The actual spelling is Richard Pazdur.
"Richard Pazdur, M.D., is the director of the FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE), established in 2017 to leverage the combined skills of the FDA's regulatory scientists and reviewers with expertise in drugs, biologics, and devices to expedite the development of novel cancer products"...
https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-organizatio...ard-pazdur
He actually interviewed Dr Ueno for fellowship admission at MD Anderson. 30 or 40 years ago.
According to Dr Ueno. Dr Pazdur is responsible for approval of cancer drugs at FDA.(or at least a pretty important voice)
That relationship can't hurt