2024
Premarket Pivotal Trial End Points and Postmarketing Requirements for FDA Breakthrough Therapies
Mooghali M, Wallach J, Ross J, Ramachandran R. Premarket Pivotal Trial End Points and Postmarketing Requirements for FDA Breakthrough Therapies. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2430486. PMID: 39190303, PMCID: PMC11350476, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.30486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood and Drug Administration tableFood and Drug AdministrationSurrogate end pointsSurrogate markerPostmarketing studiesEnd pointsTraditional approvalCross-sectional studyClinical benefitAccelerated approvalTherapy designClinically significant end pointsReview of therapeuticsPrimary end pointUS Food and Drug AdministrationTrial end pointsSignificant end pointsPostmarketing requirementsPreliminary clinical evidenceApproval pathwayPivotal trialsClinical evidenceBreakthrough therapiesDrug AdministrationTherapyCharacterization of accelerated approval status, trial endpoints and results, and recommendations in guidelines for oncology drug treatments from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network: cross sectional study
Mooghali M, Mitchell A, Skydel J, Ross J, Wallach J, Ramachandran R. Characterization of accelerated approval status, trial endpoints and results, and recommendations in guidelines for oncology drug treatments from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network: cross sectional study. BMJ Medicine 2024, 3: e000802. PMID: 38596814, PMCID: PMC11002412, DOI: 10.1136/bmjmed-2023-000802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Comprehensive Cancer NetworkNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesComprehensive Cancer NetworkFood and Drug AdministrationCancer NetworkUS Food and Drug AdministrationCategories of evidenceAccelerated approvalCross sectional studyDrug treatmentConfirmatory trialsClinical benefitTrial resultsOncological indicationsTraditional approvalGuideline recommendationsOutcome measuresSectional studyApproval statusFDA decisionRecommended alignmentOncologyUpdate recommendationsPostapproval trialsGuidelines
2022
Spending by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Before and After Confirmation of Benefit for Drugs Granted US Food and Drug Administration Accelerated Approval, 2012 to 2017
Skydel JJ, Egilman AC, Wallach JD, Ramachandran R, Gupta R, Ross JS. Spending by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Before and After Confirmation of Benefit for Drugs Granted US Food and Drug Administration Accelerated Approval, 2012 to 2017. JAMA Health Forum 2022, 3: e221158. PMID: 35977252, PMCID: PMC9142876, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurrogate end pointsCross-sectional studyClinical benefitConfirmation of benefitEnd pointOriginal indicationClinical outcomesUS FoodConfirmatory trialsMedicaid ServicesPrimary end pointUnproven clinical benefitsTrial end pointsClinical trial resultsTypes of drugsPostapproval trialsAccelerated approvalClinical trialsMAIN OUTCOMEDrug AdministrationMedicare Part BStandard approvalConversion statusSupplemental indicationsTrial resultsApprovals and Timing of New Formulations of Novel Drugs Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration Between 1995 and 2010 and Followed Through 2021
Gupta R, Morten CJ, Zhu AY, Ramachandran R, Shah ND, Ross JS. Approvals and Timing of New Formulations of Novel Drugs Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration Between 1995 and 2010 and Followed Through 2021. JAMA Health Forum 2022, 3: e221096. PMID: 35977259, PMCID: PMC9123500, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyNovel drugsTherapeutic valueUS FoodDrug AdministrationWorld Health Organization Model ListGeneric approvalCapsule formMultivariable analysisAccelerated approvalClinical usefulnessMAIN OUTCOMEPrescription drugsBrand-name drugsModel ListEssential medicinesDrugsApproval statusMedicine inclusionFDANovel tabletBlockbuster statusApprovalAdministrationDrug sales
2021
Feasibility of Using Real-world Data to Emulate Postapproval Confirmatory Clinical Trials of Therapeutic Agents Granted US Food and Drug Administration Accelerated Approval
Wallach JD, Zhang AD, Skydel JJ, Bartlett VL, Dhruva SS, Shah ND, Ross JS. Feasibility of Using Real-world Data to Emulate Postapproval Confirmatory Clinical Trials of Therapeutic Agents Granted US Food and Drug Administration Accelerated Approval. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2133667. PMID: 34751763, PMCID: PMC8579227, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.33667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharacteristics of Preapproval and Postapproval Studies of Vaccines Granted Accelerated Approval by the US Food and Drug Administration
Egilman A, Wallach JD, Puthumana J, Zhang AD, Schwartz JL, Ross JS. Characteristics of Preapproval and Postapproval Studies of Vaccines Granted Accelerated Approval by the US Food and Drug Administration. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 36: 3281-3284. PMID: 34131876, PMCID: PMC8205312, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06943-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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