The Return of The Pazdur Moment

US FDA’s top cancer drug reviewer has been uncharacteristically quiet during recent advisory committee meetings. That just changed, and the result may not have been great for the sponsor (Pfizer), but it is a reminder of the value that Pazdur’s institutional knowledge and outspokenness bring to all of FDA.

Richard Pazdur
Richard Pazdur, director of FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence

The meeting was going smoothly for Pfizer. Then came the “Pazdur moment.”

The “Pazdur moment,” of course, refers to those times when Oncology Center of Excellence Director Richard Pazdur decides to turn...

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