In May 2022, the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the launch of a new program for expediting the development of new treatment options for rare...more
In September 2021, the Office of Scientific Investigations of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Warning Letter to dietary supplement company RAAS Nutritionals,...more
In this issue, we discuss how real-world evidence can be an important component of satisfying drug approval and post-approval study requirements and also, can provide other tangible advantages to drug sponsors. We also look...more
10/22/2020
/ Bayh-Dole Act ,
Clinical Trials ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Drug Approvals ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Real World Evidence ,
Telehealth
On March 18, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new guidance on clinical trials of medical products during the COVID-19 pandemic, which provides general considerations to help sponsors assure the...more
The 21st Century Cures Act created the Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation in recognition of the growing importance of regenerative medical therapies. An RMAT designation conveys significant regulatory...more
A surrogate endpoint is a clinical measurement—associated with a specific treatment—that indicates whether the treatment may provide a statistically significant clinical benefit. A possible example of a surrogate endpoint is...more
Recently, President Donald Trump signed into law the Right to Try Act of 2018 (RTTA).1 The RTTA represents the federal version of laws previously passed by a majority of the states, but with important differences. This WSGR...more
On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34) into law. The act's 312 pages contain a variety of provisions, including nearly $5 billion in funding for scientific research, $1 billion in...more
On March 9, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a draft guidance that allows for the use of electronic informed consent (eIC) in human clinical trials. eICs have the potential to...more