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Regulator and Funder? FDA’s Orphan Products Grants Program awards significant funding to help move promising treatments through clinical development

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a pivotal role in fostering the development of treatments for rare diseases through its Orphan Products Grants Program. Each year, FDA selects a limited number of clinical trials to fund to help sponsors pursue development of medical products for rare diseases and advance their field.

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Why Including Patients in FDA Engagement Will Benefit Your Trial

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

Patients are the backbone of clinical trials, playing an essential role in the drug development process. However, patients also play a vital role in engaging directly with the FDA. It also means sponsors are less likely to waste time and resources developing programs that don’t work for patients.”

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AlgoTherapeutix Receives Regulatory Approval to Initiate Clinical Development of ATX01

The Pharma Data

AlgoTherapeutix recently raised a 12M€ Series A that will fund the Phase 1 and 2 clinical development of ATX01. In parallel, AlgoTx firmed-up ATX01’s development pathway via a pre-IND consultation with the FDA and obtained an Orphan Drug Designation from the FDA to explore ATX01’s activity in erythromelalgia.

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Harnessing AI and Real-World Data: The Future of Clinical Development

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ML is also used to identify predictors of response to a therapy or risk for adverse events (AEs) that can be used to inform value-based contracting or treatment strategies intended to minimize “wasted” use of a drug. Ready to learn more about convergence of real-world data and technology for clinical trials?

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FDA Approves Updated Indication for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for Treatment.

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has converted this indication from an accelerated to a full (regular) approval. Previously, KEYTRUDA was indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or mUC who were not eligible for cisplatin-containing chemotherapy and whose tumors expressed PD-L1 (Combined Positive Score [CPS] ?10),

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FDA Lifts Clinical Hold on Investigational Lenacapavir for the Treatment and Prevention of HIV

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted the clinical hold placed on the company’s Investigational New Drug Application (IND) to evaluate injectable lenacapavir for HIV treatment and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced the U.S.

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#ScienceSaturday: September 30, 2023

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Read the Article Both of these studies reflect a global effort to understand the genetic underpinnings of disorders so people can find the right treatments sooner. In addition to benefiting awarded sponsors, this pilot program will help create best practices of communication with the FDA during rare disease therapeutic development.

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