Case Studies: How Patient Input Is Changing R&D
Executive Summary
US FDA's patient-focused drug development meeting on sickle cell disease inspired Global Blood Therapeutics to develop a new patient-reported outcomes instrument, while an externally led meeting on amyloidosis confirmed for Alnylam that its pivotal trial was studying clinically meaningful secondary endpoints.
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FDA Patient Feedback Meetings: External Model Ramping Up In 2017
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Sickle Cell Patients Weigh Clinical Trial Participation At FDA Meeting
At the fifth disease area meeting under PDUFA V’s patient-focused drug development initiative, patients with sickle cell disease talk about how they want their physicians to be more aware of potential studies.