Was it ever!!! I don't subscribe to any sinister plot, sheer bureaucratic stupidity and malevolent ill-will from one Dr.Pazdur is sufficient cause. And yes, I agree that it damaged Ariad, and damaged patients' chances for a decent life and longer survival. Not exactly the mandate given the FDA!
I would bet that if anybody with access to all the data did a study, it would show that hundreds of patients (CML and others) will have suffered/died unnecessarily because of Pazdur's grand-standing. What an accomplishment!