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

PPD

Real-world data paired with machine learning is a game changer in drug development RWD is becoming increasingly important in influencing the drug development landscape, particularly when used to develop the natural history and patient journey through disease.

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Getting the Pulse on Biopharma and Biotech Companies: Differing Perspectives on Clinical Development

PPD

To keep a pulse on this rapidly changing industry, the PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific surveyed 150 leaders in the biopharma and biotech industries for the second consecutive year. Differences in size, resources and agility have led the two groups to take different approaches to clinical development.

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The Evolution of Adaptive Protocols: Early Clinical Development

PPD

Instead of the standard approach where studies are designed to address a primary focus, a parallel study method — a format that incorporates multiple endpoints and objectives, modifications, treatment arms and dose selections into a single protocol — is being rapidly adopted.

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Accelerated Approval and Confirmatory Trials: Timing is Everything

The Premier Consulting Blog

However, accelerated approval comes with a condition: sponsors must conduct confirmatory trials to verify the drug’s anticipated clinical benefits using robust outcome measures. Concerns have arisen over delays—sometimes spanning over 7–8 years—that may expose patients to risks before confirmatory trials are completed.

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Leveraging Genetic Testing for Enrolling Rare Disease Trials

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

Written By: Derek Ansel, MS, CCRA, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Given that 80% of rare diseases have a genetic etiology, genetic implications should be addressed at the onset of a clinical program to support trial enrollment. One diagnostic example that I discussed in my presentation is autism.

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New avenues for rare disease treatment

Drug Target Review

More than 7,000 rare diseases – conditions that affect fewer than 1 in 2,000 people – have been identified, and1 in 17 people will develop a rare disease in their lifetime, with children disproportionately affected. Most of these conditions are genetic in origin and the majority have no effective treatment.

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