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Richard Pazdur, a respected insider with a plan to reengineer FDA, steps in as CDER director

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Richard Pazdur, FDA’s top oncologist who last week received a battlefield promotion to the role of director of the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, is described as a stabilizing figure respected by major patient groups, oncology professional societies, and the industry.

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