Earlier this year, when FDA approved Merck’s PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for “site-agnostic” indications, it raised new questions that will likely shape the future of oncology:
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.
