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Richard Pazdur

Researcher at Food and Drug Administration

Publications -  284
Citations -  14980

Richard Pazdur is an academic researcher from Food and Drug Administration. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Population. The author has an hindex of 47, co-authored 282 publications receiving 10681 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard Pazdur include Silver Spring Networks & University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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FDA Approval Summary: Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Microsatellite Instability-High Solid Tumors

TL;DR: The FDA approved pembrolizumab for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic, microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H), or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid tumors that have progressed following prior treatment and who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options.
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Tumor downstaging and sphincter preservation with preoperative chemoradiation in locally advanced rectal cancer: the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center experience

TL;DR: Significant tumor downstaging results from preoperative chemoradiation allowing sphincter sparing surgery in over 40% of patients whose tumors were located < 6 cm from the anal verge and who otherwise would have required colostomy.
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FDA Approval Summary: Olaparib Monotherapy in Patients with Deleterious Germline BRCA-Mutated Advanced Ovarian Cancer Treated with Three or More Lines of Chemotherapy

TL;DR: The most common adverse reactions in patients treated with olaparib were anemia, nausea, fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea, dysgeusia, dyspepsia, headache, decreased appetite, nasopharyngitis/pharyngritis/upper respiratory infection, cough, arthralgia/musculoskeletal pain, myalgia, back pain, dermatitis/rash, and abdominal pain/discomfort.