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EU-funded project encourages use of simulation in drug development

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As these solutions are further developed, the consortium will produce data collections for validation, regulatory pathways and technical standards. One the partners involved in the project is InSilicoTrials Technologies , a health tech company founded in 2018 by a team of life sciences, cybersecurity, and digital innovation experts.

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FDA looks at pulling speedy approvals for three cancer drugs

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Briefing documents published by the FDA ahead of the meeting suggest that discussion will focus on ongoing trials that may serve as alternative confirmatory studies. A similar trial called Impassion131 of Tecentriq with regular paclitaxel flopped, and even suggested patients treated with paclitaxel alone may have fared better.

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Patient Engagement is no longer optional

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Regulators and health technology assessment (HTA) bodies are increasingly demanding the patient voice play a central role in drug development – making it riskier for developers to ignore the need for engagement than to embrace it. Building relevance. The patient centricity movement has been building momentum in recent years.

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External control arms and debunking real-world data myths

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However, like many other emerging healthcare technologies, they have been slow to gain traction and there is still confusion and scepticism around ECAs, stemming from a lack of precedence, step-by-step guidance and data to quantify their impact on drug development costs and clinical outcomes.

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Is a lack of real-time data holding trials back?

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In a recent analysis, the Tufts Center for the Study for Drug Development reported that more than two-thirds of all sponsors are using at least four different data sources. Their pool of 155 respondents comes from large pharma companies, biotech companies, device developers, and contract research organisations worldwide.

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NICE talking to you: Trends in early HTA engagement

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The service was used twice in 2017/18, four times in 2018/19 and three times in 2019/20 according to FOI responses from NICE. For PRIMA, the agency quotes Peter Wheatley-Price, market access and pricing director at Takeda UK, who said : “The Takeda team highly regarded the quality of the PRIMA reports and model review documentation.

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Botanical drugs – what is the best way forward for regulatory and market approval?

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The FDA’s role in the regulation of botanical drug products includes an assessment of their safety and efficiency 5 but insufficient evidence for efficacy is one of the most common reasons why new drug candidates fail to reach this step. Available from: [link] Botanical Drug Development Guidance for Industry [Internet].