Applying real-world data from expanded-access ("compassionate use") patients to drug development

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Our drug development process has produced many life-saving medications, but patients experiencing rare diseases and similar conditions often are left with limited options for treatment. For an approved treatment to be developed, research on a new candidate or existing drug must validate safety and efficacy based on contemporary research expectations. Randomized clinical trials are conducted for this purpose, but they are also costly, laborious, and time-consuming. For this reason, The 21st Century Cures Act mandates that the US Food and Drug Administration look for alternative methods for approving drugs, in particular exploring the uses of real-world data and evidence. Expanded access ("compassionate use") is a pathway for the clinical treatment of patients using drugs that are not yet approved for prescribing in the United States. Using real-world evidence generated from expanded-access patients presents an opportunity to provide critical data on patient outcomes that can serve regulatory approval in conjunction with other observational datasets or clinical trials, and in limited circumstances may be the best data available for regulatory review. In doing so, we may also support and encourage patient-centered care and a personalized medicine approach to drug development.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical and translational science - 7(2023), 1 vom: 08., Seite e181

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wasser, June S [VerfasserIn]
Greenblatt, David J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

21st Century Cures Act
Compassionate use
Drug development
Expanded access
Journal Article
Real-world data

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Date Revised 16.09.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1017/cts.2023.606

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362032572