2023
Therapeutic value of first versus supplemental indications of drugs in US and Europe (2011-20): retrospective cohort study
Vokinger K, Glaus C, Kesselheim A, Serra-Burriel M, Ross J, Hwang T. Therapeutic value of first versus supplemental indications of drugs in US and Europe (2011-20): retrospective cohort study. The BMJ 2023, 382: e074166. PMID: 37407074, PMCID: PMC10320829, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-074166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEuropean Medicines AgencyRetrospective cohort studyCohort studyTherapeutic valueSupplemental indicationsIndication approvalsHigh therapeutic valueAvailable treatmentsDrug AdministrationUS FoodMedicines AgencyFDA approvalHealth authoritiesCancer disordersSimilar findingsTherapeutic ratingFirst indicationDrugsIndicationsApprovalFDAPatientsLarge subsetProportionPhysicians
2021
Transparency of Regulatory Data across the European Medicines Agency, Health Canada, and US Food and Drug Administration.
Egilman AC, Kapczynski A, McCarthy ME, Luxkaranayagam AT, Morten CJ, Herder M, Wallach JD, Ross JS. Transparency of Regulatory Data across the European Medicines Agency, Health Canada, and US Food and Drug Administration. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2021, 49: 456-485. PMID: 34665102, DOI: 10.1017/jme.2021.67.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Association between FDA and EMA expedited approval programs and therapeutic value of new medicines: retrospective cohort study
Hwang TJ, Ross JS, Vokinger KN, Kesselheim AS. Association between FDA and EMA expedited approval programs and therapeutic value of new medicines: retrospective cohort study. The BMJ 2020, 371: m3434. PMID: 33028575, PMCID: PMC7537471, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m3434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEuropean Medicines AgencyRetrospective cohort studyTherapeutic valueHigh therapeutic valueNew drugsCohort studyLow therapeutic valueEMA approvalUS FoodDrug AdministrationMedicines AgencyFDA approvalDrugsFDARegulatory approvalApproval programsNew medicinesAssociationGreater proportionApprovalProportionAdministration
2017
Post‐marketing research and its outcome for novel anticancer agents approved by both the FDA and EMA between 2005 and 2010: A cross‐sectional study
Zeitoun J, Baron G, Vivot A, Atal I, Downing NS, Ross JS, Ravaud P. Post‐marketing research and its outcome for novel anticancer agents approved by both the FDA and EMA between 2005 and 2010: A cross‐sectional study. International Journal Of Cancer 2017, 142: 414-423. PMID: 28929484, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-marketing trialsPrimary outcomeNovel anticancer agentsPost-market researchAnticancer agentsSupplemental indicationsCross-sectional studyPost-marketing researchEuropean Medicines AgencyCross-sectional analysisTypes of cancerPost-market trialClinical endpointsHematologic malignanciesKidney cancerSolid cancersSurrogate endpointsUS FoodDrug AdministrationMedicines AgencyOverall populationCancerTrialsPublication rateOutcomesRegulatory Review of New Therapeutic Agents — FDA versus EMA, 2011–2015
Downing NS, Zhang AD, Ross JS. Regulatory Review of New Therapeutic Agents — FDA versus EMA, 2011–2015. New England Journal Of Medicine 2017, 376: 1386-1387. PMID: 28379798, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1700103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessing the potential clinical impact of reciprocal drug approval legislation on access to novel therapeutics in the USA: a cohort study
Larochelle M, Downing NS, Ross JS, David FS. Assessing the potential clinical impact of reciprocal drug approval legislation on access to novel therapeutics in the USA: a cohort study. BMJ Open 2017, 7: e014582. PMID: 28179418, PMCID: PMC5306516, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEuropean Medicines AgencyCohort studyClinical impactRare diseaseHealth CanadaNew therapeuticsLikely clinical impactPotential clinical impactUS patientsAvailable therapiesNovel mechanismDrug AdministrationMedicines AgencyNovel therapeuticsUS approvalNew drugsDrugsFDA submissionsReview outcomesTherapeuticsSafety concernsDiseaseFDAMechanistic noveltyAffected population
2015
Regulatory anticipation of postmarket safety problems for novel medicines approved by the EMA between 2001 and 2010: a cross‐sectional study
Zeitoun JD, Lefèvre JH, Downing NS, Bergeron H, Ross JS. Regulatory anticipation of postmarket safety problems for novel medicines approved by the EMA between 2001 and 2010: a cross‐sectional study. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2015, 25: 687-694. PMID: 26554874, DOI: 10.1002/pds.3910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDear Healthcare Professional CommunicationsEuropean Medicines AgencySafety eventsSafety concernsHealthcare Professional CommunicationsNovel medicinesCentralized authorization procedureEMA websitePostmarket studiesRegulatory reviewPostmarket periodMedicines AgencyWithdrawalSafety communicationMedicineSafety evaluationReview
2014
Inconsistencies among European Union Pharmaceutical Regulator Safety Communications: A Cross-Country Comparison
Zeitoun JD, Lefèvre JH, Downing N, Bergeron H, Ross JS. Inconsistencies among European Union Pharmaceutical Regulator Safety Communications: A Cross-Country Comparison. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e109100. PMID: 25333986, PMCID: PMC4204813, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109100.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Regulatory Review of Novel Therapeutics — Comparison of Three Regulatory Agencies
Downing NS, Aminawung JA, Shah ND, Braunstein JB, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Regulatory Review of Novel Therapeutics — Comparison of Three Regulatory Agencies. New England Journal Of Medicine 2012, 366: 2284-2293. PMID: 22591257, PMCID: PMC3504361, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa1200223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel therapeutic agentsEuropean Medicines AgencyHealth CanadaTherapeutic agentsNew therapeutic agentsMedian lengthTherapeutic comparisonsDrug AdministrationMedicines AgencyNew drug applicationsPrescription Drug User Fee ActNovel therapeuticsDrug applicationFDAUnique agentUnited StatesTotal review timeFirst reviewRegulatory agenciesReview timeDaysAgentsReviewRegulatory reviewVast majority