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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

Background on the Grants Program Launched as part of the Orphan Drug Act of 1983, this program aims to encourage research and development of drugs, biologics, medical devices, and medical foods for rare diseases, defined as conditions that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. The seven awardees included six early-stage trials (e.g.,

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The rising impact of biomarkers in early clinical development

Drug Target Review

For example, transcriptomic processes are showing the potential to identify and track failures in gene expression and gene regulation of amyloid and tau-related biomarkers, understood as precursors to the onset of Alzheimers disease (AD). For use as endpoints, biomarkers must be correlated to a valid clinical outcome.

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Incentivizing Participation: The Evolving Role of Patient Payments in Clinical Research

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Clinical research is an integral component of the healthcare ecosystem. The success of clinical research hinges crucially on patient participation; however, attracting and retaining participants can often pose significant challenges. Patient Payments in Clinical Research: Perception Over the Years In the U.S.,

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Overcoming Orphan Drug Development Challenges with Real-World Data and Evidence

PPD

Breaking through research barriers Challenge #1: Small groups of patients Rare diseases impact a small number of individuals, making it difficult to recruit enough participants for clinical trials. With the new EU HTA Regulation impacting orphan medicines, navigating these pathways has become even more challenging.

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The Expansion of Cell Therapies in Asia-Pacific

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This expansion represents a significant opportunity for both drug developers and patients, while also presenting a new and diverse set of challenges for drug developers, particularly in clinical trial execution. Patient retention presents its own set of challenges as CGT trials often carry heavy patient and caregiver burden.

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Lilly Announces Details of Presentations at 2021 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

The Pharma Data

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced that data from programs across its oncology portfolio and pipeline will be presented at the 2021 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, to be held virtually April 10-15, 2021. Pipeline Highlights. Retevmo (selpercatinib). Abstract Number: CT011.

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Expert Interpretation and Analysis of Regulatory Intelligence Are Key to FSP-Delivered Pharmacovigilance

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Staying current with PV-relevant regulations and regulatory guidance can be challenging and often requires an FSP PV RI team that spans multiple countries and languages. This includes everything from clarifications sought from individual regulatory authorities to Q&A documents, other professional publications and conference presentations.