Real-World Evidence: Sponsors Look To US FDA Drug Reviews For Potential Pitfalls
Executive Summary
Methodological problems with RWE submissions for approved applications may give sponsors ‘a little bit of a pause’ as they work through data selection and analytical issues, Aetion’s Jeremy Rassen says. CDER’s Janet Woodcock says it is easier to use RWE when treatment effects are large.
You may also be interested in...
Real-World Evidence More Helpful To US FDA In Cases Of High Clinical Trial Efficacy
Pfizer-funded systematic review of approved oncology applications that contained RWE highlights common deficiencies flagged by FDA and says strength of trial data is a key determinant of the extent to which RWE is needed and considered by the agency.
Real-World Evidence: Epizyme’s Epithelioid Sarcoma Natural History Study Falls Flat At US FDA
Sponsor had hoped to use retrospective case review study as an external control arm to support regular approval of tazemetostat; US FDA not only rejected this idea, it found the study design so flawed that it did not consider the results in its efficacy assessment for accelerated approval.
Real-World Evidence On COVID-19: US FDA Approaching With 'Sense Of Urgency'
Agency is going outside its ‘comfort zone’ to leverage different streams of existing real-world data sources to quickly assess the impact of potential treatment approaches, Amy Abernethy says; pandemic experience could lead to a more open embrace of RWE beyond the current public health emergency.