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Evaluation of Drug Trials in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries and Local Commercial Availability of Newly Approved Drugs
Miller JE, Mello MM, Wallach JD, Gudbranson EM, Bohlig B, Ross JS, Gross CP, Bach PB. Evaluation of Drug Trials in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries and Local Commercial Availability of Newly Approved Drugs. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e217075. PMID: 33950209, PMCID: PMC8100865, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.7075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFDA approvalHigh-income countriesDrug approvalIncome countriesNovel drugsDrug Administration (FDA) drug approvalsRegulatory agency websitesCross-sectional analysisProportion of drugPrimary outcomeFDA drug approvalsProportion of countriesDrug trialsMAIN OUTCOMEUS FoodClinical researchCountry income levelLow-income countriesMarketing approvalTrialsGoogle ScholarDrugsDrug companiesApprovalMedian
2021
Reporting of Study Participant Demographic Characteristics and Demographic Representation in Premarketing and Postmarketing Studies of Novel Cancer Therapeutics
Varma T, Wallach JD, Miller JE, Schnabel D, Skydel JJ, Zhang AD, Dinan MA, Ross JS, Gross CP. Reporting of Study Participant Demographic Characteristics and Demographic Representation in Premarketing and Postmarketing Studies of Novel Cancer Therapeutics. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e217063. PMID: 33877309, PMCID: PMC8058642, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.7063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel cancer therapeuticsPostmarketing studyBlack patientsCancer therapeuticsDemographic dataOlder adultsUS cancer populationUS Cancer StatisticsCross-sectional studyRace/ethnicityParticipants' demographic characteristicsPercentage of trialsPatient sexCancer populationClinical studiesCancer statisticsMAIN OUTCOMEDrug AdministrationFDA approvalStudy participantsCancer typesDemographic characteristicsDemographic informationStudy samplePatients
2018
Registration, results reporting, and publication bias of clinical trials supporting FDA approval of neuropsychiatric drugs before and after FDAAA: a retrospective cohort study
Zou CX, Becker JE, Phillips AT, Garritano JM, Krumholz HM, Miller JE, Ross JS. Registration, results reporting, and publication bias of clinical trials supporting FDA approval of neuropsychiatric drugs before and after FDAAA: a retrospective cohort study. Trials 2018, 19: 581. PMID: 30352601, PMCID: PMC6199729, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-2957-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrospective cohort studyPublication biasNeuropsychiatric indicationsCohort studyClinical trialsRelative riskEfficacy trialsFDA approvalPositive trialsFisher's exact testRecent FDA approvalDrug Administration Amendments ActClinical trial publicationsTRIAL REGISTRATIONMAIN OUTCOMEProportion of trialsNeuropsychiatric drugsNew drug approvalsTrial publicationsExact testMedical interventionsTrialsDrug approvalNew drugsDrugsAvailability of Investigational Medicines Through the US Food and Drug Administration’s Expanded Access and Compassionate Use Programs
Puthumana J, Miller JE, Kim J, Ross JS. Availability of Investigational Medicines Through the US Food and Drug Administration’s Expanded Access and Compassionate Use Programs. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e180283-e180283. PMID: 30646072, PMCID: PMC6324420, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompassionate use programInvestigational medicinesFDA approvalNew drug application submissionAccess programExpanded AccessUS FoodAvailable FDA documentsLife-threatening conditionCross-sectional studyEvidence of safetyProtection of patientsUse programClinical trialsMAIN OUTCOMEDrug AdministrationInfectious diseasesDrug accessClinical development periodsFDA documentsApplication submissionPatientsDiseaseApprovalMonths