Innovation in early-stage studies presents the best opportunity to streamline the drug development process. Such designs may not only reduce costs and accelerate timelines but give us better flexibility to address the questions of interest in an increasingly evolving clinical development landscape.
As with other incentive programs, FDA created the Rare Pediatric Disease (RPD) designation to encourage drug development in products with questionable financial viability; in this case, the treatment of certain rare pediatric diseases. One of the main benefits of RPD designation is the potential to receive priority review vouchers, which can be used to obtain priority review on a subsequent human drug or biologic application, should the product with RPD designation be approved.
Over a three year period, Rho and Anthera Pharmaceuticals developed a collaborative partnership developing a product to treat Cystic Fibrosis. Some highlights of the partnership included: Expanding the scope of
Rho representatives joined regulators, industry scientists, and numerous patient-advocacy groups at CBI’s Rare Disease Clinical Development and Access Summit in Washington. Attendees were able to share best practices in product development for rare disease programs in formal presentations and through informal networking. Here are 4 considerations for your development program that were highlighted during the conference.
