2021
Characteristics 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
2017
Postapproval studies of drugs initially approved by the FDA on the basis of limited evidence: systematic review
Pease AM, Krumholz HM, Downing NS, Aminawung JA, Shah ND, Ross JS. Postapproval studies of drugs initially approved by the FDA on the basis of limited evidence: systematic review. The BMJ 2017, 357: j1680. PMID: 28468750, PMCID: PMC5421452, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j1680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle pivotal trialPivotal trialsPostapproval studiesSurrogate markerPrimary endpointNovel drugsClinical outcomesClinical studiesLimited evidenceSystematic reviewDouble-blind studyMedian total numberClinical evidenceSuperior efficacyBlind studyDrug AdministrationOriginal FDATrial approvalDiseaseTrialsDrugsFDAEndpointEfficacyMarkersClinical Evidence Supporting US Food and Drug Administration Premarket Approval of High‐Risk Otolaryngologic Devices, 2000‐2014
Rathi VK, Wang B, Ross JS, Downing NS, Kesselheim AS, Gray ST. Clinical Evidence Supporting US Food and Drug Administration Premarket Approval of High‐Risk Otolaryngologic Devices, 2000‐2014. Otolaryngology 2017, 156: 285-288. PMID: 28093943, DOI: 10.1177/0194599816684094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostapproval studiesPivotal studiesUS FoodPrimary effectiveness end pointAvailable FDA documentsEffectiveness end pointPivotal clinical studiesBenefit-risk assessmentCross-sectional analysisPremarket evidenceMedian durationClinical evidenceDrug Administration premarket approvalsOtolaryngologic diseaseMedian enrollmentClinical studiesHigh-risk medical devicesDrug AdministrationEnd pointHigh-risk devicesFDA documentsOne-thirdTwo-thirdsPremarket approvalFDA