2021
Clinical trial transparency and data sharing among biopharmaceutical companies and the role of company size, location and product type: a cross-sectional descriptive analysis
Axson S, Mello MM, Lincow D, Yang C, Gross C, Ross JS, Miller J. Clinical trial transparency and data sharing among biopharmaceutical companies and the role of company size, location and product type: a cross-sectional descriptive analysis. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e053248. PMID: 34281933, PMCID: PMC8291313, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiological ProductsCross-Sectional StudiesDrug ApprovalHumansInformation DisseminationUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationReporting 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
2019
Postmarketing commitments for novel drugs and biologics approved by the US Food and Drug Administration: a cross-sectional analysis
Wallach JD, Luxkaranayagam AT, Dhruva SS, Miller JE, Ross JS. Postmarketing commitments for novel drugs and biologics approved by the US Food and Drug Administration: a cross-sectional analysis. BMC Medicine 2019, 17: 117. PMID: 31203816, PMCID: PMC6572730, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-019-1344-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesDrug ApprovalHumansUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationConceptsNew clinical trialsClinical trialsPostmarketing commitmentFDA approvalPeer-reviewed journalsNovel drugsPharmaceutical companiesCross-sectional analysisRate of completionRates of registrationClinical studiesPublic reporting requirementsFirst approvalTherapeutic evaluationUS FoodDrug AdministrationTrialsNew drugsFDA documentsBiologicsFDADrugsFDA recordsApprovalStatus
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCentral Nervous System AgentsClinical Trials as TopicData AccuracyDrug ApprovalHumansMental DisordersPublication BiasRegistriesResearch DesignRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationConceptsRetrospective 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCompassionate Use TrialsCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualDrug ApprovalDrug IndustryDrugs, InvestigationalHealth Services AccessibilityHumansLegislation, DrugPharmaceutical PreparationsUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationConceptsCompassionate 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 submissionPatientsDiseaseApprovalMonthsPostmarket studies required by the US Food and Drug Administration for new drugs and biologics approved between 2009 and 2012: cross sectional analysis
Wallach JD, Egilman AC, Dhruva SS, McCarthy ME, Miller JE, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Ross JS. Postmarket studies required by the US Food and Drug Administration for new drugs and biologics approved between 2009 and 2012: cross sectional analysis. The BMJ 2018, 361: k2031. PMID: 29794072, PMCID: PMC5967364, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k2031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsClinical Trials as TopicCross-Sectional StudiesHumansProduct Surveillance, PostmarketingPublicationsRegistriesTime FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationConceptsProspective cohort studyCohort studyClinical trialsPostmarketing requirementsTimeliness of registrationNew drugsUS FoodDrug AdministrationFDA approvalStudy designNumber of patientsSectional analysisPostmarket studiesFirst approvalRegistrySecondary analysisTrialsBiologicsDrugsComparator typeAdministrationApprovalFDAFDA's authority
2017
Measuring clinical trial transparency: an empirical analysis of newly approved drugs and large pharmaceutical companies
Miller JE, Wilenzick M, Ritcey N, Ross JS, Mello MM. Measuring clinical trial transparency: an empirical analysis of newly approved drugs and large pharmaceutical companies. BMJ Open 2017, 7: e017917. PMID: 29208616, PMCID: PMC5728266, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical Trials as TopicCross-Sectional StudiesDrug ApprovalDrug IndustryHumansResearch ReportUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationAssociation of the FDA Amendment Act with trial registration, publication, and outcome reporting
Phillips AT, Desai NR, Krumholz HM, Zou CX, Miller JE, Ross JS. Association of the FDA Amendment Act with trial registration, publication, and outcome reporting. Trials 2017, 18: 333. PMID: 28720112, PMCID: PMC5516301, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-2068-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccess to InformationCardiovascular AgentsClinical Trials as TopicDrug ApprovalGovernment RegulationHumansHypoglycemic AgentsOutcome Assessment, Health CareRegistriesResearch DesignTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationConceptsCardiovascular diseaseTRIAL REGISTRATIONFDA approvalNew drugsClinical trial registrationFDA Amendments ActDrug Administration Amendments ActAccessible trial registryClinical trial publicationsTrials RegistryResultsBetween 2005Efficacy trialsFDA reviewersTrial publicationsOutcome reportingMedical literatureReviewer interpretationsTrialsReporting of findingsDiseaseFDA documentsDrugsDiabetesFDAAAReviewers
2015
Clinical trial registration, reporting, publication and FDAAA compliance: a cross-sectional analysis and ranking of new drugs approved by the FDA in 2012
Miller JE, Korn D, Ross JS. Clinical trial registration, reporting, publication and FDAAA compliance: a cross-sectional analysis and ranking of new drugs approved by the FDA in 2012. BMJ Open 2015, 5: e009758. PMID: 26563214, PMCID: PMC4654354, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical Trials as TopicCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualDisclosureDrug ApprovalHumansPublic HealthPublicationsResearch ReportUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug Administration