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Regulator and Funder? FDA’s Orphan Products Grants Program awards significant funding to help move promising treatments through clinical development

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a pivotal role in fostering the development of treatments for rare diseases through its Orphan Products Grants Program. Each year, FDA selects a limited number of clinical trials to fund to help sponsors pursue development of medical products for rare diseases and advance their field.

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The rising impact of biomarkers in early clinical development

Drug Target Review

Susceptibility or risk biomarkers can detect the likelihood of a patient developing a disease or medical condition, which is crucial for treatments that are most effective before the onset of symptoms. A biomarker is a measurable indicator of a biological process, disease state, or response to a treatment.

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Navigating Clinical Development Challenges to Advance Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatments

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While two approved treatments, pirfenidone and nintedanib, slow disease progression, there currently is no treatment that reverses the effects or offers a cure for IPF. However, recent advancements and strategic approaches in clinical trials offer hope that additional treatments are on the way.

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Actithera draws new investors to radiopharma drug pitch

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

In a Wednesday statement, the biotechnology company said it would use the new funds to advance into clinical development an experimental treatment targeting what are known as fibroblast activation proteins. in 2013 — the field has taken off since the success of Novartis’ prostate cancer treatment Pluvicto.

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New cell therapy model accelerates cancer treatment development

Drug Target Review

Ive been involved in therapeutics development for over 25 years, working with small, medium, and large biotech companies. My focus has always been on advancing novel medicines from research to clinical development. TILs were specifically developed to target solid tumour cancers, Bock explained.

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Challenges in Clinical Development of Products for Rare Disease

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There are over 7,000 rare diseases affecting more than 30 million people in the United States, and despite the FDA's approval of over 600 treatments for rare diseases since signing the Orphan Drug Act into law in 1983, most rare diseases still do not have a treatment.

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Harnessing AI and Real-World Data: The Future of Clinical Development

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ML is also used to identify predictors of response to a therapy or risk for adverse events (AEs) that can be used to inform value-based contracting or treatment strategies intended to minimize “wasted” use of a drug. Ready to learn more about convergence of real-world data and technology for clinical trials?