2020
Assessment of Clinical Trials Supporting US Food and Drug Administration Approval of Novel Therapeutic Agents, 1995-2017
Zhang AD, Puthumana J, Downing NS, Shah ND, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Assessment of Clinical Trials Supporting US Food and Drug Administration Approval of Novel Therapeutic Agents, 1995-2017. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e203284. PMID: 32315070, PMCID: PMC7175081, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.3284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPivotal trialsProportion of indicationsIndication approvalsNew drugsUS FoodTrial durationPrimary end pointTherapeutic areasPivotal efficacy trialsCross-sectional studyDrug Administration approvalFast track designationCommon therapeutic areasRecent FDA approvalOrphan designationLonger trial durationAccelerated approvalAdministration approvalClinical trialsMonths durationEfficacy trialsMAIN OUTCOMETherapeutic safetyDrug AdministrationFDA approval
2017
Postmarket Safety Events Among Novel Therapeutics Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration Between 2001 and 2010
Downing NS, Shah ND, Aminawung JA, Pease AM, Zeitoun JD, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Postmarket Safety Events Among Novel Therapeutics Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration Between 2001 and 2010. JAMA 2017, 317: 1854-1863. PMID: 28492899, PMCID: PMC5815036, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.5150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel therapeuticsSafety eventsAccelerated approvalTherapeutic characteristicsUS FoodDrug AdministrationFDA approvalInitial regulatory approvalClinician decision makingNew safety risksMedian followCohort studyMedian timeMultivariable analysisBoxed warningDrug classesMAIN OUTCOMEClinical practicePostmarket periodPsychiatric diseasesPriority reviewTherapeutic areasOrphan statusPsychiatric therapeuticsBiologics