Former FDA cancer chief Pazdur says the agency should restructure

Richard Pazdur, former director for the FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence July 22, 2026 02:46 PM EDT ChinaPharmaFDA+ For­mer can­cer chief Paz­dur says FDA has 'gold­en op­por­tu­ni­ty' to kill CDER and re­struc­ture Nicole DeFeudis Senior Reporter Richard Paz­dur, who spent more than two decades lead­ing the FDA’s can­cer drug re­views, said the agency has a “gold­en op­por­tu­ni­ty” to re­struc­ture af­ter be­ing … Sign up to read this article for free. Get free access to a limited number of articles, plus choose newsletters to get straight to your inbox. SIGN UP LOG IN BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER