takes to get drugs to patients. To date, six regulatory authorities have since agreed to participate in...

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