RE:RE:RE:RE:Checkpoint drugs' regulatory reckoning looms
Yes the guy who is in charge at the FDA who has final approvals on cancer drugs is tough on drug companies because his wife died of ovarian cancer. He knows very well what patients go through on the many toxic chemo drugs. His name is at the end of my last post. Richard Pazdur. --------------------------- For nearly two decades, Richard Pazdur has been the countrys key figure in approving new cancer treatments. But when his own wife was diagnosed with the dreaded disease, his job took on a whole new meaning ---------------------- By Kristen Hannum ----------------- Richard Pazdur (MD '76) has been called the closest thing this country has to a cancer czar. As a leader in the Food and Drug Administrations oversight of oncology treatments, Pazdur has wielded great power and influence in approving or denying new drug therapies for cancer. In 2015, his work at the FDA even landed him onFortunemagazines list of the 50 greatest world leaders. But for Pazdur, 2015 will be remembered for a much more significant eventthe loss of his wife after a battle with ovarian cancer.