Una función principal de la Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos) de los Estados Unidos es asegurarse de que todos los fármacos de venta libre y con receta en los Estados Unidos sean seguros y eficaces. Esto incluye fármacos que se utilizan en la atención del cáncer.

A main role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to make sure that all prescription and over-the-counter drugs in the United States are safe and effective. This includes drugs that are used in cancer care.

Drug development and approval is often lengthy. There are efforts underway at the FDA to make the process more efficient. In January 2017, the FDA created the Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE). This is the first center at the FDA to focus on a group of diseases rather than specific types of drug treatments by building review teams across various FDA centers.